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The way to look at it is... (archive)
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Posted by Alan on October 06, 2000 at 10:29:00:

In Reply to: Re: surely some must be interested posted by Pascal on October 04, 2000 at 19:12:44:

I am interested in boosting performance but I am not convinced that replacing the bonnet and boot with carbon fiber versions will really improve by much.

...shaving 5% from the weight is pretty much like boosting your horsepower 5% in terms of the seat-of-the-pants performance change you could feel. But, besides just affecting straight-line performance like horsepower, decreasing the weight helps cornering.

Just take your weight over your HP to get pounds per HP. I believe that decreasing weight by 5% is more effective at increasing performance than increasing HP by 5%. I'm by no means an expert, but I don't see anything that makes me think otherwise right now.


--Alan

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