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      02-06-2013, 01:40 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by grimlock View Post
You don't know if those figures are for off-boost or on, for overtaking. It makes that much difference. Two cars can cross at the same time but one can trap faster due to the different nature of acceleration.
Sure, if you're going to boost you need a turbo.
Huh?

You pin the throttle and they use a vbox to measure time. Its that simple.

I have a few hundred passes at the drag strip. You dont let off until you cross the line. Otherwise its called Sandbagging which no magazine test would bother doing.
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