Muncie vs the World

[Gmvette]

Rescue dog that is a neat Tahoe. Does it have 6.2 liter, 4WD? It looks lowered, what’s the wheel size? Looks like it could be part of Trump’s escort.

It is a law of physics an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Cut that weight down and it is less pronounced. Try to change direction and the same law of physics still applies. Add in the friction as turning and you have a bigger fight against weight. Same applies an object at rest tends to stay at rest, increase weight and the force to over come goes up by multiplication factors. So simply adding power to a porky (weight wise) car as chevynut suggest does not equate to the same outcome.

[markm]

Not really. The rule of thumb for the drag strip is 100 lb weight reduction = 0.1 sec et improvement. You won't notice unless you're running a strictly competitive class. It's just when you do that 5 or 10 times that it's noticeable.

About the only thing in this thread I agree with because we proved it 35 years ago at Lawrence Drag strip with sand bags.

[55 Rescue Dog]

Rescue dog that is a neat Tahoe. Does it have 6.2 liter, 4WD? It looks lowered, what’s the wheel size? Looks like it could be part of Trump’s escort.

It is a law of physics an object in motion tends to stay in motion. Cut that weight down and it is less pronounced. Try to change direction and the same law of physics still applies. Add in the friction as turning and you have a bigger fight against weight. Same applies an object at rest tends to stay at rest, increase weight and the force to over come goes up by multiplication factors. So simply adding power to a porky (weight wise) car as chevynut suggest does not equate to the same outcome.

It is 2WD PPV (police pursuit vehicle), the 4WD is an SSV. It has a 5.3 engine, 6 speed, 3.08 locking diff. They sit lower than a stock Tahoe. The Goodyear tires are a unique size 265/60-17 V-speed rated, and are still used on the new Tahoe. They are government priced at $1300 a set, plus installation which I did myself. I run Michelin x-ice winter tires on the stock cop wheels.
At the Michigan state police car testing, I think the Tahoe could do 1G in a corner. Another fun thing with an ex-cop vehicle, is the left lane is always open, and you get to go first at the stop signs. I had a 90 9C1 Caprice ex-patrol car before which was much more fun to drive, probably because is was like 1400 pounds lighter, and it is the same wheelbase as a 55, Tahoe, Chevelle, GTO, 442, Impala SS, etc. I have had many of them, and loved them. The 96 Impala SS was the best GM ever built on that 116 inch platform, except that it swelled to a porky 4200 lbs. They stopped production after that to produce the even heavier trucks everyone wanted at the Arlington, Texas plant. Sad.