17poo faster than a Willy?

[talkingfish]

The reason I ask is I was having some fun with a Mk1 17poo on the A38 this evening.... up to about 90mph there was nothing in it but above that he definately started gaining.....

Would that indicate my car down on power or his being up? I noticed he had a phat exhaust when I pulled off.... mine has only just had a major overhaul service and has been running very sweetly....

Any thoughts? Sorry for letting the side down..... :( :(

[MAXIBOY]

impossible to tell what he had under the bonnet..

get your rolling road for piece of mind maybe

[FATBOY]

erm work it out mate.

williams = 150 bhp
17 2 = 17 2 bhp

if both are standard the 17 2 will always come out on top???? am i right?

[MAXIBOY]

but theres more to it than that

power to weight
gearing etc

[richy]

cant say for mk1 172 but id def say my 182 is faster then my williams ever was, std to std

but my hybrid is faster lol

[bmh.01]

Power/weight ratio doesn't really matter at higher speeds, becomes more about power/torque/aerodynamics so i'd say its sounds about right.

[fillip]

Well i currently have both and i would say my 172 ph2 definately feels faster probably corners aswell too but makes more fuss of corners than my williams does.

[1995clio16v]

erm work it out mate.

williams = 150 bhp
17 2 = 17 2 bhp

if both are standard the 17 2 will always come out on top???? am i right?

Watch the willy v 197 on you tube that tif needle does.

The 197 (newer than a 1-8-2/1-7-2) is 250KG heavier and more power. Average person weighs 70Kg on the light side, so thats lets say 4 people. You stick 4 people in a williams and see what that does to acceleration/peformance!!

I would bet my life that a willy would outperform a 1-7-2/1-8-2???

Im sure some physics nut could work that power to weight ratio against performance.

I reckon a willy in a straight line from a standing start would do a 1-7-2/1-8-2 even a 197??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxLVbIX78UA

[1995clio16v]

^^250KG heavier than a willy that is

[richy]

cant say for mk1 17poo but id def say my 18poo is faster then my williams ever was, std to std

but my hybrid is faster lol

again going off personal experience(own a 182, a hybrid and untill recently a williams) my 182 is def faster then the williams ever was in a straight line, i have a road that i always use to test them to see the difference, but as i put my hyrbid is faster, but thats cammed/mapped etc lol