Original 4 inch vs. Billet Poll

[David Kirkham]

Originally Posted by olddog

I agree the billet chassis has a wow factor through the roof. 300% is impressive, but what does it mean in practical real world conditions? If you had 600 lb-ft of FE torque hooked to the ground some magical way, how many inches would the frame twist on the 4" round tube verses the billet?

What I am try to get at is short of racing would it really matter? Kind of like increasing Hp. At some point, short of all out racing it just doesn't matter on the street, other than the fact it will get you killed quicker.

PS:
I actually do not have an opinion until I understand the difference.

You are right. Most of this whole exercise was WOW factor. What does 300% really mean? Not sure until I drive it! But be sure I will let you know. Should the car hook up better, yes. Will the customer actually drive it at 100%? Probably not; he is a really tame driver. But, we still had to engineer it as if he were going to drive it like a scalded skunk. But, that is the case with any of our cars. Our cars can usually out drive their drivers (I know they can me!) But, then again, so can a Ferrari, Bugatti, etc, and people still own them. Maybe it is just an inner feeling of WOW, THIS is what a car is supposed to be like--not that you could ever use it without losing your license.

David