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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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With a turbo charged tib say(250bhp) what would be the breaking distance with the stock brakes form 100kmh (55mph) to a dead stop?

Would it be less than 4 seconds?
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 04:40 PM
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factory numbers from 60-0 is approx. 140 feet. I've seen some magazine and forum members testing that support this figure. The lowest number I recall seeing was 138 feet. I've not seen time associated with stopping distance but the math tells me it would be around 2 seconds. (Side bar - this is where the minimum safe distance comes from...if your at least 2 seconds behind the car in front of you, you have enough distance to stop)
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Old Sep 11, 2003 | 05:13 PM
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of course two seconds does not cover your own reaction time.. that is if you are paying complete attention to the road in the first place.
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Old Sep 11, 2003 | 11:37 PM
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Which is probably pretty hard to do with them filming Zena all around you all the time.

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