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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 19:09 
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Momentum isn't a function of time.


If I have one 1500kg body travelling at a steady speed of 70mph, and another 1500kg body that's accelerating very rapidly but whose instantaneous speed was also 70mph at the precise moment brakes were applied, which do you think will require the greater braking force?

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Harsh, but actually not a bad way to bring a speeding 1500kg accelerating mass to rest. :D
I suppose it could happen with "ParkTronic" sensors and an oil-smoke haze...

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I'd make sure your clutch and brakes are up to the job before a big increase like that.

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f does equal ma indeed, so the second you're no longer supplying engine power, the f is zero and a is also zero, no?

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The car's got shit tons of momentum, sure - but I'm saying that a car that's just accelerated to 70 and a car that's been at 70 for the last five miles have identical momentum.

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The car's got shit tons of momentum, sure - but I'm saying that a car that's just accelerated to 70 and a car that's been at 70 for the last five miles have identical momentum.


Me, too.

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f does equal ma indeed, so the second you're no longer supplying engine power, the f is zero and a is also zero, no?


But that's the point. You were (microseconds before) applying (significantly boosted) engine power, so 'a' is still happening. Stop thinking in static speed terms.

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f does equal ma indeed, so the second you're no longer supplying engine power, the f is zero and a is also zero, no?


But that's the point. You were (microseconds before) applying (significantly boosted) engine power, so 'a' is still happening. Stop thinking in static speed terms.


Acceleration and velocity are two different things

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Should it matter? Surely a set of brakes takes X distance to stop a car going at 40mph, regardless of how many bhp got it there? Or is the assumption that more bhp means you're just going to be going faster.


Well, with much more power, you're inevitably going to be presenting your brakes with faster rates of acceleration than otherwise would be the case, when they're applied (and therefore more likely to be applied more sharply than they would've hitherto been, so it's a bit of a double whammy, really). It's not about static, steady speeds motorway-style; the reality is a far more dynamic accelerative/decelerative picture.

Physics innit.

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I just tbought that.

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It doesn't matter how long the car took to get to 70mph, it'll require the same amount of force to stop it.

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Guys, guys. I ain't no physics teacher. If you don't believe me, why do you suppose that a 155mph limited BMW M3 has much better brakes than an equally 155mph speed limited BMW 330i or whatever? They both do the same top speed and they both weigh the same, so why bother? And why do people always say upgrade brakes with any remap such as this?

I've tried to give examples like the bullet etc. but I can't think of any other way to explain it so I give up, as I have homemade gnocchi waiting. :)

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I think it's fairly straightforward, as Cavey has already explained.

If you're driving towards the limits of a car, including its brakes, the notion that '70mph is 70mph' really isn't the point, it's how quickly you're getting to 70 or 100 or 120 or 140 or whatever, and how frequently you need to slow down from those speeds.

I honestly wouldn't want my S4 to be any more powerful than it already is, because as I found out over TT (when the mountain goes one-way, on what is already a derestricted road), once you've done a few sharp brakes down from 100mph+ and a lot of high speed braking in general, you'll be faced with some pretty significant brake fade, and that's a product of the car being able to get to 100mph in such a short period of time. Sure, my father-in-law's 1.4T Audi A1 will also get to 100mph eventually, but it'll do it far less often than my S4 will.

Case in point is the attached image which is the charge down to Windy Corner (this is towards the end of the mountain run), I was already easing off a bit as I'd noticed brake fade over the last mile or two, but I was borderline alarmed by how much the stopping power of the brakes had been degraded as I slowed down to the 70-75mph or so you want to be at to get round this corner without too much screeching.

So imagine punching another 80bhp into the equation, the car will be going even faster, more regularly, and the already strained brakes will be pushed even further, it's clearly not a sensible combination.

(The Type-R on the other hand has 350mm grooved and drilled Brembos, I'm really quite looking forward to seeing how it holds up when TT comes around next year.)

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That's because putting the brakes on changes the energy of the car's movement into heat (and sound, on occasion). The brake disk cannot dissipate that heat as fast as it is being generated, when braking repeatedly. So, vented discs exist. A car at 70mph still has the same value of momentum at 70mph no matter how many times it has been at 70mph before or how long it took to get there.

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Taking a step back here, bigger brakes are needed because yes, more power means people drive faster. The non physics is irrelevant, people be people.


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I too, have just bought a car. To Jem's eternal astonishment.


Obviously the only thing I was astonished about was how long it took you.


You must be looking forward to your new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and one of those ace smart keyboard things and a swizzy iPad pen. Very kind of Gazchap to do that.


I'm fairly sure that I said I wanted sex every day for the next 20 years if he gets a BMW but I think he's forgotten that....

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Jem wrote:
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I too, have just bought a car. To Jem's eternal astonishment.


Obviously the only thing I was astonished about was how long it took you.


You must be looking forward to your new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and one of those ace smart keyboard things and a swizzy iPad pen. Very kind of Gazchap to do that.


I'm fairly sure that I said I wanted sex every day for the next 20 years if he gets a BMW but I think he's forgotten that....


Very good for dogging, those BMWs. Lots of room and lots of glass.

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Jem wrote:
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I too, have just bought a car. To Jem's eternal astonishment.


Obviously the only thing I was astonished about was how long it took you.


You must be looking forward to your new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and one of those ace smart keyboard things and a swizzy iPad pen. Very kind of Gazchap to do that.


I'm fairly sure that I said I wanted sex every day for the next 20 years if he gets a BMW but I think he's forgotten that....

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I too, have just bought a car. To Jem's eternal astonishment.


Obviously the only thing I was astonished about was how long it took you.


You must be looking forward to your new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and one of those ace smart keyboard things and a swizzy iPad pen. Very kind of Gazchap to do that.


I'm fairly sure that I said I wanted sex every day for the next 20 years if he gets a BMW but I think he's forgotten that....

8) How is that a deterrent?


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Guys, guys. I ain't no physics teacher. If you don't believe me, why do you suppose that a 155mph limited BMW M3 has much better brakes than an equally 155mph speed limited BMW 330i or whatever? They both do the same top speed and they both weigh the same, so why bother? And why do people always say upgrade brakes with any remap such as this?

I've tried to give examples like the bullet etc. but I can't think of any other way to explain it so I give up, as I have homemade gnocchi waiting. :)

Surely bullets are slowing down as soon as they leave the barrel. How can something keep accelerating once the acceleration force is no longer being applied?


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Bigger expensive brakes look better behind big expensive alloy wheels than smaller cheaper brakes.

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I get in trouble doing this, but assuming the acceleration is no longer being applied, surely the answer is that they require identical braking force?


Okay, consider a rifle bullet that weighs 10g that's been fired (the force is removed), say one hundreth of a second after it's been fired. It's travelling, say, at only 5mph, but it's accelerating like fuck.

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Guys, guys. I ain't no physics teacher. If you don't believe me, why do you suppose that a 155mph limited BMW M3 has much better brakes than an equally 155mph speed limited BMW 330i or whatever? They both do the same top speed and they both weigh the same, so why bother? And why do people always say upgrade brakes with any remap such as this?

I've tried to give examples like the bullet etc. but I can't think of any other way to explain it so I give up, as I have homemade gnocchi waiting. :)

Surely bullets are slowing down as soon as they leave the barrel. How can something keep accelerating once the acceleration force is no longer being applied?

Interesting bullet fact that's pretty obvious but a not a lot of people think through - it you shoot a bullet from a gun in a straight line (ie, not upward) and drop a bullet from your hand when you pull the trigger, they'll both hit the ground at the same time.

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What if you fire the bullet out of a speeding car? Will it be different if the car is a family hatch or a powerful uber-wagon?

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What about if I'm doing a backflip from the roof of a speeding truck AND firing a gun at the same time.

The car truck also has magnets in the wheels. And disco gear in the back.

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Guys, guys. I ain't no physics teacher. If you don't believe me, why do you suppose that a 155mph limited BMW M3 has much better brakes than an equally 155mph speed limited BMW 330i or whatever? They both do the same top speed and they both weigh the same, so why bother? And why do people always say upgrade brakes with any remap such as this?

I've tried to give examples like the bullet etc. but I can't think of any other way to explain it so I give up, as I have homemade gnocchi waiting. :)

Surely bullets are slowing down as soon as they leave the barrel. How can something keep accelerating once the acceleration force is no longer being applied?

Interesting bullet fact that's pretty obvious but a not a lot of people think through - it you shoot a bullet from a gun in a straight line (ie, not upward) and drop a bullet from your hand when you pull the trigger, they'll both hit the ground at the same time.

Assuming a completely flat piece of ground, right?

I imagine some of those more powerful guns would be able to fire far enough that you'd have to account for the curvature of the Earth.

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Big brakes are heavier so they slow the car downier quickier.

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Got a refund of £60 on the insurance which was unexpected, it only has a few months to run and I wouldn't have thought the Type-R was much cheaper (if at all) than the S4 to insure.

The car will be ready anytime after 2pm on Friday, so I've put in for an early finish on that day so I can go vrooom vrooom vrooom and die horribly in a magnificent torque steer catastrophe.


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Enjoy!

Should have kept the old battery you bought for the S4 and pop it back in :)

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The car dealer(s) must have a nickname for Hearthly.

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The car dealer(s) must have a nickname for Hearthly.

The Golden Goose?

I'm not sure they'd be that complimentary.

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Having better brakes is important as you're doing a lot more accelerating and braking in a short space of time than you would in a more pedestrian car, as anyone who has experienced significant brake fade can attest to. I'm not getting involved in the cod-physics discussion going on here.

In other news, anyone want to buy a Type R? :D

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I too, have just bought a car. To Jem's eternal astonishment.


Obviously the only thing I was astonished about was how long it took you.


You must be looking forward to your new 12.9 inch iPad Pro and one of those ace smart keyboard things and a swizzy iPad pen. Very kind of Gazchap to do that.


I'm fairly sure that I said I wanted sex every day for the next 20 years if he gets a BMW but I think he's forgotten that....

8) How is that a deterrent?

Deterrent? You're misunderstanding the dynamic of our relationship. :DD

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Well… it's just as fast but is much more refined than the Type R. Much more torque. Auto box makes it easy to drive. Fuel economy is slightly worse but that's to be expected as it's heavier and a 3.2 V6.

There are some electrical issues though. Like it won't lock consistently from the key fob. And the driver's side wing mirror won't fold. And the passenger's side seatbelt extender doesn't work. And there's an airbag error on the dash. And the driver's side headrest won't go up and down. Some slight vibration under braking too so could be a warped disc.

This is a stupid idea! :D

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There are some electrical issues though. Like it won't lock consistently from the key fob. And the driver's side wing mirror won't fold. And the passenger's side seatbelt extender doesn't work. And there's an airbag error on the dash. And the driver's side headrest won't go up and down. Some slight vibration under braking too so could be a warped disc.

This is a stupid idea! :D

While reading this, I have quite literally only just realised why you sent me that picture yesterday. I genuinely thought you were complaining about some other knobber parking in your space.

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There are some electrical issues though. Like it won't lock consistently from the key fob. And the driver's side wing mirror won't fold. And the passenger's side seatbelt extender doesn't work. And there's an airbag error on the dash. And the driver's side headrest won't go up and down. Some slight vibration under braking too so could be a warped disc.

This is a stupid idea! :D

While reading this, I have quite literally only just realised why you sent me that picture yesterday. I genuinely thought you were complaining about some other knobber parking in your space.

I'm a dick.

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I was young, I needed the money etc.

Is the Merc the biggest car you've owned? Looks like it's a fair bit bigger than a Type-R ;)


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I was young, I needed the money etc.

Is the Merc the biggest car you've owned? Looks like it's a fair bit bigger than a Type-R ;)

It's not that big, only a coupe. But probably still yeah!

It's also the first automatic, first V6 and first car with more than 200bhp I've owned!


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Ooh, red bits on the seats :) Amusing to me that it came from a BMW dealer at some point ;)

Looks like a nice place to be inside - very different car to the Type-R though, why the change?


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GazChap wrote:
Ooh, red bits on the seats :) Amusing to me that it came from a BMW dealer at some point ;)

Looks like a nice place to be inside - very different car to the Type-R though, why the change?

Wanted something a bit more grown up. The Civic was loud even when driving it sensibly.

I should be able to get £2.5k for the Civic so I'll use that £1k balance to get some of the niggles fixed.

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Lonewolves wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Ooh, red bits on the seats :) Amusing to me that it came from a BMW dealer at some point ;)

Looks like a nice place to be inside - very different car to the Type-R though, why the change?

Wanted something a bit more grown up. The Civic was loud even when driving it sensibly.

I should be able to get £2.5k for the Civic so I'll use that £1k balance to get some over 50s life cover and a free Parker pen just for enquiring.


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Sorry what do you drive again, Mark?

I loved your MX-5. Should've stuck with that.

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