Right, this seems like a daft daft idea but...
I'm comparing this to corsa 1.8 SRi figures as that was the nearest thing I could find. Going on rough power/weight ratios.
Hypothetically speaking if I could loose 200kg of weight (stripping the interior, removing unnecessary bits etc) would I be seeing 8.0 0-60 times in my 2.2? Could you feasibly loose 200kg by stripping (I estimate the seats alone would be around 30kg)? Please tell me I'm being daft. But in theory would this work?
Standard Corsa 1.8 = 114 bhp/tonne
Standard Vectra 2.2 = 104 bhp/tonne
Vectra 2.2 (-200kg) = 120 bhp/tonne
(This is going by parkers figures).
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