Hahahaha.. My co-worker sent me this link to a thread on prius chat about people racing other cars with their prius.
http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=16201
Here's my favourite quote..
And then this...
Lol.. there is lots of good stuff.. Some guy AutoX'd his prius just to do it..
Thanks!!
Riley
http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=16201
Here's my favourite quote..
My wife ran hers at the Houston dragstrip. She turned 17.8 seconds at 78? mph. There is a thread about it here. I agree with the full battery technique but there is a problem. When you do that the battery gets quite warm which increases internal resistance and reduces output. Your first run will be the fastest. At some point the battery gets so full that it runs the engine to reduce the SOC. All this makes for a warmer and warmer battery. I think the best strategy is to charge to 8 bars and then shut it down and let it cool for at least an hour. It might be a good idea to push it to the start line. How do you get a warm engine and a cool battery at the same time? There are definitely some inherent hurdles to getting a low drag time.
And then this...
What about having the A/C at full blast so some of that cold interior air filters down the vent to the battery?
Lol.. there is lots of good stuff.. Some guy AutoX'd his prius just to do it..
Thanks!!
Riley