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help! need to know scion tc's 0-70 in how many feet.

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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:15 AM
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Default help! need to know scion tc's 0-70 in how many feet.

I need to know how many feet it takes for a stock 2007 scion tc to go from 0-70 full acceleration.

can anyone help with the math involved in that?
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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I believe Engifineer can help or Trung, one of the LED mods. They are usually the ones who answer this question. Hope they read this. Take care.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:21 AM
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why?
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:31 AM
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https://www.scionlife.com/scion/tc/datasheet.pdf

about 9 seconds reading the graph on that page.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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Why 0-70 and not 0-60. Cars are always measured in 0-60 and 1/4 mile for the most part. And remember depending on conditions your 0-70 in amount of feet will always be different. If you want numbers and results go to a track... Dont base your results off what you do on the street one day or what another website says. Most of the time there wrong. LOL
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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i'm pretty sure motortrend did a diligent job of accurately measuring their acceleration times.

now, in truth, that time is made by running the car as hard as possible dropping the clutch from a high rpm and smoking the tires and such for the lowest 0-60 and 1/4 mile time. that is why car and driver does the 5-60 mph "street start" acceleration statistic. which is how fast the car would accelerate without dumping the clutch and such. a spirited acceleration, and not a full blown, all out racing launch.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:31 AM
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what is this for? does it have to be accurate
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:35 AM
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^ go try it!
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:34 AM
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yah now im curious as to why you want to know this? very random!
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:44 AM
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uhhh... alot?

i don't think a question like that has ever been asked... much less been answered.

why do you need to know? cause most of the time that people have asked about that would be a 0-88...

Old Jan 8, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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to get an accurate reading, you would first need to calibrate the flux-capacitor to 1.21 jigawatts. Until you have accomplished this, you will be unable to find out.
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 02:43 PM
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physics!
Old Jan 8, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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