Why 60?

[94ChevyTruck]

I was wondering why the do the time for 0-60?1 Who picked it and why. Why don't they do it 0-40 or 0-50?! thats just a weird question...thanks

[thecarguy]

Why do front wheel drive cars have a transmision hump?

[danny]

in the sixties this was used as a performance margin. it probably just stuck

[thecarguy]

but what about the hump in the middle of front wheel drive cars?

[rapideo]

zero to sixty performance standard was started by the car tester for Mechanix Illustrated magazine. A big bald guy named Tom, cant remember last name. It stuck and became a standard

[speedwobble]

I think the hump is for the exhaust system and catalytic converter. There ain't much room between the floor and the road on some of these FWD cars.

[thecarguy]

On my moms buick the exaust and fuel lines and everything else runs down the sides and there is just a blank spot. Why nor make it flat? It will save money because you wont have to bend the meetals.

[Shadow Rider]

Originally posted by thecarguy
On my moms buick the exaust and fuel lines and everything else runs down the sides and there is just a blank spot. Why nor make it flat? It will save money because you wont have to bend the meetals.

It's a leftover from when there was a tranny there.

[jmedved]

Carguy, to be honest, that hump in the floor wasn't just a left-over from the trans....It's there on FWD cars for floor pan stiffness and structural integrity...just like the old metal trash cans had beads running down the sides, it's a matter of displacing metal to "fool" the floor into thinking that it's much thicker, and therefore much stronger....for example, look at a cardboard box from the fluted edge, those paper "wiggles" is what gives the front and back paper all it's strength...without it, you could easily bend those two layers of paper with no effort at all. If you ever remove the rugs from your car, look at all the other bending and beading that adds to the structure of your car. They're ALL there for a reason, otherwise, FLAT would be cheaper.

[DaddyCool]

I was goint to reply 'till I read your post. NICE JOB.

Regards,
Dave

[DaddyCool]

How did this thread get tangled up???

0-60MPH and Floor Hump in FWD cars.

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[Toppack]

If the hump Wasn't there, You wouldn't have anything to set your CupHolder/CoinHolder/TapeHolder On. :) LOL

[DaddyCool]

If the hump wasn't there, then the shifter and exhaust would dangle on the ground. It's not a Corvair.