i dont understand how the little polo's do not get a great quarter time ? ..
My best mates civic was 181bhp in a stripped out eg (still heavier than a polo) and it was 14.1's all day :/
do the polos have that much traction issues at these power figures?
Correct slicks help, alot! Although as Karl correctly states, the actual start has little impact on terminal speed as a fairly general link to trap speed and power with G40 turbos I'd expect:
185-200bhp ~ 100-105mph (Andy and Robin are both in this section)
200-225bhp ~ 105-110mph (Mine trap speed with K03 was 110mph, 108mph with a strong headwind)
225bhp+ 110mph+
Standard G40 traps around 85-90mph, and a modified circa 150bhp one about 95mph.
Slicks and a diff help alot, I found my car was much harder to launch with a bigger turbo, couldn't get within 0.5s of my best time.
Polos generally aren't built for drag racing! But it's fun making them try