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Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??

From: "Les Benn" <lesbenn(at)starband.net>

Subject: Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??

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Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:35:04 GMT

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That equation assumes the same Coefficient of drag and the same friction

rates for moving parts. The stated equations is an approximation.

"Corvette Doctor" <corvette_NOSPAMdoc(at)yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Simple ratio (fractions from 5th grade).

>

>

> 500 / 3200 = x / 2200

>

> Using algebra (how you hated that),

>

> 2200 * (500 / 3200 ) = x

>

> Rather simple, eh?

>

>

> "dave" <Fast1970Vette(at)webtv.net> wrote in message

> news:16238-3F5A9D1A-177(at)storefull-2194.public.lawson.webtv.net...

> > Is there any information available , or , rule of thumb....for

> > determining the equivalent h.p. for various car weights ?? For instance

> > : If a 3200 lb car has 500 rwhp , what rwhp would a 2200 lb car need to

> > be equivalent in power ? (Obviously less, because of its lower weight ;

> > but is there a way to determine it ?).

> >

> > My question arises from what i witnessed tonight on a highway as i was

> > driving my SUV. Up about 200 yards, a small foreign car (possibly a

> > Honda) did a u-turn onto my side of the highway. As he got straightened

> > in his lane, he nailed it , and this thing took off incredibly fast and

> > sounded like a very loud Vaccuum Cleaner (for lack of a better

> > analogy...:) ; when he shifted from 1st into 2nd , he layed rubber for

> > about 6 feet which i could see & hear , then went up the highway so fast

> > that i lost track of him. I was thinking that this guy could have kept

> > up with my built big block Vette . Could be he was on the bottle . But,

> > ive never seen an import move with such power.

> >

> > Dave

> >

> >

> >

> > ___________________________________________

> > `If it doesnt go , rump-ity, rump-ity, rump....there is something

> > definetly wrong with your motor`.

> > ___________________________________________

> >

>








From: Fast1970Vette(at)webtv.net (dave)

Subject: Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??

Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:08:36 -0500 (CDT)

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Les,



Thanks . True.



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`If it doesnt go , rump-ity, rump-ity, rump....there is something

definetly wrong with your motor`.

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From: "Ken Engle" <hatchet.man(at)verizon.net>

Subject: Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??

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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 16:18:45 GMT

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"dave" <Fast1970Vette(at)webtv.net> wrote in message

news:16238-3F5A9D1A-177(at)storefull-2194.public.lawson.webtv.net...

> Is there any information available , or , rule of thumb....for

> determining the equivalent h.p. for various car weights ?? For instance

> : If a 3200 lb car has 500 rwhp , what rwhp would a 2200 lb car need to

> be equivalent in power ? (Obviously less, because of its lower weight ;

> but is there a way to determine it ?).

>

> My question arises from what i witnessed tonight on a highway as i was

> driving my SUV. Up about 200 yards, a small foreign car (possibly a

> Honda) did a u-turn onto my side of the highway. As he got straightened

> in his lane, he nailed it , and this thing took off incredibly fast and

> sounded like a very loud Vaccuum Cleaner (for lack of a better

> analogy...:) ; when he shifted from 1st into 2nd , he layed rubber for

> about 6 feet which i could see & hear , then went up the highway so fast

> that i lost track of him. I was thinking that this guy could have kept

> up with my built big block Vette . Could be he was on the bottle . But,

> ive never seen an import move with such power.

>

> Dave

>

>

>

> ___________________________________________

> `If it doesnt go , rump-ity, rump-ity, rump....there is something

> definetly wrong with your motor`.

> ___________________________________________

> I remember the old HP limit that Pontiac broke with the Gran Tourismo

Omlogotto in 1965 it was one HP for every 10# . So my 84 weighs 3200 Lbs

(with me in it) then 320 HP should result in that gut wrenching acceleration

some of us remember so fondly.







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