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Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??
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
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> 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 ?).
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> 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
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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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> 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.
From: "Ken Engle" <hatchet.man(at)verizon.net>
Subject: Re: H.P. to car weight ratios ??
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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 04:49:10 GMT
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"Tom in Missouri" <too much spam (at) here.com> wrote in message
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> "Ken Engle" <hatchet.man(at)verizon.net> wrote in message
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> > > 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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> Corvette pulled the 1 HP per CID in `57 with their FI 283, the same year
> Chrysler did with their much larger V8. (don`t remember if it was the 392
> Hemi or what)
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> Of course, they didn`t mention much that this was 2830 lb. per 283 HP --
> 10:1.
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> Some argue the weight was more, but in `58 was nearly there again with
2926
> lb and 290 HP. In `61, there was no question, as it was 3035 lb and 315
HP.
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> A lot of other cars were approaching that also.
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> And the push went further in cars people built - `55 Chevies, `64 & `65
> Chevelles, and so on. 8 lbs per HP was typical.
>
They used to say that most drivers wouldn`t be able to safely controll
these high horsepower machines and would get into trouble due to loss of
controll. Kind of like driving on ice, nothing like laying 20 feet of rubber
shifting into fourth at 100 MPH pretty hard to match with that low octane
pump swill costing $2.00 a gallon and lowered compression engines. PMD
crossed the line at GM that was reserved for Chevrolet by underrating HP
output figures the trend continued for some years.Chrysler peaked with
Hemi`s 450 HP 426 and I believe these also were underrated .I heard or read
once that the lowly Corvair was the first to reach 1HP per CI. I like my vet
because it stays hooked up to the road and it has handling to back it up and
can compete with exotics costing 10 times what iv`e invested.
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I dont find this photoset entertaining, nor any humorous words can be thought up to describe the unfortunate incident. I personally do not know the owner of this car, but i feel for him…deeply. Those who have been jacked i the past should be rather disgusted at these kinds of sights, and should feel a deepened hatred towards those who steal.
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