how much weight, is one HP?? Options

[r_towle]

So, how much weight is one HP??

Meaning...If I remove XXX lbs its the same as gaining YY HP

Rich

[plymouth37]

Here is the formula I am using for my project.
Keep in mind that this formula is different for every car.
Plug in your numbers and give it a try!

Here is how things worked out for my car:

The original weight was 2300 pounds and it had 320 BHP.

Since the car now weighs 1875 pounds and still has 320 BHP:

1875/320 = 5.86

So if the car still weighed 2300 pounds it would need 392 BHP to be as fast as it is now:

2300/392 = 5.86

If we divide the weight lost by the theoretical BHP gained:

425/72 = 5.9

This means that for every 5.9 pounds the car drops it gains an equivalent of 1 horsepower.
The beauty of this is that the lighter your car gets the less poundage it takes to gain a HP! Yay!
So there you go, bored yet?

[Todd Enlund]

This means that for every 5.9 pounds the car drops it gains an equivalent of 1 horsepower.
The beauty of this is that the lighter your car gets the less poundage it takes to gain a HP! Yay!
So there you go, bored yet?

It also means that the less horsepower your car has, the more weight you have to drop to gain a HP... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)