how much weight, is one HP?? |
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how much weight, is one HP?? |
r_towle |
Aug 20 2008, 10:56 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,588 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
So, how much weight is one HP??
Meaning...If I remove XXX lbs its the same as gaining YY HP Rich |
plymouth37 |
Aug 21 2008, 12:38 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,825 Joined: 24-May 05 From: Snoqualmie, WA Member No.: 4,138 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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 |
Aug 21 2008, 01:01 AM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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) |
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