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

[J P Stein]

What Rich has written is true, simply put, all weight is bad but some is worse than others. Weight reduction can be free or expensive....the easy stuff is free, the hard stuff is expensive, but sometimes the necessary stuff is a toss up pricewise but light or heavy.

Fer instance, a buddy had me transport his tires & wheels to an event.....they are still in my shop, so I got to checking weights. His rears are Fiske 17 inchers with 275 X 35 A6 Hoosiers.....44 lbs each. Mine are Monocoque 16 inchers with 22 X 10 Hoosier slicks @ 32lbs. There is 24 lbs of rotational unsprung weight. The fronts are a bit less of a difference...22 lbs ....and his cost more.

An Optima battery is 38 lbs (give or take). An Odyssey PC680 is 12lbs with similar costs.....but you need a battery.

The Hp/weight loss deal is moot (IMO). You want as light as possible regardless of HP....as long as stuff don't break. Lightness works all the time, HP works only when you're OTG.

As always, you pays your monies & you takes your chances.