horsepower wars
Jun 27, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
you can have your 250hp 6cy that runs 18's, and ill take my 375hp massive 5.7l that runs 11's
Jun 27, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
Rubber > plastic...
Jun 27, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
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Originally Posted by 99formulam6
you can have your 250hp 6cy that runs 18's, and ill take my 375hp massive 5.7l that runs 11's
or 13's stock...
Jun 27, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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stock? whos stock anymore?
Jun 27, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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From: Hampton, VA
Re: horsepower wars
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Originally Posted by 99formulam6
stock? whos stock anymore?
Not me....and not you if you've got a 375hp LS1
Jun 27, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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ummm...
incase noone figured it out....Horsepower is a measure of the force required to accelerate a weight to a known speed in a known distance
Jun 27, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
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Originally Posted by 99formulam6
incase noone figured it out....Horsepower is a measure of the force required to accelerate a weight to a known speed in a known distance
and as a supplement:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower1.htm
Jun 27, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
horsepower = torque * RPM / 5252
Jun 27, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
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Originally Posted by XCELR8
horsepower = torque * RPM / 5252
...and as a coincidence, on a dyno chart they cross at 5252 RPM. Imagine that.
Jun 27, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Re: horsepower wars
hmm...crazy how that works...
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