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How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go #310460 05/06/09 07:55 PM 05/06/09 07:55 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 375 NE Oklahoma 7 71valiant OP enthusiast
71valiant OP enthusiast 7 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 375 NE Oklahoma	Say you have a 3000# car going 13.0. You increase the horsepower by around 50 and you can get it to the ground.

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: 71valiant] #310461 05/06/09 07:59 PM 05/06/09 07:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,825 Sk. Canada RemCharger master
RemCharger master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,825 Sk. Canada	12.5.

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: RemCharger] #310462 05/06/09 08:25 PM 05/06/09 08:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA. Quicksilver440 I Live Here
Quicksilver440 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,766 Central Valley, CA.	Quote: 12.5. yep...something close to that.

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: Quicksilver440] #310463 05/06/09 08:45 PM 05/06/09 08:45 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 375 NE Oklahoma 7 71valiant OP enthusiast
71valiant OP enthusiast 7 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 375 NE Oklahoma	thanks

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: 71valiant] #310464 05/06/09 09:02 PM 05/06/09 09:02 PM
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Troublemaker427 super stock Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 722 Hampstead, MD.	30hp. is usually worth a tenth. Jody Aberts 1966 Fairlane 427 Troublemaker2 AA/NSS 1964 Galaxie 500XL 390-4spd. 1966 F-100 390-C6 1967 Plymouth VIP 383-TF 2003 Roadking

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: Troublemaker427] #310465 05/06/09 09:58 PM 05/06/09 09:58 PM
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Triple Threat master T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,266 Renton Washington	Quote: 30hp. is usually worth a tenth. I completely disagree. HP to ET gains aren't even close to linear. Add 30 hp to a 13 second car and its gonna pick up more than a tenth. 30 hp on a car that already runs 9's, good luck. -Dustin 67 Dart, 9 second, 392" G3 Hemi 68 Barracuda 340 F/SA

Re: How much faster would 50 horsepower make you go [Re: Triple Threat] #310466 05/06/09 10:12 PM 05/06/09 10:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,015 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw... gregsdart I Live Here
gregsdart I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,015 Frostbitefalls MN (Rocky&Bullw...	At 8.80, 50 hp added to a 3000 lb race car is worth .163 in ET gain. 8..603 156 mph best, 2905 lbs 549, indy 572-13, alky

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