>In a message dated 98-12-03 16:34:41 EST, mikew@turbopower.com writes:
>
>> The numbers are cool...but how about showing us the equation?
>
>Willdo!
>
>Divide the weight by the HP, take the cube root of this, and multiply by
>5.825.
>
>To get the speed in the traps at the end of the 1/4 mile:
>
>Divide the HP by the weight, take the cube root of this, and multiply by
234.
>
>These equations have been around for quite a few years, and show up from
time
>to time in the various hot rod related magazines. They have pretty well
been
>established as valid. The source I am using for them at this time is a 1993
>issue of Car Craft.
>
Thank you Dan!!! I was about to put this "Mathematics minor" brain to work
and belt out some formulae with a little Calculus.
Why did I just here a big sigh of relief from the list???
Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga
84 300ZX Turbo 77 Spitfire 92 Tempo GLS 62 Vitesse
IZCC# 4779
"I gotta go, you're killing me!" - Kim Peterson, WGST 105.7, Atlanta
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