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RE: Torque versus horsepower

To: <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net>, <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Torque versus horsepower
From: "Bob Palmer" <rpalmer@ucsd.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2003 19:51:38 -0800
JX,

If the two cars have identical ET's with a 10% weight difference, then
swapping engines will make a 20% difference in acceleration. If we put the
Honda engine in the Beemer, then the 1/4 mile time will increase from 14.0
seconds to 15.3 seconds (t=sqrt of acceleration/distance).

Bob Palmer
rpalmer@ucsd.edu
rpalmerbob@adelphia.net





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