GOLDBERG_DAVID@tandem.com writes: > > How does one measure the HP (horsepower, not hewlett-packard:-)) put out by > an engine, I have a 1600dp engine, with a few mods(lightened flywheel, etc.) > and I am interested in what the output is. Two ways to do it. 1. Have the engine measured on a dynamometer (a.k.a. dyno). 2. Weigh the car, and take it to the drag races. Use your quarter mile ET and MPH with one of the following formulas: BHP = (0.00426 * MPH) **3 * weight HP = (MPH / 234)^3 * Weight HP = Weight / (ET / 5.825)^3 ET = Cubed root of (Weight / HP) * 5.825 MPH = Cubed root of (HP / Weight) * 234 (I haven't checked these formulas for accuracy - I pilfered them from another list and haven't tried them yet cause I don't know what my Mustang weighs.) -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego (Actually La Mesa) '72 VW Westfalia Camper (Da Project) California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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