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.
The numbers?
Nigel: 99.32 MPH
Me: 117.93
Ro-Spit: 121.68
Me (on a diet): 122.14
Dan (armchair engineer) Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/index.html
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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