While we're at it....
Where does Dave's Beast fall in ?
Very rough WAG
Weight of 350 small block 575 lb (from team.net engine weights FYI)
Weight of '60s spit less motor 1400 lb (WAG)
Plus added weight of suspension 100 lb (totally WAG)
2075 lb, engine rated at 350 HP.
5.93 lb/hp (ouch!)
5.0 Bugeye sprite
Claimed weight 2000 lb
Claimed hp 250
8.0 lb/hp
and BTW, another Spitfire 8 project on the web
http://www.students.missouri.edu/~will/frame.html
DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> I am hiding from my wife to get out of yard work, so I have some spare time on
> my hands.
>
> There is an equation that predicts quarter mile perfomance based on weight and
> horsepower. It is an emperical equation, and has consistanly been shown to be
> accurate to plus or minus 5 percent. Its accuracy depends on two factors:
>
> Driver's skill: If the reaction time is slow, the engine bogs, or the tires
> spin, the equation doesn't work.
>
> Traction: If the tires can't hook up to the track, the numbers are off. Even
> 6,000 HP (typical of a top dragster) won't get it if the tires spin or the
> driver has to feather the throttle to prevent wheel spin..
>
> The numbers?
>
> Nigel: 13.72 seconds (not bad!)
>
> Me: 11.56 seconds
>
> Ro-Spit: 11.20 seconds
>
> If I were to remove the bumpers, carpets, etc, and reduce the weight by 250
> pounds, my quarter mile time becomes 11.16 seconds.
>
> I've been caught, so it's back to work!
>
> Dan 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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Reed Mideke rmideke@interbase.com
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