If I've followed this correctly and done the math half right, this all adds up to 18.0 lbs per IT-prep'd flywheel horsepower. That's 146 at the flywheel for the Volvo... I'll take it! Must be something else seriously wrong here; brakes, chassis, aero?
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Is that a basic ITB car?.....20 lbs per hp?
Let's say a 2000 lb car has 100 hp at the crank which = 20lb/hp...is that what everybody seems to have.
In that case my car is 124hp & 2500 lbs = 20.16 (that's pretty darn close)
I mean...There is a difference between getting passed on the straight and getting smoked.
We're getting smoked by a few V-Dubs.....And it ain't exit speed.
We've had some of our best races with Volvos & BMWs.
It's like what I imagine SRF would be like.
Dave Gills
ITB Red Pinto #80
Grove City, Pa.
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