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Old 11-25-2021, 11:15 PM
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"...9 x 352 HP = 3168 lbs..."

Not sure where you got those numbers.

According to the Class Racer Info site, it looks like the current hp factor is 338hp.

http://www.classracerinfo.com/Engine...4&MAKE=Pontiac

9 x 338 = 3042 + 170(for driver) = 3212 lbs min weight for C class, if I punched in all the correct numbers.

She said that in C/SA it ran a "...10.31 at over 125 mph..."

She said that in D/SA it ran "...10.40 at 124 mph..."

9.5 x 338 = 3211 + 170 = 3381 lbs min weight for D class

So, maybe 124 mph @ 3380 lbs will give you guys the numbers you need to make a closer estimate of power ?

Guessing they probably ran at least 20 lbs or more heavy, to be on the safe side. So, I'd use an even 3400 lbs for the D/SA min weight, when punching in the numbers.

When I punched in 10.40 @ 124 mph @ 3400 lbs, the Wallace hp calculator shows somewhere between 596 & 506 hp. That's quite a range, so I don't know how accurate it could be. What online 1/4 mile hp calculators do you guys think may be fairly accurate ?

http://wallaceracing.com/hpcalculatorquarter.php

This calculator says it'll take 506hp to run 124 mph in a 3400 lb car.

https://racingcalcs.com/quarter-mile-calculator/

This one also says 506hp.

https://www.tciauto.com/racing-calculators

Same for this one. Apparently, several of these are using the same formula, which, according to this site, must be "HP = (MPH ÷ 234)³ × Weight".

https://www.gregraven.org/hotwater/c...p-from-qm.html

IF this formula is close to accurate, Randi Lyn's engine has to be makin a little over 500hp, minimum.


Last edited by ponyakr; 11-26-2021 at 12:06 AM.