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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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you can have your 250hp 6cy that runs 18's, and ill take my 375hp massive 5.7l that runs 11's
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Rubber > plastic...
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Originally Posted by 99formulam6
you can have your 250hp 6cy that runs 18's, and ill take my 375hp massive 5.7l that runs 11's
or 13's stock...
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stock? whos stock anymore?
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stock? whos stock anymore?
Not me....and not you if you've got a 375hp LS1
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by XCELR8
ummm...

do you even know where horsepower comes from?
incase noone figured it out....Horsepower is a measure of the force required to accelerate a weight to a known speed in a known distance
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Originally Posted by 99formulam6
incase noone figured it out....Horsepower is a measure of the force required to accelerate a weight to a known speed in a known distance
and as a supplement: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/horsepower1.htm
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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horsepower = torque * RPM / 5252
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Old Jun 27, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by XCELR8
horsepower = torque * RPM / 5252
...and as a coincidence, on a dyno chart they cross at 5252 RPM. Imagine that.
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hmm...crazy how that works...
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