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01-18-2008, 03:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
FEandGoingBroke
 
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Re: If You Like Drag Racing...
Great Vid Murff.

But please help a guy to understand...

Car weight:

Wheel horsepower

Flywheel horsepower

Horsepower:


1/4 Mile elapsed time =

So, it takes 574 HP at the wheels according to this calculator to get into the 9 second 1/4 mile...
I can't figure the math but WHY does it take a 7,000 HP car an entire 5 second trip to do the 1/4 when I think it should be NEARLY INSTANTANEOUS... 7,000 HP is a gawd awfull lot!

FE
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