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Subject:Do you know your horsepower?
From:William A. McKinley
Date:10 Aug 96 23:22:32 EDT

Hi all. Here's an interesting formula I ran across
in one of my old hot rod books:

Peak HP = 	vehicle weight x (mph)squared
		-----------------------------
			10,000 x ET

This is exactly as it reads in the book. I would
imagine the ET stands for the time in a quarter mile
since this book is about Chevy small blocks.

Have fun and don't get caught!

Andy McKinley
75112.2101@compuserve.com
'72 Westy, as yet unrated horsepower

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