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How to convert MPH to HP??

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Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:43 PM
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Originally posted by KeVMaN
if I had to take a stab i'd say 325 flywheel horsepower....
damn
show me where 50hp can get me 15mph!
Old Jan 22, 2003 | 07:59 PM
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Originally posted by anaik
HP=(mph divided by234)cubed X weight
Is that equation for flywheel or rearwheel hp? If it's for flywheel, it was very accurate for me. I dynoed 299 fwhp and that equation gave me 302.
Old Jan 22, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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Originally posted by superal
Is that equation for flywheel or rearwheel hp? If it's for flywheel, it was very accurate for me. I dynoed 299 fwhp and that equation gave me 302.
I'm not sure, I read it in a magazine a few years ago and wrote it down.
Old Jan 23, 2003 | 12:59 PM
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Try this.

http://www.smokemup.com/auto_math/hp_mph.php

For a weight of 3650 lbs. it says 376.9 wheel hp.

Last edited by nateh; Jan 23, 2003 at 01:01 PM.
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