GM 8.1litre V8:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=5764

 

Ford 5litre V8:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=5763

I heard from somewhere (can't remember where) that there are greater "internal lossed" in a bigger engine. Is this relating to the ant theory ??

 

Also........

 

Horsepower in High-Performance Cars

 

A car is considered to be "high performance" if it has a lot of power relative to the weight of the car. This makes sense -- the more weight you have, the more power it takes to accelerate it. For a given amount of power you want to minimize the weight in order to maximize the acceleration.

The following table shows you the horsepower and weight for several high-performance cars (and one low-performance car for comparison). In the chart you can see the peak horsepower, the weight of the car, the power-to-weight ratio (horsepower divided by the weight), the number of seconds the car takes to accelerate from zero to 60 mph, and the price.

 

 

Horsepower Weight (lbs) Power:Weight 0-60 mph (seconds) Price

 

Dodge Viper 450 3,320 0.136 4.1 $66,000

Ferrari 355 F1 375 2,975 0.126 4.6 $134,000

Shelby Series 1 320 2,650 0.121 4.4 $108,000

Lotus Esprit V8 350 3,045 0.115 4.4 $83,000

Chevrolet Corvette 345 3,245 0.106 4.8 $42,000

Porsche Carrera 300 2,900 0.103 5.0 $70,000

Mitsubishi 3000GT bi-turbo 320 3,740 0.086 5.8 $45,000

Ford Escort 110 2,470 0.045 10.9 $12,000

 

You can see a very definite correlation between the power-to-weight ratio and the 0-to-60 time -- in most cases, a higher ratio indicates a quicker car. Interestingly, there is less of a correlation between speed and price. The Viper actually looks like a pretty good value on this particular table!

 

If you want a fast car, you want a good power-to-weight ratio. You want lots of power and minimal weight. So the first place to start is by cleaning out your trunk!

 

 

 

http://www.howstuffworks.com/horsepower3.htm

Originally posted by Nelson MainFella

You want lots of power and minimal weight. So the first place to start is by cleaning out your trunk!

 

B*llocks, what about elephants, dont work for them do it Professor Googelflip?

 

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Originally posted by Nelson MainFella

You want lots of power and minimal weight. So the first place to start is by cleaning out your trunks!

 

nor fat people at public swimming baths either !

 

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teapot alert

 

hahahahahahaha :) :)

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