[DeTomaso] Speed at 7,000 R's with

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp.]

On TV this weekend they said that the average motor looses 3% of it HP for 
every 1,000 feet of elevation.


Good luck to all our ORR boys this weekend. Only one place is first and you 
will be there!

Larry (slacker) - Cleveland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mad Dog Antenucci" <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: <michael at michaelshortt.com>; <doug at silicondesigns.com>
Cc: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Speed at 7,000 R's with


> Absolutly right Michael....those "calculated HP & Speed" numbers look 
> great but they don't take into account elevation, head winds, HEAT, road 
> conditions....As an example my top end speed at SilverState (6,000 to 2500 
> feet) has always been about 10 mph UNDER what I can make at sea 
> level....you can feel the loss.....same as guys at bonneville....salt 
> conditions are rarely perfect and 'locking-up' the tires and staying 
> straight is always a challenge...yea give me a Baby Butt smooth test road 
> anyday ;-]>
>
> Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:  I have to think at some 
> point that this formula starts too fall apart.
> I read that the Bugatti Veyron which goes 253.3 mph uses only 500 hp to 
> get
> to 200 and it takes the other 500 hp to get to 253. Wind and rolling
> resistance, etc.
>
> OK, mighty engineer corps, chime in!
>
>
> Michael in Savannah
>
>
>
>
> On 5/15/07, Doug Braun wrote:
>>
>> Ron,
>>
>> Assuming 8000 RPM, a 4.22 ring gear and 0.705 fifth gear, I get:
>>
>> 26.5" tire = 212 MPH
>>
>> Doug Braun
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
>> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com ]On Behalf Of Ron McCall
>> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 5:13 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Speed at 7,000 R's with
>>
>>
>> HOw about 8000 rpms and a 26.5" tire???
>> Ron
>>
>>
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