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Originally posted by GirlSolRacer
Um, NO. every 100lbs is only 1/10 of a second. 40% to 60% more horsepower and torque will outweigh that. Just like when my cousin raced his dad's northstar caddy against a 67 camaro with a 350. Okay, the camaro doesn't have a whole lot done to it but it's in great shape. The caddy still whooped it by 2 cars every time they raced. That's the torque coming into play. That caddy is heavier than the camaro. And the horsepower that you said it has is to the flywheel. When it gets to the wheels it's what, 97hp? That just doesn't stack up to a bigger, beefier engine with more hp/torque.
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Wee yes I was being very sarcastic.. 100# will not get you a tenth anyways. A lot of optimistic people strip their cars of their interior shedding 500# thinking they will drop a second.. here is a simple calc to figure out a hp rating. If you drop 100# figure an extra 5hp maybe depending on where the weight was taken from.