8.90 hp

Freddie · 12-11-2008, 09:28 AM

Back when S/C was just starting out, a friend of mine had a lil 331 Aluminum headed motor in his 1650# dragster and would run 8.8's all day long. We figured it to be somewhere around 575-600hp.

B CHILLIK · 12-11-2008, 10:55 AM

ive got a small block dragster weighs 1800 and it runs 8.70 all day,its only a 357cu motor roughly about 650 hp....

R&S Motorsports · 12-12-2008, 01:21 AM

My uncle also has a name brand 4-link car with a roughly 675-725 HP 421 SBC and he runs 8.0's to high 7.90's depending on air. I was probley a little conservitive on my intial numbers I would assume just over 600 would get it done but 2000 pounds is pretty heavy for a dragster unless you are considering driver weight into that number.

Freddie · 01-27-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by R&S Motorsports

2000 pounds is pretty heavy for a dragster unless you are considering driver weight into that number.

R&S: just curious, why would you not figure the drivers wieght in as well when determining how much power is needed to reach a certain E.T? Almost every class I have ever run car weight is calculated with driver. Just makes the total package wiegh less with a skinny driver ( unlike me )

12-11-2008, 09:28 AM	#1
Freddie Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampa Fla / Anderson SC Posts: 334 Likes: 12 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: 8.90 hp Back when S/C was just starting out, a friend of mine had a lil 331 Aluminum headed motor in his 1650# dragster and would run 8.8's all day long. We figured it to be somewhere around 575-600hp. __________________ NHRA: Comp 2200 - S/C 2201 NMRA 2012 Outlaw 10.5 #10

12-11-2008, 10:55 AM	#2
B CHILLIK Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 105 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 8.90 hp ive got a small block dragster weighs 1800 and it runs 8.70 all day,its only a 357cu motor roughly about 650 hp....

12-12-2008, 01:21 AM	#3
R&S Motorsports Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wind Lake, WI Posts: 54 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 8.90 hp My uncle also has a name brand 4-link car with a roughly 675-725 HP 421 SBC and he runs 8.0's to high 7.90's depending on air. I was probley a little conservitive on my intial numbers I would assume just over 600 would get it done but 2000 pounds is pretty heavy for a dragster unless you are considering driver weight into that number.

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