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General => Lounge => Topic started by: 87TBird5.0 on March 20, 2006, 11:29:44 PM

Title: 0-60 times
Post by: 87TBird5.0 on March 20, 2006, 11:29:44 PM
I was wondering what my 'Bird might be able to do 0-60 if it had 300 HP and I found this web site http://www.gldomain.com/accelerationcalc/  which seemed to give reasonable numbers.  Just thought is was kinda interesting.  Another estimate I found and simplified is weight divided by two times your HP.  I assumed HP at the flywheel.

0 To 60 time in seconds = weight (lbs)/(2*HP)
5.5 sec.                      = 3300 lbs/(2*300)

This estimate would put the stock 5.0 time at 11 sec.  That seems slow.  The web link came up with 9.1 sec. which sounds better.  :sleep:
Title: 0-60 times
Post by: Funky Cricket on March 21, 2006, 12:52:08 PM
neat.
Title: 0-60 times
Post by: Haystack on March 21, 2006, 09:29:48 PM
I would have guess about 10 seconds
Title: 0-60 times
Post by: amooset on March 25, 2006, 05:14:33 AM
I can do 0-60 in 11.5-12 secs.  My car weighs a hair under 3700 w/ my subs, tools and me in it.  This means my 3.8 only has 120 HP at the flywheel.  Thats right on par w/ stock power and it's been bored out, electric fan conversion and V8 tb.  Was that factory number calculated w/ accessories running?  I thought I was closer to 150...
Title: 0-60 times
Post by: Haystack on March 27, 2006, 04:17:27 AM
stock si 112 for the 83-87 I think. 120 would be the max. 88 style had 140hp. Stock 5.0 has 150.