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I was telling the guys at work about the t-bird, the were wondering what kind of HP and Torque your engine is making.  Any Idea??

If you go to this site and plug in my weight 2825 lbs and plug in the times from the time slips, it will show the h.p. ( flywheel )

http://www.wallaceracing.com/et-hp-mph.php


11.828 et = 337
110.33 mph = 303 hp

The car is slowing down on the top end because I ran 113 mph at 11.86 back in April at a different track. I am not sure how accurate that track was on the mph because that was the first and only time I have ever been to that track.

Congrats on the records!

Did you have to modify the wheel wells to fit those slicks?

Do you know if that's flywheel or wheel horsepower? I plugged my GT40P combo numbers into the calculator (weight, trap speed) and it came up with 238hp. I had the car on a dyno with that combo and it made 235 to the wheels through an AOD. If it's wheel HP it's pretty close.

Mine is probably flywheel h.p.
I would be amazed if that little 2.3 made that much rear wheel h.p.

I bet the more you get out of the car (ie less wheel spin, better 60' time) the more accurate. If you're cutting a 2.2+ 60' and running on street tires (me) it's probably not as accurate.

Fantastic 60 foot times indeed.  Makes me want to throw the street slicks in the dumpster and get real wrinkle walls.  Insane traction!!

^^ True.
The mph in a 1/4 mile run usually is a good indicator of the h.p. the engine makes.

The e.t. is an indicator of how well the h.p. is being laid down.

If you shift any vehicle at the optimum shift points, the mph will tell what h.p. you are making...usually.
My T-Bird Stocker has a fantastic 60 ft. ( for the e.t) and a good 1/8th mile mph, but the 1/4 mile mph is about 2 mph too slow, so there are exceptions.