pounds per horsepower?

[AC91GT]

So I took my 91 vert across the truck scales @ work. WIth me in it (200lbs) the damn thing weighed 3740 lbs. My questions is, with 3.55:1 gears, how much horsepower to make this thing fast? Or at least feel fast and not like a turd. Stock motor, Art Carr auto and MM suspension. I am think I want 10 lbs/hp or less. What does everyone else think? Thanks.

 

[BK_CAULEY]

i think this thread is gonna get moved to talk.

 

[samickguy15]

I agree. That would be 374HP...at the crank, yeah the car would move good. At the wheels...the car would fly, relatively speaking.

 

[5spd GT]

How much are you willing to spend?

How much are you willing to give up?

 

[86bluecobra]

As you add HP to this car the wieght is going to drop. Such as the addition of aluminum heads which will help with some wieght savings. Also look at putting some parts into your car that reduce the wieght and you could hit your target of 10lbs per hp easily.

 

[stykthyn]

yeah, you can easily shave 200lbs off that car

 

[Daggar]

Yup... moved to talk

 

[ryan218]

wonder how much a lx vert weighs?

 

[Strype]

wonder how much a lx vert weighs?

Little difference ma homie

 

[5spd GT]

3,540 lbs seems awfully heavy without driver, more so than normal.

 

[grey5.0beast]

Wow I don't know why everyone elses vert is so damn heavy. I have a 91 GT and with me in it (165 lbs then) it weighed 3475. I have done no weight reduction.

 

[1SLO306]

just think of this also
every 100lbs loss is is equal .1 off the 1/4 mile time!

you in ur car almost weighs more then my GTP w/ me in it mine was 3800

 

[5spd GT]

I think some scales are off or they use 'truck scales' that are calibrated to be more accurate with several tons...

 

[grey5.0beast]

I weighed mine at the track so it should be pretty close, maybe he should try a smaller scale...

 

[hungrymonkey]

3580 with me and my son in the car. also a half tank of gas. I weigh around 220 and my boy weighs 60.

 

[5spd GT]

I weighed mine at the track so it should be pretty close, maybe he should try a smaller scale...

Yeah, I wasn't talking about you, but about the original posters numbers

Those big truck/factory scales seem to always read high...

 

[DigitalGhost]

The door sticker on my 90 lx says around 4500lbs.
That's like a small truck.

 

[grey5.0beast]

no thats like a big truck lol. Rangers are comparable in weight to mustangs, if not lighter

 

[5spd GT]

Yeah, I believe my old 99 ranger weighed in the 3,200lb range.

4,500 lbs is the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), in which what the car's suspension can safely handle, or something to that effect.

 

[AC91GT]

Sorry been away all weekend. Car may be heavier due to subframes and other suspension components. Definitley looking to add aluminum heads but also want a power adder, KB or Turbo. Cost is the hold-up right now. I am thinking I will spend about 5k to finish. Torque will overcome weight if it is high enough. Horsepower is just a by product. Thanks for the responses.