pounds per horsepower?

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  1. AC91GT New Member

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    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.
    AC91GT, Sep 28, 2007
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  2. BK_CAULEY it's built for speed not longevity, woman

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    i think this thread is gonna get moved to talk.
    BK_CAULEY, Sep 28, 2007
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  3. samickguy15 New Member

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    I agree. That would be 374HP...at the crank, yeah the car would move good. At the wheels...the car would fly, relatively speaking.
    samickguy15, Sep 28, 2007
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  4. 5spd GT "the 5.0 owns all"

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    How much are you willing to spend?

    How much are you willing to give up?
    5spd GT, Sep 28, 2007
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  5. 86bluecobra New Member

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    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.
    86bluecobra, Sep 28, 2007
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  6. stykthyn Commander of the snuggie cultists

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    yeah, you can easily shave 200lbs off that car
    stykthyn, Sep 28, 2007
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  7. Daggar New Member

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    Yup... moved to talk
    Daggar, Sep 28, 2007
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  8. ryan218 In just 10 years, I'll be old enough to drive!!!!

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    wonder how much a lx vert weighs?
    ryan218, Sep 28, 2007
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  9. Strype Cuthbert catcher

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    Little difference ma homie
    Strype, Sep 28, 2007
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  10. 5spd GT "the 5.0 owns all"

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    3,540 lbs seems awfully heavy without driver, more so than normal.
    5spd GT, Sep 28, 2007
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  11. grey5.0beast Cookies should never be DUNKED!!!

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    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.
    grey5.0beast, Sep 29, 2007
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  12. 1SLO306 My 97 GTP owns you ALL!

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    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
    1SLO306, Sep 29, 2007
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  13. 5spd GT "the 5.0 owns all"

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    I think some scales are off or they use 'truck scales' that are calibrated to be more accurate with several tons...:shrug:
    5spd GT, Sep 29, 2007
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  14. grey5.0beast Cookies should never be DUNKED!!!

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    I weighed mine at the track so it should be pretty close, maybe he should try a smaller scale...
    grey5.0beast, Sep 30, 2007
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  15. hungrymonkey White by Birth, Trash By Choice

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

    :shrug:
    hungrymonkey, Sep 30, 2007
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  16. 5spd GT "the 5.0 owns all"

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

    Those big truck/factory scales seem to always read high...
    5spd GT, Sep 30, 2007
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  17. DigitalGhost New Member

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    The door sticker on my 90 lx says around 4500lbs.
    That's like a small truck.
    DigitalGhost, Sep 30, 2007
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  18. grey5.0beast Cookies should never be DUNKED!!!

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    no thats like a big truck lol. Rangers are comparable in weight to mustangs, if not lighter
    grey5.0beast, Oct 1, 2007
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  19. 5spd GT "the 5.0 owns all"

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    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.
    5spd GT, Oct 1, 2007
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  20. AC91GT New Member

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    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.
    AC91GT, Oct 1, 2007
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