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Originally Posted by Stan Weiss
The formulas are just a general / close guesstimate. One major factor they lack is aerodynamic drag. You run a low et and a higher MPH with the same engine in a corvette than you will with it in a mini van.
Stan
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Agree, Stan and unless you have accurate "Frontal Area" and "Coefficient of Drag" numbers (from a Lockheed type wind tunnel), you are just using swags.
Guesstimate is a good word.
And you really need to do Track Testing as well as Wind Tunnel Testing at the correct weight and ride heights.
Tom V.