According to my trusty Moroso "Power Speed Calculator", 119 MPH with 447 HP would give a race weight of about 3450 lbs. (If the car was a good working combination, that should be approx 11.1 ET). As for Flywheel vs rear wheel HP, I say flywheel, based on my admittidly few personal experiances. My Fairmonts 428 made 518 flywheel HP on my buddys Super Flow 901 engine dyno. According to the Moroso calculator, it should run about a 10.3 @129 MPH with that power and 3100 lbs, it has actually gone 10.0`s @132 MPH, but then it`s a 4 speed, maybe the calculator is based on automatics sucking up some power. On my buddy with the dyno`s own cars, his 66 Chevelle Super Stock 396 made 665 HP, and at 3550 lbs, ran a best of 9.77 @ 136MPH, his current D/S 68 Z/28 302 made just a tick over 400 HP, and at 3150 lbs, has ran 10.97 @120 MPH. Maybe his dyno is either a bit stingier (or honest) than some, especially the California car magazine dynos used. You know, the ones where a stock 5.0 Mustang engine can make 400+ HP with just a head swap on a junkyard engine, yet only run high 12`s at the strip.
428 powered Fairmont drag car, Best ET:10.03@132.11MPH, best 60 ft: 1.29
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