My hp

[Motoman991]

i am wondering what you all think my hp is around. my elevation is around 600ft and running with a 290 main jet and my head has been milled .020

Edited February 28, 2006 by Motoman991

[Wallrat]

What's w/ all the "What's my HP" threads lately? If its that important for you guys to know take it to a dyno.

[Motoman991]

i would if there was a dyno for quads somewhere close, there is one for motorcycles like 5 mins from my house but that doesnt work

[Shee-Male]

Take it to a track and work it out matimaticly.

It's impossable to tell what your HP will be with out ALL your mods listed, air desity, mix, static comperssion, etc., etc. (please don't list) even then it would only be a guess.

My guess would be 44hp

[ellison445]

It all depends on what type of powerbands you have......

[Shee-Male]

It all depends on what type of powerbands you have......

480099[/snapback]

 

Uh oh, here we go again........

[MYquadsFaster]

you could figure it out if you knew the steps....

 

1 horsepower is equal to 550 ft-lb/s (foot-pounds/per second)

 

def work... a force thats applied over a specific distance

 

therefore work = distance(ft) x Force(lb)

 

say you have a 10 pound box and you want to lift it 5 feet lets figure out the work involved

 

work = distance x force

work = 5ft x 10lbs

work = 50ft-lbs

 

so it takes 50ft-lbs of pressure to lift a 10 pound box 5 feet high but this formula doesnt give us the specifics we want. if you want to know how much power something has you need to factor in a time variable.

 

Power = work / time ( / means divide)

 

power is measure ft-lbs/s (second)

 

take example one and factor in the time it took to lift the box... say 2 seconds

 

power = work / time

power = 50ft-lbs / 2 s

power = 25ft-lbs/s

 

therefore your power would be 25 ft-lbs/s ....or .22 horsepower

 

and remember that 1 horsepower is equal to 550 ft-lbs/s

 

Edited February 28, 2006 by MYquadsFaster

[Bird Eyes]

Bet he is sorry he asked.

[Motoman991]

so you guys are telling me i would be better off just to push my quad since it has .22 hp?

[SvrdRam]

and from a few of the dyno charts i've seen on here......a boost bottle REALLY makes a difference!!!

[MYquadsFaster]

so you guys are telling me i would be better off just to push my quad since it has .22 hp?

480498[/snapback]

.22 horspower is from the example i gave you....you have to punch your own numbers in in order to calculate your horsepower. i just gave you the steps to calculate horsepwer.

 

here this is what you want to do. mark off a 100 ft distance and weigh your quad and yourself (add weights together)this will give you your weight variable and your distance variable. all you need is a time variable so time yourself racing to the end of the 100 ft than calculate just like i showed you.

 

EXAMPLE - me and my quad weigh...600 pounds

 

i mark off 100 feet on a closed road (safety first)

 

i time myself to get to the end lets say 5 seconds

 

if work = distance x force and power = work / time

 

work = distance x force

work = 100ft x 600lbs

work = 60,000 ft-lbs

 

power = work / time

power = 60,000 / 5 s (seconds)

 

power = 12,000ft-lbs/s

 

since 1 horsepower = 550ft-lbs/s you take 12,000 and devide it by 550 to get 21.818181 therefor the horsepower of my quad (if this were true) would be 21.818181.

[Wallrat]

the horsepower of my quad (if this were true) would be 21.818181.

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I didn't know you rode a Raptor! Is it pretty tippy at those speeds?

[MYquadsFaster]

I didn't know you rode a Raptor!  Is it pretty tippy at those speeds?

480649[/snapback]

haha yea thats good for a raptor