(planning ahead for fuel cell/gas tank size, and fuel quantity, etc.).
What would you guys say would be the average M-P-G during a quarter mile run? [guessing 1 gallon per burnout/run/return]
(Contestant will be a: '72 Vega, 383-stroker/~425 horsepower (nitrous shot of about 200), powerglide, 4:10 rear, about 2600 pounds; going for ~ 9.5 sec. quarter mile [to help mankind]; want to run as little fuel as possible to save on weight).
Thanks
* Guy at a Mustang website has figured out weight/horsepower/etc to get 9.5 seconds in quarter mile.
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/5 ... h-9-a.html
"In a proper car, to run a 9.5 ET is the following.
2600 pounds: 599 hp
2800 pounds: 645 hp
3000 pounds: 692 hp
3200 pounds: 738 hp
3400 pounds: 784 hp
3600 pounds: 830 hp
3800 pounds: 876 hp
4000 pounds: 922 hp
Many think to run low ETs means everything is under the hood but that's not the case. Good to see you doing things the right way with the suspension and cage because all that power won't be of any use if you go up in tire smoke.
Chances are you won't get there with a stock block, start working towards a Dart or Man O War block. Obviously a large stroker will make getting those numbers easier.
Edit: power info from FordMuscle.
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