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Old 09-16-2002, 08:36 PM
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Anthony:

HP is a cubed root, not squared function of speed. 75 hp will get you 100 mph in an average aerodynamic car. If it was squared like you said, it would only take 300 hp to go 200 mph, when in actuality it takes about 600 hp. Just the facts.
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