100 pound loss = how much HP gain???

318willrun said
That is what I was looking at also. But, the faster you go, the more HP it takes to lower the ET. But no matter how fast you go, a 100 lbs should create the same equivalent hp regardless on how much that drops your ET. So, Wallace is really saying X weight and ET = X amount of HP. But, no matter the ET or MPH, what is 100 lbs loss equivalent too in HP gains? If it's 8 hp, I understand that 8 hp doesn't effect the ET slip of a 10 second car like it might a 20 second car. I'm not trying to figure out how HP effects the ET slip, but rather how much hp does it take to equal the same effect as losing 100 lbs

Look at the numbers I posted. 100 lbs is equivalent to about 10 hp at the 12.5 sec level, whereas 100 lbs is equivalent to about 20 hp at the 10 sec 1/4 mi level. The scale is not linear. What those numbers tell me is that weight is more important as you go faster.

For ***** and giggles I ran the numbers for an 18 sec car. 100 lbs is about 3 hp at that level. Once again - not linear (diminishing returns).