Black Mountain whooped my butt !!
I've been dreading our trip to Gatlinburg since we planned it and most of my fears came true. I just flat out ran out of horses coming up. When I got to the top I was in second running about 40mph a...
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Ron Gratz wrote:rhagfo wrote:At risk of repeating myself --
Well the OP's engine should have been rated at 345 hp, so here we go again! if the OP had a 345 hp rated and only takes 265 to move up the hill at 60 mph, why then was he going 40, and loosing speed??
The attainable speed depends on how much power was being transmitted to the highway --
not on how much flywheel power the engine was rated for ten years ago.
Ron
The OP has lost 70 ponies due to the elevation, and another 70 or so due to drive train loss. So he only has 200 hp or so hitting the ground to move him.
I am figuring 375 hp to go up the hill at 60 with no change for altitude. A third more than Rons figures. If his 40 mph figure is a third low also......Hence why he is losing ground.
The figures we are giving out are not cut in stone, then can vary based on a number of items. Like one not talked about yet, did the OP have say a 20 mph head wind which would require more hp.
Marty
