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Old 03-08-2010, 11:46 PM   #5 (permalink)
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on average, for a street-type mid-class vehicle, each 100lbs is approx .1 in the 1/4 mile, which (I believe) is equivalent to something like 10HP less that is needed to perform the same work.

keep in mind, that this is only under full-on acceleration.
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