Here are the facts as I see them. My cobra has run 11.19 on slicks. Weight 2370# with me in it. Its a 289 and on the dyno the week before I ran this it was 355 h.p. at the rear wheels so figure arond 420 h.p. at the flywheel. Everyone talks these huge horsepower #'s 500/600/700. What do they really have? or better yet what do they really ....................need? Not as much as the "benchracers" say. If your car with you in it weighs say 2700# and you want to run mid 11's at say 118 mph you would need a "real" 345 h.p to the rear wheels.[410 at flywheel] The trick is in getting it to hook up and go. Seems like everyone wants all these torque monsters in these light cars. Why? I suppose it makes for a good smokeshow but it dosen't always translate into a fast car, just the allusion of one. Hope this helps answer your question. What was it anyway?
Brian