The true "power" formula was actually discovered to be a deriviative of
Einstien's energy formula, it's actually fairly simple:
P=AC^2 -or- Power = Area of Sticker x Number of Cylinders (squared)
Thus if you have a V8 with a 9" circular sticker you get:
Area = 9" x 3.1415 (pi) = 28.2735"
8 (cyl) squared is 8x8 or 64
28.2735 x 64 = 1809.504 (fergs of power)
A ferg is a measure of destructive power, kinda like an 'erg' but more
devastating. The definition of a ferg came from my little toy french poodle
"Fergie", and she was difficult to rate in destructive damage, but after all
tests were done, a single "Fergie" was discovered to be somewhere between a
6.8 earthquake and a Class Five Tornado. Such a large energy unit isn't very
useful for smaller scientific measurements so we took 1/100th of a "Fergie"
and called it a 'ferg'. When doing the horsepower conversions (a long,
convoluted equation brought us to this simple conversion; you'll have to trust
me) you basically move the decimal one place to the left. So in our example,
the sticker adds 180.95 HP to your engine. For a six cylinder in this example
it's around 101 HP.
So to answer your question directly, yes, the sticker increases a V6 beyond
an unstickered V8's power given the right circumstances and size proportions.
The problem is that, by the equation, a V6 can never exceed a V8 given the
same sticker size. So, yes, SIZE DOES MATTER! Keep that in mind...
Shaun H.
---original message---
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 20:35:43 -0400
From: "The Man From Utopia" <tmfu@home.com>
Subject: DML: RE: Why the DML sticker adds HP...
> At first I was skeptical of all the claims of the HP doubling
> capabilities of the DML sticker, but when mine came in the mail, I was
> facinated by it's 'draw' power.
Most certainly someone has waaaay too much time on his hands.... But it was
funny as hell!!
One question.... Does this "sticker" make a v6 just as powerful as a v8 (as
in equal)or is it just proportional??
Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd
Rahway NJ
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