answersLogoWhite

0

It depends what the object is a car with 30hp would basically go nowhere, however a go kart with 30hp would go very fast. It all depends on weight, lb-ft per second, and %resistance. A formula to calculate your top speed would be lb-ft per sec/(weight of vehicle with driver x %resistance). so if your engine is 30 hp you have 16500 ft-lbs per second (just Google the conversion) the average go kart with driver weighs 350lbs and lets say you can get your resistance down to 25% (which is very good for a kart). You would do 16500/(350x25%(.25)) then you get 16500/87.5. that would = 188 so your top speed would be a max of 188 mph (but you would have to gear it so your acceleration is aweful) realistically a 30 hp gokart can hit like 95 on a long strait hope this was helpful (im 15 btw im very knowledgable :) )

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?