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How much horsepower is too much?, for a road car.... |
tadink |
Apr 19 2013, 05:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 28-December 09 From: Napa Member No.: 11,181 Region Association: Northern California |
Hey all -
I've been looking at options for increased HP and have run across some crazy stuff, and that got me thinking about "how much is too much"? This would be an occasional track car, AX often, mostly street, preferably reliable. I've seen recently, in no particular order: 3.2L pretty stock, 3.3L race prepped turbo, 2.7 or 2.8 race prepped, v-8 twin turbo (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) , and other various mixes of suby-turbo, McMark's turbo 1.7L project, etc etc. so, for you high HP guys out there - when does the car get just too silly to be practical on the street? 300bhp? 400bhp? 600bhp? 900bhp? and what makes it not so enjoyable to drive around 'normally'? One guy described his 2.7 race engine as just too high strung for the street - - - so that means that you have to get into higher revs to get the power from the cam? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) edumacate me pls...... td |
johannes |
Apr 22 2013, 05:36 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
The 914 is a very light car compared to modern panzers...
Power to weight ratio is what will give you the best information about the performance compared to modern cars... When your 914 has: 190 + hp you are in Boxster Territory 225 + hp you are in Boxster S Territory 230 + hp You are in 911 Carrera Territory 260 + hp You are in 911 S Carrera Territory 300 + hp You are in GT3 territory ... Scary ! better update brakes, suspension ... |
gothspeed |
Apr 22 2013, 10:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,539 Joined: 3-February 09 From: SoCal Member No.: 10,019 Region Association: None |
The 914 is a very light car compared to modern panzers... Power to weight ratio is what will give you the best information about the performance compared to modern cars... When your 914 has: 190 + hp you are in Boxster Territory 225 + hp you are in Boxster S Territory 230 + hp You are in 911 Carrera Territory 260 + hp You are in 911 S Carrera Territory 300 + hp You are in GT3 territory ... Scary ! better update brakes, suspension ... Good Post johannes! It is also worthwhile to note, that every single one of those cars listed in Johannes list, has better suspension, chassis ... and .... brakes that are at least TWICE as good as on most 914s .... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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