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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 |
a914622 |
Apr 22 2013, 10:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 12-August 10 From: northwest Member No.: 12,048 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Well I will pipe in. Its not the hp its the tork baby. I have a SB chevy 302 with injection and one coil per plug, alum heads ported and polished, long runner headers. I set the computer to turn off spark and fuel a 6500. It revs like an electric motor from 1500-6000. I built the same motor for a life long chevy guy and after his first launch he PUSHED his nova back in the garage and said I will never drive that car again, and he didnt.
And yes it is to much for the street!! Even with 993 brakes there just isnt enough tire to go or stop..I shifted 3 to 4 at 70 and i could boil the tires with the right foot. So im stuffing the svx engine in hoping for a good 250 with good usable power. I would think one of the modern subys with the VVT system and a huge torque curve would be perfect for the 914 chase? What did they win Lamons with 210 hp? jcl |
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