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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 |
Andyrew |
Apr 23 2013, 10:07 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
What color was it, anything you can describe about it? Its very possible some of us might know of the car.
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tadink |
Apr 24 2013, 04:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 28-December 09 From: Napa Member No.: 11,181 Region Association: Northern California |
What color was it, anything you can describe about it? Its very possible some of us might know of the car. It has been kicking around the Bay Area for awhile - white with a fg 'fiero kit' installed years ago. the guy has been building it since the 80's, has a 'miami vice' look about it. The break-up value exceeds what he is asking for it - on CL for $12k. The pantera transaxel is probably worth $6k, and he's got Fox coilover suspension on all 4 corners. the turbo v8 looks a little cobbled together - think mad scientist. clearly an interesting source for some really nice parts....but the guy is a bit of a nutter, seriously went off on me when I did not buy the car. lol may be an interesting ride - but as I said it needs serious sorting out. damn, I did not think to get the vin number for the db....ratz. td |
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