what is alot of horse power to you ?
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Who cares about hp.... put the power you got to the ground. So many high hp cars always have big #'s but can't put it to the pavement.
With that said my ultimate rwhp goal is low. 600rwhp and a sub 3000lb car will be fine with me. -Mark
With that said my ultimate rwhp goal is low. 600rwhp and a sub 3000lb car will be fine with me. -Mark
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It's easy to overlook TQ when you're discussing what is and is not powerful. Having 500HP and 460FT.LBS is alot different than trying to control a car with 500HP and 750FT.LBS.
I don't think that most people have ever really felt that kind of chest compressing TQ in a street car, and would realize how hard it is to handle a car like that if they ever had the chance.
I don't think that most people have ever really felt that kind of chest compressing TQ in a street car, and would realize how hard it is to handle a car like that if they ever had the chance.
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i don't understand. my car has over 700rwtq and i don't have any problems driving her 60 miles to work. i get a lil nervous on wet roads, but i have done it and it is totally do-able if driven properly.
to me, just about any amount of power/torque is streetable as long as the car itself runs and drives like a street car and the driver has a small amount of self-control.
it's not so much about the power as it is about the driver controlling the power.
to me, just about any amount of power/torque is streetable as long as the car itself runs and drives like a street car and the driver has a small amount of self-control.
it's not so much about the power as it is about the driver controlling the power.
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i don't understand. my car has over 700rwtq and i don't have any problems driving her 60 miles to work. i get a lil nervous on wet roads, but i have done it and it is totally do-able if driven properly.
to me, just about any amount of power/torque is streetable as long as the car itself runs and drives like a street car and the driver has a small amount of self-control.
it's not so much about the power as it is about the driver controlling the power.
to me, just about any amount of power/torque is streetable as long as the car itself runs and drives like a street car and the driver has a small amount of self-control.
it's not so much about the power as it is about the driver controlling the power.
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im knocking on 700 and my car was a street car before i bought it. I was registered , insured with plates and all. hell the guy drove it across queens to meet me when i came down with the trailer. To me its ok. Since its in a heavy car and has shit for gear (3.70) its not real impressive. Now if you took my drivetrain and put it in a foxbody with 4.56s it would be an evil monster so power is all relative to how its used and what its used in.
I would say 1000 hp and up is making monster power.
600+ is definatly no slouch.
450-500 in a true street car that drives all over hell and back is a killer
400-425 is very stout and respectable for a street car
I would say 1000 hp and up is making monster power.
600+ is definatly no slouch.
450-500 in a true street car that drives all over hell and back is a killer
400-425 is very stout and respectable for a street car
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