How much power do you want/need?
11-15-2017, 10:22 AM
#21
Oh yeah it’s never enough but there is a point where to me anything over 800ish rwhp just isn’t useable or fun on the street anymore. I don’t track it much so I’m not looking for 1000+. 800 in my opinion is the sweet spot where it can still be daily’d and have a lot of fun with on the street.
11-15-2017, 10:33 AM
#22
Team Owner
RWD street car ~700rwhp and call it a day.
If you are spinning ~450rwhp on a stock 505SAE car, just means you have poor tires, old tires, or a combo of both. A good set of tires will hook 550+ with ease, and more performance oriented tires have no issue with 700-750 which is a good place to stop, because past that it becomes a pedal fest.
If car was AWD then 1100-1300awhp is a good place to be.
If you are spinning ~450rwhp on a stock 505SAE car, just means you have poor tires, old tires, or a combo of both. A good set of tires will hook 550+ with ease, and more performance oriented tires have no issue with 700-750 which is a good place to stop, because past that it becomes a pedal fest.
If car was AWD then 1100-1300awhp is a good place to be.
11-15-2017, 10:52 PM
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Too much is never enough.
11-16-2017, 06:41 AM
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557/540 is perfect for the street. I've 500 rwtq at the tires by 3600 rpms and it's a blast! There's plenty here that have more top end HP but their mid-range torque sucks, great for 1/4 mile but not near as usable on the street.
11-18-2017, 07:57 AM
#27
Drifting
Seriously, my car has 505 horsepower, and it spins the tires in first and second if I floor it (at least in cool weather; I haven't driven it with the temperature below freezing yet). If I push it hard in third, I'm going so fast that I risk jail time.
Do you feel like you need 755 horsepower, like in the new ZR1? I just wonder what I would do with it.
Sure, I know that more is always better, but I'm being serious here. How much horsepower is really useful?
Do you feel like you need 755 horsepower, like in the new ZR1? I just wonder what I would do with it.
Sure, I know that more is always better, but I'm being serious here. How much horsepower is really useful?
11-20-2017, 11:35 AM
#28
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Thread Starter
RWD street car ~700rwhp and call it a day.
If you are spinning ~450rwhp on a stock 505SAE car, just means you have poor tires, old tires, or a combo of both. A good set of tires will hook 550+ with ease, and more performance oriented tires have no issue with 700-750 which is a good place to stop, because past that it becomes a pedal fest.
If car was AWD then 1100-1300awhp is a good place to be.
If you are spinning ~450rwhp on a stock 505SAE car, just means you have poor tires, old tires, or a combo of both. A good set of tires will hook 550+ with ease, and more performance oriented tires have no issue with 700-750 which is a good place to stop, because past that it becomes a pedal fest.
If car was AWD then 1100-1300awhp is a good place to be.
11-21-2017, 01:45 PM
#30
Instructor
505HP. looks great, sounds great, that punch of acceleration feels great, but only lasts a few seconds and I'm breaking the speed limit in first gear. I'm in the city, so there's almost never a chance to open it up without other cars in my way. And plenty of cops and radar cameras. I would like more power anyway, but all I get out of it is the bragging rights, so its not logical.
11-23-2017, 05:24 AM
#31
Instructor
Excellent thread! We all love high RWHP numbers and for me the build is the thrill once its complete the high is gone!
And everyone likes power until the blue lights start flashing in the rearview mirror!
And everyone likes power until the blue lights start flashing in the rearview mirror!
11-23-2017, 07:39 AM
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11-23-2017, 09:35 AM
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505HP. looks great, sounds great, that punch of acceleration feels great, but only lasts a few seconds and I'm breaking the speed limit in first gear. I'm in the city, so there's almost never a chance to open it up without other cars in my way. And plenty of cops and radar cameras. I would like more power anyway, but all I get out of it is the bragging rights, so its not logical.
For purely street driving, I think 650 at the crank is about the limit of where you can have A lot fun.
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11-23-2017, 08:11 PM
#35
Instructor
Seriously, my car has 505 horsepower, and it spins the tires in first and second if I floor it (at least in cool weather; I haven't driven it with the temperature below freezing yet). If I push it hard in third, I'm going so fast that I risk jail time.
Do you feel like you need 755 horsepower, like in the new ZR1? I just wonder what I would do with it.
Sure, I know that more is always better, but I'm being serious here. How much horsepower is really useful?
Do you feel like you need 755 horsepower, like in the new ZR1? I just wonder what I would do with it.
Sure, I know that more is always better, but I'm being serious here. How much horsepower is really useful?
11-23-2017, 08:55 PM
#36
Melting Slicks
YES!!
In my dream I have a car that makes the kind of power the old Sunoco 917/30 made. I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 whp on a road course is going to be more than I can handle. That's what I want.
In my dream I have a car that makes the kind of power the old Sunoco 917/30 made. I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500 whp on a road course is going to be more than I can handle. That's what I want.
Last edited by Racingswh; 11-23-2017 at 08:58 PM.
11-27-2017, 01:56 PM
#38
Intermediate
I was super happy with 615 whp on the street... and then I started doing 1/2 mile events. Now I'm at 710 whp and it feels just right 
Always want more though of course.
Always want more though of course.