[02midevil]

Alright with Tbirds Mini and the Sol thread has led me to ask the question (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif) .

How much hp can a 4th gen fbody really handle and still handle (without having to back pedal or get into changing all the susp)?

I know the drag racers go 700+hp and go 9seconds.

But it seems that 700+hp would be a little hassle to control in autoX and road racing with a near stock chassis (even with the GC setup).



I know its an open ended question because of use of throttle and even more open ended when compared to a small tight low speed autoX verses an open road race.

This post has been edited by 77chevy: Jan 3 2006, 04:27 PM

[sgarnett]

Big horsepower that's all or nothing would be a problem. There's a local guy with a C4 who is in exactly that situation. He has a very aggressive cam, and the throttle is basically a light switch. It seems to be a bear to control.

As long as you can modulate the throttle, the next question is going to be how much power you can get to the ground coming out of a turn (how much can you USE?). The original question did specify no suspension changes for the extra power, but didn't specify the starting point for the suspension before the power was increased (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Getting power down out of a turn (and from a straight launch) is something the UE decoupled torque arm does extremely well. And yes, I've compared the very same wheel and tire set on two different cars on the same site (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

This post has been edited by sgarnett: Jan 3 2006, 06:07 PM