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 Jan 3 2006, 03:44 PM
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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 |
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Jan 4 2006, 06:46 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
QUOTE (lt99ls1 @ Jan 3 2006, 15:00) My car makes a little over 500 at the rear tires. I find myself using part throttle alot on some local mountain roads unless I am on V700's or Hoosiers. I run 315/35/17's on the rear for daily driving and the car will blow them off at anything less than 85 mph under full throttle while banging gears. I had a 337 Golf give me a wake up call about three months ago. The guy stayed right on my tail the first half of the mountain because of my heavy foot and spinning tires.I quickly adjusted my lead foot and was able to run off from him. The car is a different beast with some sticky tires on it.Feels like being strapped to a train. I'm in the same boat... a little over 500 rwhp, and I would say that it's pretty much border line for those that consider driving it on the street. It's fun to have that extra hoomph, but controls are more sensitive too. Also, I would never get that much power before I would get bigger brakes, suspension setup, chassis stiffning (rollbar/cage) and rear-end. |
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77chevy how much hp Jan 3 2006, 03:44 PM
Chris 96 WS6 Interested to see how the regulars reply to this b... Jan 3 2006, 03:51 PM John_D. My target number is 650 but it won't be stock ... Jan 3 2006, 04:54 PM AllZWay I for one would like as much HP as I could have an... Jan 3 2006, 05:18 PM 35th_Anniversary_AS_Camaro_SS more hp = need BIGGER BRAKES
obviously hp doesn... Jan 3 2006, 05:44 PM sgarnett Big horsepower that's all or nothing would be... Jan 3 2006, 06:05 PM robz71lm7 QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jan 3 2006, 14:05)Getting p... Jan 3 2006, 06:49 PM Dave Jones I've always liked the way Mark Donahue put it,... Jan 3 2006, 07:08 PM lt99ls1 My car makes a little over 500 at the rear tires. ... Jan 3 2006, 08:00 PM Unbalanced Engineering I'd say its a non-issue with proper suspension... Jan 3 2006, 08:37 PM sgarnett QUOTE (robz71lm7 @ Jan 3 2006, 13:49)Perhaps ... Jan 3 2006, 11:26 PM NTM Over 600 to the wheels.
On a softer compound stree... Jan 4 2006, 07:31 AM
77chevy Thanks for the replies . Some good reading.
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