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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, 07:31 AM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 8-January 05 From: Alberta, Canada Member No.: 599 |
Over 600 to the wheels.
On a softer compound street tire (295/35/18) there is very little traction, it's actually blown the tires off going through the traps at our local quarter mile track at 130+ mph. That was eye opening (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) . Nitto r2s (305/35/18) are much better from a roll but still let go pretty easy under 65mph. I'm looking at the racelogic traction control setup and/or the UETA as I'm going up another 150 or so rwhp. When the car was around 400rwhp it was much nicer to drive, I had more confidence in my ability to put the car exactly where it needed to be. Now it needs alot of respect, it can get you into trouble in a hurry. Small errors in judgement become large, life threatening errors very quickly indeed. This post has been edited by NTM: Jan 4 2006, 07:32 AM |
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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 Eugenio_SS QUOTE (lt99ls1 @ Jan 3 2006, 15:00)My car mak... Jan 4 2006, 06:46 AM
77chevy Thanks for the replies . Some good reading.
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