5 Reasons You Shouldn't Care About Horsepower (As Much)
 

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Naah this car needs power.

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Definitely... more power and torque. Need like an FA20GZE or something...

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Interesting points - :thumbsup:


humfrz

small **** energy

Yeah no, I’d like a bump in power

We can tell ourselves all we want, but there’s no denying the fact that more power would bring you a bigger smile. But hey, I’m all about lying to myself to keep me happy ;)

Stripping my interior brought me a bigger smile. Being able to get over 40 mpg on longer trips brings me a bigger smile. Figuring out what is the lightest exhaust I can buy and mounting it will give me a bigger smile. Only thing I'd wish for is a higher red line. Like 9k.

Not the lightest but the lightest without excessive noise 10.85lbs!


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I generally dislike Engineering Explained. I guess his videos are better as an introduction to the concepts. A lot of his simplifications and slightly (but sometimes outright) wrong answers bother me.

I generally agree with this video though about light weight and usable power. My first car only had about 115hp at the crank when it was brand new. I got it used and when it was nearly 10 years old I slapped a ported and gasket-matched intake manifold on it. It only gave me about 2-3 additional peak hp at the wheels, but 25 hp more around 3k rpm. That's huge!

I didn't buy this car for power, acceleration, or top speed. I have a car that does 175mph, my DD has a 400hp V8, and my truck makes over 1000ft/lbs of torque to the wheels.

I bought this car purely for its handling and feel.

You know what brings a smile to my face is sustaining 1.4g+ in a corner, pissing off a 600hp awd Audi because they can't catch me, getting point bys from Mustangs with 3x my power, ripping over the curbing at 100mph at the bus stop at the Glen, people coming up to you after a session saying man you were flying, power sliding up-hill through a corner in a time trial, and all this on a stock car with a factory warranty.

Let's face it guys... Not one road car is build for multiple purposes. Try to build a car that do everything and you'll end up with just another stuffed "sporty" SUV...

Says kiddie who has no clue how to drive.
Pay for a track day. Pay for a clue

How are you getting point by from a mustang? You catch up on the turn but you can't pass in the turn, so at the straight, he leaves you behind again. Little car passes going into the turn with later braking and carrying more speed. Are you racing or doing DE?