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nataku · 02-07-2014, 02:45 PM

I was fine around 250whp til I had an overboosting issue and experienced something closer to 350whp... Just shy of 300whp is a nice spot to be, but more important is peak torque and where you get it. I only make ~290whp but I make ~250ftlb of torque.

Horsepower seems to only be an important metric on the dyno. When you want to know how it will feel to drive the car you need to be looking at torque. I would say 250ftlb of torque is a good spot to reach.

02-07-2014, 02:45 PM	#94
nataku Negative Mass Join Date: May 2012 Drives: Orange Metallic AVO Turbo GT86 6MT Location: Arlington VA Posts: 702 Thanks: 272 Thanked 346 Times in 201 Posts Mentioned: 56 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I was fine around 250whp til I had an overboosting issue and experienced something closer to 350whp... Just shy of 300whp is a nice spot to be, but more important is peak torque and where you get it. I only make ~290whp but I make ~250ftlb of torque. Horsepower seems to only be an important metric on the dyno. When you want to know how it will feel to drive the car you need to be looking at torque. I would say 250ftlb of torque is a good spot to reach. __________________ Build thread for my Lovely Lady.