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ichitaka05 · 11-30-2015, 01:37 PM

Wow this thread still going? Too lazy to read detail, but Tcoat stated well.

Does it really matter how much power you have? Power is one of equation on this car formula. Other stuff is more important than "power". You can have 600whp FRS and still be well balanced or better balanced car than stock. You can have stock power, but shaved the weight til 2,100lbs. "Feels" like you got more power, but it just have less weight for engine to move.

Bob Hall once stated:
"It's not about power. If you can't go fast with 90 horsepower, 900 ain't gonna help ya. I genuinely feel that."

I gotta agree with him.

BUT if you just want the number game, then sky is the limit... correction, wallet is the limit.

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ichitaka05 Site Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: ichi 86 Project Location: Middle of No where Posts: 21,053 Thanks: 7,730 Thanked 19,281 Times in 8,389 Posts Mentioned: 697 Post(s) Tagged: 28 Thread(s)	Wow this thread still going? Too lazy to read detail, but Tcoat stated well. Does it really matter how much power you have? Power is one of equation on this car formula. Other stuff is more important than "power". You can have 600whp FRS and still be well balanced or better balanced car than stock. You can have stock power, but shaved the weight til 2,100lbs. "Feels" like you got more power, but it just have less weight for engine to move. Bob Hall once stated: "It's not about power. If you can't go fast with 90 horsepower, 900 ain't gonna help ya. I genuinely feel that." I gotta agree with him. BUT if you just want the number game, then sky is the limit... correction, wallet is the limit. __________________ Last edited by ichitaka05; 11-30-2015 at 02:49 PM.