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Originally Posted by Asterisked Accolade
250hp @ 2,600lbs is 10.4. That doesn't seem crazy ambitious to me. My preferred goal would be 275hp @ 2,550lbs for 9.3.
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well lets take your goal... to me...we can search for that extra 50hp..and think thats pretty easy 250hp is doable..
but in reality, im looking at finding 90whp to get to the 250hp goal. getting almost 100hp (90whp) additional out of a 2.0 4cylinder in the past has been pretty ambitious..and even required some engine builders to compromise streetability for performance.
then we have the chassis. Now this car is not exactly heavy. Sure we think 2800lbs is nothing new and its considered light for most modern production cars, my rx7 was 2700lbs and I felt it wasn't as nimble as the FRS around corners. If you take 200-300lbs off the Zx6 chassis, we really start to sacrifice that level of comfort we associate with a well balanced factory sports car. Taking off rear seats + factory seats, sound deadening, removing metal from the chassis, lighter wheels, etc,, by the time we reach 200-300lbs..you might as well strip the car down bare because its no longer that comfortable for street application...
At this point you look at all the stuff you have done...you have a monster...all that work and effort. only to catch up to a modded 350z in performance (in terms of numbers)...while the 350z might even still be more comfortable to drive.