How to tell if your car needs more HP

[DarkPira7e]

I've always answered this question for myself easily - am I tired of the car's acceleration? If yes, raise the boost.

[GrantedTaken]

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

I've always answered this question for myself easily - am I tired of the car's acceleration? If yes, raise the boost.

That means you got the wrong car
You need muscle V8 for stoplight racer

[spike021]

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken

1) Go to track with your unmodded car

2) Use stopwatch and record a few lap times.

3) Have an instructor do a lap.

4) If your time is equal or faster, then add HP
Otherwise, your car doesn’t need horsepower.
It needs the driver mod.

Instead, this is the reality

Haha this happened to me. Not that I want to go FI anyway but my instructor was in his 60s/70s and took me out in his stock 2017 BRZ with performance package just like mine and tore it all up. Even passed a Porsche in the advanced group with it. So yeah. I got a ways to go lol.

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken

That means you got the wrong car
You need muscle V8 for stoplight racer

This is a gross over-generalization. A car can be modified to suit many purposes. Should anyone who wants to improve handling buy a Porsche or buy a Lotus Elise? Adding power does not mean someone is a "stoplight racer" and should buy into a different platform.

I understand the point you're making, but come on

[Brink]

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken

Shouldn't there be an arrow going from move back home back to do you have any money? Would also need a layer asking if you live at home in there somewhere, but I guess this is a simplified version.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by spike021

Haha this happened to me. Not that I want to go FI anyway but my instructor was in his 60s/70s and took me out in his stock 2017 BRZ with performance package just like mine and tore it all up. Even passed a Porsche in the advanced group with it. So yeah. I got a ways to go lol.

I bet he made it look easy too.

[ls1ac]

A famous racer once said "you know when you have enough hp when you can leave two black lines from the exit of the corner to the next braking zone".

[TommyW]

Unless you have a Hellcat, ZR1, etc, someone will always have more power than you.

Is my car powerful enough for the intended purpose? No? you need more power. Yes? then you don't need more power.

[JIM THEO]

Tittle needs correction:
"How to tell if you need more HP"

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ls1ac

A famous racer once said "you know when you have enough hp when you can leave two black lines from the exit of the corner to the next braking zone".

[Dr. BRZ]

Or race another twin on a straight way and if you lose, you need more powa!

[GrantedTaken]

Originally Posted by Brink

Shouldn't there be an arrow going from move back home back to do you have any money? Would also need a layer asking if you live at home in there somewhere, but I guess this is a simplified version.

[ZDan]

Originally Posted by ls1ac

A famous racer once said "you know when you have enough hp when you can leave two black lines from the exit of the corner to the next braking zone".

Mark Donohue

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by ZDan

Mark Donohue

He had a pretty good talk show too.