Why not 300+ hp?

[Ryephile]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

....so an FT weighing less making 300-350whp DDyno is a quick mover.

For sure! 350wHP with only 2700 pounds would be incredible. Assuming about 400HP at the crank, that would be nipping at the heels of the C6 Z06 in terms of power-to-weight, and right on par with the forthcoming Camaro ZL1.

I'm sure the aftermarket community will be ferociously working on boosting whatever version of the FB engine ends up in the car, but you can't honestly expect a 400HP version to come from the factory and still have a warranty. 200HP/L is still rare air and no mass production engine to my knowledge has ever touched it. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is close, with 172HP/L, but it's also a quarter million dollars and not exactly mass production.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

For sure! 350wHP with only 2700 pounds would be incredible. Assuming about 400HP at the crank, that would be nipping at the heels of the C6 Z06 in terms of power-to-weight, and right on par with the forthcoming Camaro ZL1.

I'm sure the aftermarket community will be ferociously working on boosting whatever version of the FB engine ends up in the car, but you can't honestly expect a 400HP version to come from the factory and still have a warranty. 200HP/L is still rare air and no mass production engine to my knowledge has ever touched it. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is close, with 172HP/L, but it's also a quarter million dollars and not exactly mass production.

No, he's after market boosting it from the day one he buys it. He don't care for warranty stuff

[Ryephile]

Yea I figured the picture in his signature was a giveaway.

[Dragonitti]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

For sure! 350wHP with only 2700 pounds would be incredible. Assuming about 400HP at the crank, that would be nipping at the heels of the C6 Z06 in terms of power-to-weight, and right on par with the forthcoming Camaro ZL1.

I'm sure the aftermarket community will be ferociously working on boosting whatever version of the FB engine ends up in the car, but you can't honestly expect a 400HP version to come from the factory and still have a warranty. 200HP/L is still rare air and no mass production engine to my knowledge has ever touched it. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS is close, with 172HP/L, but it's also a quarter million dollars and not exactly mass production.

My current car is 2550lbs and will be around 350whp Dyno Dynamics (about 370whp Dynojet numbers). That is until I get the block built and push 450-500whp.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

No, he's after market boosting it from the day one he buys it. He don't care for warranty stuff

Amen to that...

[Ryephile]

Those are some impressive numbers. I'm more impressed that you've dropped 400 pounds out of your tC. Your car has been on scales to verify that?

[Aki]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

My current car is 2550lbs and will be around 350whp Dyno Dynamics (about 370whp Dynojet numbers). That is until I get the block built and push 450-500whp.

Taking 355 lbs off is quite a lot--what you'd do to achieve that? Fixed bucket seats, gutted interior, CF hood/trunk would lop off maybe 100-150 lbs. No AC either I take it.

[Allch Chcar]

He gutted it, it's a race car . Carbon fiber ha!

Originally Posted by Ryephile

You realize there is no noteworthy difference between those two units, right?

Yes there is, it's called "clarity."
HP can be understood as either BHP or WHP, and it's very easy to get them confused even though they are related albeit different numbers.

[Dragonitti]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

Those are some impressive numbers. I'm more impressed that you've dropped 400 pounds out of your tC. Your car has been on scales to verify that?

Scale verified

Originally Posted by Aki

Taking 355 lbs off is quite a lot--what you'd do to achieve that? Fixed bucket seats, gutted interior, CF hood/trunk would lop off maybe 100-150 lbs. No AC either I take it.

Still retains A/C (still very much a street legal car, and wifey drives it to work on occasion). Yeah fixed bucket seats (recently sold them though so I can put money into my new turbo setup), gutted interior, carbon hood, carbon fenders.


Weight savings still to be had
-Still have to replace the roof with carbon (another 40lbs shaved)
-Still have a stock trunk, looking to replace with a carbon hatch
-Doors are stock, looking to replace with carbon doors.

Weight will get added back in of course when I cage it and go widebody as well. The fenders won't be carbon anymore so it might add a few lbs back in. I'll weigh it again once all said and done.

Originally Posted by Allch Chcar

He gutted it, it's a race car . Carbon fiber ha!

True that, you can look at it that way since I do race it on a monthly basis during the season (grassroots and professional). I like to ride the line of being a street car and race car. When it's no longer "streetable" then it will be a full on race car (i.e. fully caged, to stiff of suspension for pot holes in the road, to low for drive through entrances...etc).

[Mr.Jay]

^ toyota should sign you

A scion thats actually a scion and has impressive stats

[Dragonitti]

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

^ toyota should sign you

A scion thats actually a scion and has impressive stats

Wishful thinking All the ones Scion support are pro teams with killer tCs, but of course they have 100k+ budgets. I have some success with shops though.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by Dragonitti

Wishful thinking All the ones Scion support are pro teams with killer tCs, but of course they have 100k+ budgets. I have some success with shops though.

Is yours still FWD or did you convert it to RWD?

[blur]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Is yours still FWD or did you convert it to RWD?

Lol. He aint driftin it bro.

[OldSkoolToys]

Shame too...if the tC came RWD instead of FWD, I'd already own one.....and then have slapped a 20v 4A-GE blacktop in there.

Agh, there I go again!

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by blur

Lol. He aint driftin it bro.

Bro/dude, I never said he drifted it. But he said his goal was to hit 450-500whp after he rebuilds his block. Hell if I was putting that much money into a TC I would convert it to RWD.