Engine swap or not what would be the best amount of hp for the 86?

[DarkSunrise]

OP's question reminds me of a great Mark Donohue quote:

"If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower."

[MokSpeed]

Originally Posted by GhostRai

Gallo 24, only question now is what are you feeling? 40w? 50w?

40w sounds nice.


A couple of SR20s would pull a premium at Race Wars.

[KR-S]

Hey guys, I was planning on adding some nitrous to my FR-S and was wondering if a 100 shot of NOS would blow the welds on my intake? It's factory BTW.

[Justin.b]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

Hey guys, I was planning on adding some nitrous to my FR-S and was wondering if a 100 shot of NOS would blow the welds on my intake? It's factory BTW.

The FR-S uses purple anodized rivets on the intake manifold instead of welds, noob.

I would be very cautious of the Fred Flintstone panel, though. That thing will definitely not stay in place if you're running such a big nitrous shot.

-Justin

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Justin.b

The FR-S uses purple anodized rivets on the intake manifold instead of welds, noob.

I would be very cautious of the Fred Flintstone panel, though. That thing will definitely not stay in place if you're running such a big nitrous shot.

-Justin

Oops, my bad.

One more question: can my factory piston rings handle the shot? I want to save money where I can plus I'm nearly broke to the point I'm wagering my own pink slip to the car.
I'm racing this guy in an RX-7 BTW.

[Justin.b]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

Oops, my bad.

One more question: can my factory piston rings handle the shot? I want to save money where I can plus I'm nearly broke to the point I'm wagering my own pink slip to the car.
I'm racing this guy in an RX-7 BTW.

Just be sure not to granny shift.

Double clutch like you should and it will be fine.

-Justin

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by Justin.b

Just be sure not to granny shift.

Double clutch like you should and it will be fine.

-Justin

Hey, it doesn't matter if I blow up my car in the process as long as I cross the finish line first, regardless of whether it's an inch or by a mile. Winning's winning.

[go_a_way1]

[shellslinger]

The answer is always Miata....with a v8

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by shellslinger

The answer is always Miata....with a v8

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by DVNARC

I'm back. Thanks to those that answered seriously not sure what the big deal is maybe I wasn't clear enough but I think I meant what's the best HP to keep it still a balanced car? Something versatile good on track and straights and I'm just a kid guys learning about cars you expect me to have good threads??

Stick to Hondas, kid.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DVNARC

I'm back. Thanks to those that answered seriously not sure what the big deal is maybe I wasn't clear enough but I think I meant what's the best HP to keep it still a balanced car? Something versatile good on track and straights and I'm just a kid guys learning about cars you expect me to have good threads??

Well Dvn, you got the responses you did because the question has no answer. There are 1,000 things that you can do to the car. Some add power, some don't, some make it better, some don't. There is no magic number no matter what your buddies or Facebook may tell you. There are a lot of guys that come on here that have never even driven the car that start throwing around HP numbers that they want and the car "needs to have". For some strange reason 300hp seems to come up a lot. When pressed very few can answer the question "why 300?" other than that is what they want. The few that do answer the question almost always start their response with "well my buddy that has a WRX/Mustang/Camaro says...".
So, leave the numbers game to bench racers and paper power crowd, hit the track and learn to drive it well as it is. Then when somebody says "underpowered" just look them in the eye and say "prove it at the track". Those guys that have all that power but can't drive worth shit will be left in your dust.

[DVNARC]

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

Good horsepower? I think 1500HP should keep it balanced.

Seriously though, it might be worth driving the car as is with all 200 horses on the track before figuring out how much. Like you, I'm trying to learn as well, but I'm not making silly threads expecting everyone to hand out answers on a silver platter.

My threads arnt silly they are amature. And I don't expect the magic answer it's more of a shot in the dark. Just look for direction if not an answer. I honestly rather ask a silly question than remain in ignorance. Because I just learned that the only way I will know is on track. So it was worth it.

[KR-S]

Originally Posted by DVNARC

My threads arnt silly they are amature. And I don't expect the magic answer it's more of a shot in the dark. Just look for direction if not an answer. I honestly rather ask a silly question than remain in ignorance. Because I just learned that the only way I will know is on track. So it was worth it.

The thing is, your questions have been asked on this forum many times and would have easily been solved if you did some searching. Not only that, but actually, as others have said in this case, there's far too many variables for your question. We aren't you.

You're right that the answer to your question will be on the track. There, you can determine what the car needs improvement on.