How much potential does your car have?
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
heres another question i've been having how come you can put down 500hp in one car ( ex: Z06) and it seems like there are alot less issues with traction as oppose to if i was putting down 500hp in a mustang id have tons more issues with traction? Is it just a suspension issue? Car design?
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
I have a '79 MG-B, of course it has its disadvantages compared to the Z06. Mostly aerodynamics at higher speed and traction. However it does have the advantage at weighing in at only ~2100lbs, thats with ac/heat/full interior/and the top on.. I would like to think that eventually with a turbo rover(cheap) or fully built n/a rover(expensive) it could easily take a z06, but of course that would be with a decent driver and alot of changes to help the frame take that power.
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
What I am saying is, you can change the aero, the suspension, the wheels/tires, etc, etc, etc. That alters potential greatly.
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
True so like I said above I guess when trying to figure out just how far you can go with your car you have to take into account the design of the car. Although i'm sure there must be some cars out there that were designed for much less performance but by sheer dumb luck they are capable for much more.
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
another couple hundred in tuning will get me over 400whp in my SOHC civic.... mid-low 11s....
(this after about 10k in mods over the last 4 years)
(this after about 10k in mods over the last 4 years)
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
But that doesn't really have to do with the cars potential. That is a different question I guess. "What is the limit your car can do using it's FACTORY configuration?"
What I am saying is, you can change the aero, the suspension, the wheels/tires, etc, etc, etc. That alters potential greatly.
What I am saying is, you can change the aero, the suspension, the wheels/tires, etc, etc, etc. That alters potential greatly.
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
02 lexus gs300 with na-2jz with vvt-i ......2.5mm headgasket/800 to 1000cc injectors/ARP headstuds/turbo kit/fuel management easy 400hp to 700hp ....to bad auto tranny will not hold anything over 400hp....it could keep up with z06 ....hmm maybe
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Re: How much potential does your car have?
Well i guess you could see it as a different question but it is closely tied in with the original. My orginal question is what is the potential of your car? It could mean factory or as far modified as a tubular chassis. I guess the real question is when does the car stop being that car and turns into a straight up race car you know? I dont consider the race car versions of factory cars to "really" be those cars. I mean think about it the NHRA have fiberglass rearwheel drive version of the Toyota Solaris running 7 secs in the 1/4. Do you consider that car to really be a toyota solaris anymore?
I wasn't even thinking about "race" cars when I started typing, just assumed this convo would disregard that and kind of stick to "street" cars.
