I personally don't get real excited over peak HP numbers. I look at torque. Torque is the usable portion of the spectrum for 95% of most people on here, because most people on here aren't racing their cars, and having to wind their engines up to 7K. For me there's nothing more exciting than riding in a car, or driving one for that matter, that produces ridiculous torque numbers (down low in the powerband) and being able to lug the car around, and when you want to go, you don't have to downshift into 3rd and wind it up to pass someone, or make it up the mountain. That's what makes a good street car fun to drive. You should have plenty of fun with those numbers you mentioned, and pontiacs were always known to be torque monsters anyway. I've got 500 horses and 500ish torque, and that will be plenty for my street car. Now if I were 25 years old, I'd refuse to believe what I've just written, because more is better, right?
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