How much is too much?

[GBodyGMachine]

Originally Posted by Roger Poirier

Haggerty Insurance triples once you go past 500 HP. Thats why I stayed at 475.

R.P.

How do they know how much HP you have?

Jeff

[Roger Poirier]

You have to tell them if you want to have insurance. They ask what engine, specs, etc. Insurance companys are not dumb like they use to be. They know all about pro-touring, pro street cars. They even have a handle on old cars using turbos, superchargers etc. They were selling insurance at the Detroit Autorama 2006 event.

R.P.

[GBodyGMachine]

interesting
J

[markss28]

550hp is good on the street, plus if you tune your whole car right IE suspension, engine, tranny, gears. You should be able to run in the low 11s maybe 10s if the car is light enough. And you can still drive it on the street without worry of blowing things every 6 months.

Plus 550 is where my tranny is rated to handle.

[Damn True]

1500hp? Are you serious?

The most dialed production car in US auto history has 505hp and would easilly be more car than most could handle anywhere near it's limit.

Putting three times the power in a chassis that is 1/2 as capable seems rather absurd to me.

You are talking 3x the power of an Audi R8.

http://www.mulsannescorner.com/audir8-01.html
Is your suspension as good? Do you have the aero package to keep the thing on the ground? Do you have the skill that Tom Kristensen does?

Like Steve-o said, if you can't put it to the ground, if you can't keep from blowing parts out the back (ala the old AAMCO commercial) and if you can't come close to being able to control 1/3 of that whats the point other than to say, "It's got 1500hp."

Honestly I can't imagine a street tire and any suspension that you'd run on the street packaged in a 35-40 year old car is capable of handling more than about 500-600 (Not taking into account the nut behind the wheel.) unless you are just going to putt around town under 4000rpm.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by Damn True

Like Steve-o said, if you can't put it to the ground, if you can't keep from blowing parts out the back (ala the old AAMCO commercial) and if you can't come close to being able to control 1/3 of that whats the point other than to say, "It's got 1500hp."

I think that's just it. After a certian point, it's just for braggin rights. Let's face it, cars with 1000+hp run 7's, or there about.

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by GBodyGMachine

How do they know how much HP you have?

Jeff

I would imagine you could tell them whatever you want. If you have a 540 with 800 hp, you could tell them it's a 396 with some heads, and makes 450 hp.

Now if you have a supercharger or turbo, that's probably a different story.

[Smack_talker]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

I would imagine you could tell them whatever you want. If you have a 540 with 800 hp, you could tell them it's a 396 with some heads, and makes 450 hp.

Now if you have a supercharger or turbo, that's probably a different story.

What if you told them it was a street car and you have never had it on a dyno?? Just under estimate it like all the factories did in the 60's-70's

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by Smack_talker

What if you told them it was a street car and you have never had it on a dyno?? Just under estimate it like all the factories did in the 60's-70's

That'd work, .

Or if you have a 800hp engine, just put a restrictor plate on it, get it down to 400hp, then you wouldn't even be fibbing, .

[Derek69SS]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

I would imagine you could tell them whatever you want. If you have a 540 with 800 hp, you could tell them it's a 396 with some heads, and makes 450 hp.

Then when your car gets stolen, stripped, and recovered, your insurance pays you for the 450hp 396 that went missing, rather than the 800hp 540 they really owe you.