Since you asked for the ultimate car with no mention of driver skill, it's gotta be a minimum of 600 hp, probably more, and that assumes a very well set up car.
And that is probably not gonna get it done on a longer track setup (road course) or possibly even one of the longer road-course style autoX courses that pop up.
If you pinned me to a # I'd say 700.
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Thank's for the good info. What are sub frame conector's and what are they used for.We haven't used them before.The only time I will be driving the car is on and off the trailer.I think my son Kevin will see most of the seat time since he is the one with the SCCA GT1 license.
I knew that hp question was odd coming from you Dont you have better things to do aside from stirring the pot
Not trying to stir the pot.Just started working on the next project that will come after the 72 camaro.Started designing the suspension for that car.So I need to plan on how much HP we will be needing.Kevin and I are wanting to build a real nice car that will run close to the front runner's at these event's.
Not trying to stir the pot.Just started working on the next project that will come after the 72 camaro.Started designing the suspension for that car.So I need to plan on how much HP we will be needing.Kevin and I are wanting to build a real nice car that will run close to the front runner's at these event's.
Woops, my bad What year car? Real nice PT or race car? You've installed subframe connectors before right? Subframe connectors will take some of the flex out of the body.
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Woops, my bad What year car? Real nice PT or race car? You've installed subframe connectors before right? Subframe connectors will take some of the flex out of the body.
It should be a real nice (PT/racecar.)I do know what sub frame conector's are.I have seen photo's of them being installed on DSE's web site.There coverage is great.
It should be a real nice (PT/racecar.)I do know what sub frame conector's are.I have seen photo's of them being installed on DSE's web site.There coverage is great.
DSE makes a great set of subframe connectors. I really like the straight through design. I bet this next car is going to be very cool. When you going to spill the beans?
The Porsche 917-30, whose 1100 horsepower, the SCCA bitched, was killing In the Can-Am series. Donohue disagreed. “We’re far from having too much horsepower,” he asserted. “My definition of too much horsepower is when all four wheels are spinning in every gear.”
If you can control it is not too much HP. I would say there is a point of diminishing returns. The new blower engines are like big DC electric motors. Torque on demand. I have driven big twin turbo engine on tracks and the turbo lag can be tricky. I really like the power delivery of my blown 427. It is very linear and tractable.
I modeled another 100 HP in my car and was only worth 0.3 of a second at Spring Mountain Ranch due to the size of the track.
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What year car? Real nice PT or race car? You've installed subframe connectors before right? Subframe connectors will take some of the flex out of the body.
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