04-06-2011, 05:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Sun City West,,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF2984 MK111, Roush 511 IR FE 8 Stack, Dynoed: [flywheel] 572HP at 6000 , 556# Torque at 4700, Bowler 4R70W Auto Transmision. Tires: Mickey T's S/R 26.0x10.0x15.0 F ,26.0x12.0x15.0 R Color, Bleck, because they told me it was Bleck, at the factory.
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Power is like women
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Originally Posted by xb-60
Just thinking out load here (it's been a quiet night)
How much power is enough? 
I know, I’ve read Mark Donohue’s gem "If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower" enough times, but how much really is enough?
So, what is the horsepower crossover point in a light weight, short wheelbase, front-mid engined car like a Cobra replica, where adding more power actually detracts from the driveability and maybe even makes the car slower for virtually everybody except a professional racing driver?
At what (HP) point does the knowledge that flooring it will just create lots of tyre smoke without a proportional amount of forward motion?
Cheers,
Glen |
always want more, can never get enough. Just my two cents... Cheers, tin-man
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