What to do with street racers...

[saki302]

I'd love to feel 480hp My 351W FMS engine is rated at 385hp- the car feels pretty darn quick already. I'll drive it around awhile first before considering adding power to it.
Twin Turbo- I read about your setup- that must make anything else you drive feel downright boring

-Dave

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by saki302

I'd love to feel 480hp My 351W FMS engine is rated at 385hp- the car feels pretty darn quick already. I'll drive it around awhile first before considering adding power to it.

Can you get wheelspin up through second and maybe into third? If so, more HP really doesn't make that much of a difference in "the feel" on the street. There's a sweet spot, and depending on your tires and differential, I tend to think it's in the mid to lower 400's where additional HP really doesn't do anything for you. On heavy acceleration with my 295/15 Yokohamas and Limited Slip I can get wheelspin all the way in to third and by then I'm doing over 70 and one false move with wheelspin at those speeds can be disastrous. Really, almost any unexpected wheelspin on acceleration, not coming off the line, is a little scary. For the overwhelming majority of us, I don't think there's that much difference on the street between 385 and 480 horsepower.

[saki302]

so far, my tires are pretty sticky- I can spin a 1-2 shift for a second, but then it hooks up again. The builder put 17" wheels with more modern rubber on it, and the 3-link is very well set up. If I can spin 2nd at will, I think I'll be happy haha

I remember on the Vette Z06 I used to own- when I put Nitto 555R2 rubber on it, the car felt like it lost power- I'd bet it would have been quicker in the 1/4 mile though, those tires hooked up well.

-Dave

PS- the F150 story- priceless! Wish you had video