Horsepower until a car in unstreetable?
03-03-2011, 10:03 PM
#21
heres a street car for you. 69 Yenko. the guy pushing the camaro (Frank) is the owner of PSI Motorsports, he takes this thing out to lunch once in a while lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
03-03-2011, 10:14 PM
#22
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heres a street car for you. 69 Yenko. the guy pushing the camaro (Frank) is the owner of PSI Motorsports, he takes this thing out to lunch once in a while lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
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03-03-2011, 11:04 PM
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First gear is almost pointless with KB and 4.10's on the street.. 2nd gear, I can be rolling at 20mph and go FULL throttle and hook... All Depends on your suspension setup.. Ive seen 400whp cars go WOT and go sideways in 2nd and 3rd... But when you buy $100 tires, what do you expect? Anything over 300whp should have drag radials.....
It has a lot to do with suspension and tires....but on these cars, it really doesn't make a difference what you run once you get +450rwhp. You simply aren't hooking at WOT on the street. Of course this is all on dry pavement. Add some rain to the situation. See how fast a car becomes unstreetable in the rain when it is barely holding on to traction on dry pavement.
I definitely agree that you are in charge of the throttle, but anyone who has driven a car near the power levels we are talking about knows how fast a car like that can get away from you.
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03-03-2011, 11:07 PM
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When I had a 5-speed, my car wouldn't hook NA going WOT in 2nd gear at 20mph with street tires and I have basically full suspension other than ARB. With the Procharger I had no hope of WOT hooking on 295 kdw2s until 3rd gear.
It has a lot to do with suspension and tires....but on these cars, it really doesn't make a difference what you run once you get +450rwhp. You simply aren't hooking at WOT on the street.
It has a lot to do with suspension and tires....but on these cars, it really doesn't make a difference what you run once you get +450rwhp. You simply aren't hooking at WOT on the street.
But Jazzer seems to have that problem down pretty well with handling with a Mustang ,Dont know what power hes making but I hear his car is a beast for handling
03-04-2011, 12:10 AM
#27
His car is stock power wise.
Also, check this out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOBpw...layer_embedded
I've posted this video a couple times. Car is over 700rwhp and drag radials and he gets traction pretty well I'd say.
Also, check this out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOBpw...layer_embedded
I've posted this video a couple times. Car is over 700rwhp and drag radials and he gets traction pretty well I'd say.
03-04-2011, 05:33 AM
#28
heres a street car for you. 69 Yenko. the guy pushing the camaro (Frank) is the owner of PSI Motorsports, he takes this thing out to lunch once in a while lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4QSfFPv6Xw
03-04-2011, 06:48 AM
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Traction on the street depends on more than just the car. You guys all forget to factor in the road itself - composition, surface temp, use, contamination etc..... things that are not in the driver's control.
Yep, if you assume things work 100% of the time. Then something breaks, gets stuck, doesn't work as it's designed to and you have major issues on your hands.
You guys are all acting like the driver is the only controlling factor in the operation of a vehicle. It's not.
You guys are all acting like the driver is the only controlling factor in the operation of a vehicle. It's not.
