To much power
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From: Gainesville FL
To much power I have a qu about hp no the street. How much is to much for the street. I am building a built 408 with a v3 t-trim supercharger. I am thinking it will be to much to be a DD, but should be fun on the track !
Nah you can never have too much power. LOL!!! J/k. My buddie had a turbo 408 camaro that was a m6 and he could drive it everyday if he wanted too. It was real streetable. He made well over 850rwhp and was on pump gas. Granted it would spin the tires at 80mph but it was fun.
Nah you can never have too much power. LOL!!! J/k. My buddie had a turbo 408 camaro that was a m6 and he could drive it everyday if he wanted too. It was real streetable. He made well over 850rwhp and was on pump gas. Granted it would spin the tires at 80mph but it was fun.
My Silverado with an Auto is a problem. 468 rwhp, and if you nail it under around 35 mph it blows right by second gear and hits the rev limiter. The only solution is to put around 250 lbs in the back. Already run M&H drag radials full time and they wear out every 6 months.
Pitt
IMO...the trouble with too much hp comes in with an Automatic. My Z is over powered with 480 but you can have fun and control everything becasue it is a six speed.
My Silverado with an Auto is a problem. 468 rwhp, and if you nail it under around 35 mph it blows right by second gear and hits the rev limiter. The only solution is to put around 250 lbs in the back. Already run M&H drag radials full time and they wear out every 6 months.
Pitt
My Silverado with an Auto is a problem. 468 rwhp, and if you nail it under around 35 mph it blows right by second gear and hits the rev limiter. The only solution is to put around 250 lbs in the back. Already run M&H drag radials full time and they wear out every 6 months.
Pitt
No, its roasts the tires so hard on the street it blows by the shift point.
Just ran a best at the track Saturday and all is fine with traction. Shifts like a champ.
Pitt
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Having power is okay, knowing when and how to use it is the important rule here. My Nova has 400 ponies without the juice at the tires, and I know even with drag radials it can break loose badly, but knowing how much pedal you can get away with is your ace. Building a car with tons of power and never using it to the fullest extent on a track is kinda wasteful IMHO.
Derek
Derek
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Having power is okay, knowing when and how to use it is the important rule here. My Nova has 400 ponies without the juice at the tires, and I know even with drag radials it can break loose badly, but knowing how much pedal you can get away with is your ace. Building a car with tons of power and never using it to the fullest extent on a track is kinda wasteful IMHO.
Derek
Derek
And that Nova is sweet !!
Pitt
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