How much HP is enough??????

[67 caprice]

There is nothing like cruising in a 700+ HP street car. Or even a 1000 HP car for that matter. As long as it is truly drivable. you should be able to drive all day long at 70+ on the interstate. Or sit in traffic and not over heat. The max HP to me is when your car is no longer streetable.
With a lot of HP you need to learn how to drive your car. When you approach a stop sign you don't press the brake to the floor and come to a screaming stop. Same goes when you leave the stop sign. You don't floor the gas pedal and leave a blazing smoke screen. You need to learn the limits of your car, the brakes and the gas.
Down shifting into second at 50 mph and having traction, is a neck snapping thrill that every one should experience.

[Pagani]

Power is nothing whitout control
Great example of to much power
http://pollymotorsport.no/index.php?mapping=41

[el-camino]

i think around 350rwhp are enough.
i was wondering all the time when i´m see the guys with overloaded engines.
why ?
for cruising to the super-market ?
for transporting the car on a trailer ?
every year some turns on the race track ?

some guys are have problems to handle a 150hp car, why also build a 600hp engine ?
penis enlargement ?
too much money ?

i´m happy with my tired ponys under the hood.
but this ponys can run more than enough, free and without limits.

some bodybuilders have so much muscles that they can hardly walk

[rocketman]

On the street 500hp is a nice #. Personally I like over kill street cars. 700-1000 is impressive on the street. No that said if I ever finish it my new car will have a blown 585 around 1500 hp or so

[el-camino]

aah, you are a muscle-man

[6'9"Witha69]

The real answer is, whatever the tires can handle. 300 hp tire, 300 hp engine. Get the idea?

[70bird]

Power is nothing whitout control
Great example of to much power
http://pollymotorsport.no/index.php?mapping=41

I'd say that pretty well sums it up LOL

[RSX302]

Power is nothing whitout control
Great example of to much power
http://pollymotorsport.no/index.php?mapping=41

That's freakin hysterical

[John McIntire]

lots of great ideas and opinions here. I was really just looking for a number, and it appears that 500 is the magical mark.
I was just thinking of power for an everyday driver, that you could drive anywhere and everywhere. This topic could go on and on about big blocks, small blocks, NA or power adder , but what I was really looking for was everyones take on what you thought was streetable.

[jeff s]

I drove over 8000 miles on the street in 2007 with 1003 hp.
Entire HRPT, Chicago to Atlanta for Year One Exp. Chicago to St Paul for CC Nats. Averaged 23 mpg too.

[rickk]

I drove over 8000 miles on the street in 2007 with 1003 hp.
Entire HRPT, Chicago to Atlanta for Year One Exp. Chicago to St paul for CC Nats. Averaged 23 mpg too.

jeff s said it best.
rickk

[yell01]

I think the 500-700hp range is enough. I have a buddy with a 57 Chevy with 1200 hp who never uses near that much. He also has problems all the time. He'll never track it so it seems like a waste. 600-700hp in that car would be plenty. He started a 69 Camaro that's sitting now and he wants 1500hp in it. I think that's just ridiculous and WAAAAY overkill. In my 69 Camaro with an LS2 it should be in the 500 range and I know based on my stock 07 Vette it will be more than enough.

[monza]

This woman had to much hp...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLpZ...eature=related

(sure lots of you have seen it... some wife in a Cobra)

[Vegas69]

You entire car must be set up and built to handle the horsepower under the hood. Reliability is under rated. I knew I was going to run a tko 600 so I went with 593 horsepower and 587 lbft. I also knew 275's weren't going to come close to handling the power so I mini tubbed, sub frame connectors, roll bar, moser 12 bolt etc...

[rocketman]

This woman had to much hp...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLpZ...eature=related

(sure lots of you have seen it... some wife in a Cobra)

Note to every guy here if you haven't trained your wife to drive, don't let her..... D'UH.... That guy as no one to blame but himself that his car got killed for no reason.. what an IDIOT...

[70bird]

This woman had to much hp...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNLpZ...eature=related

(sure lots of you have seen it... some wife in a Cobra)

Yeah, but can she cook too?

[formula98]

Note to every guy here if you haven't trained your wife to drive, don't let her..... D'UH.... That guy as no one to blame but himself that his car got killed for no reason.. what an IDIOT...

He was smart enough not to be in the car! Dumb enough to let her drive! He's lucky she didn't kill anyone or herself!

[Rolling_Thunder]

have a 69 Road runner in the shop and it is cranking 416rwhp and 442rwtq - it is a pleasure to drive - nothing wild... shifting the 4-speed does get old though...

I would say it depends on where you live really... my friend's father lives in Lake Tahoe - drive the 395 to Reno all the time in his Hennessey Viper - so 1000+hp is good

Here in Los angeles I think anything more than 500hp is useless

[Cruiser]

It was summed up many years ago...

"If you can leave black marks on a straight from the time you exit a corner till the time you brake for the next turn.......
Then, you have enough horsepower."
-Mark Donahue




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[Nine Ball]

Power is nothing whitout control
Great example of to much power
http://pollymotorsport.no/index.php?mapping=41

Cool vid. That was what I was doing at the Year One event on the front straight of Road Atlanta. My C6 was only making ~550 rwhp and could haze the tires at speed. Fun stuff!