Not necessarily true. It has more to do with how the car is set-up. For example...
While this is the most famous and obvious example, there are many others.
High horsepower (let's say 700+) guys; do you ever regret it?
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Not necessarily true. It has more to do with how the car is set-up. For example...
While this is the most famous and obvious example, there are many others.
Link to that build, or article?
I live in probably one of the worst states to be a car guy. Good ol' Virginia.
Almost went to jail not to long ago, caught a break and got a 99 in a 60, instead of the actual 115 I got clocked at. Drove my GT500 to work, idled it a good bit in traffic, was running a little rough, caught a light, saw an opportunity, got in trouble. Jail happens quick at 700whp. I usually get out of it shortly after smacking 4th, maybe I shouldn't leave 3rd when I'm cutting up.
Best part of it all, I was dressed as Larry Enticer for work Halloween party. I sent it alright.
Court went well, think I caught a break on the fine, but insurance is going to **** me probably come renewal.
Year after year I put tags on it, get it inspected, pay property tax on it. If anything it made me want to sale it more, buy an older car, recoup any extra money given to the government/insurance company, through cheaper insurance and property taxes.
It's really not worth it to have anything nice.
Almost went to jail not to long ago, caught a break and got a 99 in a 60, instead of the actual 115 I got clocked at. Drove my GT500 to work, idled it a good bit in traffic, was running a little rough, caught a light, saw an opportunity, got in trouble. Jail happens quick at 700whp. I usually get out of it shortly after smacking 4th, maybe I shouldn't leave 3rd when I'm cutting up.
Best part of it all, I was dressed as Larry Enticer for work Halloween party. I sent it alright.
Court went well, think I caught a break on the fine, but insurance is going to **** me probably come renewal.
Year after year I put tags on it, get it inspected, pay property tax on it. If anything it made me want to sale it more, buy an older car, recoup any extra money given to the government/insurance company, through cheaper insurance and property taxes.
It's really not worth it to have anything nice.
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Interesting story, cant believe I have never heard of that car
Not to high jack the thread... But to pull the wheel hard left at 100mph in a 1000hp street car wouldn’t mean you have balls, it would mean your stupid. A street car is not set up to do so. That’s a total apples to oranges comparison.
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Part of the reason you buy that car is BECAUSE of the interior.
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This is good advice. ^^
I made my own 2 stage boost controller that cost about $50 all in.
Switch off is springs (7-8 psi) about 750 whp.
Switch on moves the air through the manual controller which is set to 11-12 psi which is just under 900whp.
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No one races around corners on the street lol
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That looks clean nice job! - i had written BOV instead of waste gate so thanks for not quoting all of it and i added a edit to correct. The kit we used had the same style mac valve its a PWM correct
He seemed pretty special, would also bet money, he wasn't on the stock turbo the way that thing was running.
Oh y’all never hit overpasses or Back country style curves. Sorry to hear this.
I gave up that "street" scene years ago. I keep it to the tracks or mostly solo pulls out away from people. Looking at your dyno chart your pretty much built for roll racing. You would be a very poor open track car. That is where we differ and it's all good. Just poking. Least you have something to drive my cobra doesn't ship till next month.
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This is entirely a geographical question. If I lived somewhere warmer it would be great. It's not that cold here but from mid November till mid April I don't even think my almost stock V2 is that much fun to drive. 295 Pilot Sports, punched it today from about 35, spin city, bangs rev limiter then upshifts, hooks bogs, downshifts, spins. My old V1 with a cam was more fun to physically drive. I thought my 99 Cobra was more fun to rip around in than the 03 Cobra that replaced it. Traction 6-7 months out of the year sucks. I was considering replacing my V2 with a C7Z but it will be the same BS. I think I'd have more fun with a Grand Sport and a cam.
My entire suspension and braking system is set up for road course.
I also have a boost controller. If I cant use 1000whp, I use the second programmable setting to bring it back down to 6psi. The tune adjusts automatically.
I really do need to drive my Accord more, but the Mustang really is so much more fun and enjoyable despite the bitching thread. Lol
You must live in an area with high altitude. Light bolt ons put these cars solidly in the 10’s. More and more are hitting 9’s on the stock turbo with some weight reduction and obviously full bolt ons/e85. Aftermarket turbo cars are solidly in the 9’s. Bonkers how these cars respond to mods.
Mile high, and the track is literally on the side of a mountain. Skeptical as the guy was trying to pull the "just a tune" angle, in a totally stripped car with no exhaust past downpipe essentially. I really like the RS3, great bang for buck, could see owning one at some point as you can still get a manual too.
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