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Originally Posted by icarp
How many horse power do you need at the crank to have fun?
If you are guessing , then you probably do not need as much as you think.
I have 230hp at the crank and I can smoke just about any other car,
including a 2018 civic type r and a wrx sti 2018 in the 1/4 mile . 14.02 sec
Ian
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Need or want? The car doesn’t need anymore horsepower and that’s not really what I’m chasing. The goal is to take advantage of what the carbs can offer and make the car perform better above 5-5500rpm. I was reading a post by the late great Gredy Clay and he said the stock 3.0l valve train was good for 7300 on every shift. I’d like to take advantage of that by having an engine that does more than make additional noise between 5-7000. Provided the 34mm intake ports, 40mm carbs and SSIs aren’t going to hold me back, if so I’d like see what I can do within those constraints and identify the limiting factor.