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Dog-faced pony soldier
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: A Rock Surrounded by a Whole lot of Water
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1000 hp is the new 500 hp.
Cool, but I've seen it done elsewhere by hot rod tuners and import tuners alike. It's a very attainable number now.
Of course, getting this "attainable number" along with 100,000-mile reliability is another matter entirely.
As I like to say, "Fast/reliable/cost-effective, pick any two".
As a practical matter, anytime you get over about 400-ish RWHP the limiting issue becomes the tires. You just can't hook up that much power without R-compounds and all kinds of other stuff.
1000 hp in a Rustang would be scary even in a straight line. Aero? Handling? Suspension? *shudder*
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