Jump to content
SAU Community

What Is 'too Much' Power For The Street?  

74 members have voted

You do not have permission to vote in this poll, or see the poll results. Please sign in or register to vote in this poll.

Recommended Posts

no 500kw car is going to be convenient or street friendly on a daily basis..and the price of fuel and wear and tear will soon have you buying a barina to get to work in....

doesnt mean it cant be done though, but even a 300kw car isnt always great on a daily basis...there are far more comfortable ways to get around...

Would I not drive on a street a 458, GT2, Veyron, Koeniggseg, Aventador? How much power do they have? Why would I not then drive a big HP GTR on a street just because my budget is lower?

Now what street are we talking about?

Now Mr Willis's private 'street' up on the Central Coast looks the goods.

Would I not drive on a street a 458, GT2, Veyron, Koeniggseg, Aventador? How much power do they have? Why would I not then drive a big HP GTR on a street just because my budget is lower?

Now what street are we talking about?

Now Mr Willis's private 'street' up on the Central Coast looks the goods.

According to JEM's latest Lambo tests they come from factory with bugger all..... Twin turbos should soon rectify that!

300 odd rwkw is getting closer to 'enough' for the street.

Would not go any bigger on a cam than what I have for a manual and regular street driving, too much overlap = a prick to drive smoothly through lower gears. Stalled auto = no problems.

I'd say the upper limit would be where you can't start opening it up without losing traction - tyre choice, suspension of course play a big part in it.

Same with big turboed imports - my old R32 was laggy and it sucked balls unless wringing its neck. 4.3:1 diffs did help with that though.

All depends on the car.. A 400rwkw Silvia is alot more silly than a 400awkw GTR.

Perfect daily street car would be a mild low 300kw GTR (-7s or -9s). Standard looking engine bay, relatively reliable, mid - high 11s quater mile on street tyres and not all that expensive to build. Once you wind up the power things tend to go bang..

In saying that low 300's does get boring :rofl:

Sif high 11s with them mods, i did that time on stock turbos and stock ecu ! 234kw

I hope to run a high 10 with that setup :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

Edited by sultanaz

My 26 GTS4 with 280 odd kw is more then enough on the street - to the point were i haven't even touched the high boost setting

Mind you its running RWD at current so i take it half easy - and is the first Forced Induction car i have driven so of course it feels quick to me

The power im getting used to it....

Hard question to answer but id say even 200kw is more then enough

My 26 GTS4 with 280 odd kw is more then enough on the street - to the point were i haven't even touched the high boost setting

Mind you its running RWD at current so i take it half easy - and is the first Forced Induction car i have driven so of course it feels quick to me

The power im getting used to it....

Hard question to answer but id say even 200kw is more then enough

Boost level and power level is still all controlled by the right foot :P

Boost level and power level is still all controlled by the right foot :P

I agree with that for sure and just because a car is 300, 400 or 500kw that does not mean it has to be driven as such

i think better wording then "Too much" is usable

I agree with that for sure and just because a car is 300, 400 or 500kw that does not mean it has to be driven as such

Yep, its the good thing about modern turbo cars :yes: Can be driven daily without knowing its got big power! Mine is smooth as on the street, its only the idle that gives it away now!

Yep, its the good thing about modern turbo cars :yes: Can be driven daily without knowing its got big power! Mine is smooth as on the street, its only the idle that gives it away now!

I hear you brother! the straight exhaust with single hooker muffler can be quite loud haha

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • My theory would revolve around the ~4000rpm point being peak torque territory on an RB, where you're supposed to be looking at max efficiency of the head, etc, and....just not having it because the skinny ports are doing something to f**k it up. I'll admit, it's a loose theory.
    • It could be in the tune but in both cases it couldn't be completely solved or eliminated by some of the best tuners in victoria so I'm DOUBTFUL that it's in the tune or ECU but stranger things have happened of course. I've pondered that theory too but is there any theories that thinner and smaller ports overall would cause a turbo to spike? I would've thought it would just restrict it in general if it was small enough to make a difference. I wouldn't expect it to make a different at what is essentially sub 300kw at 4000rpm anyway. I think the next step is going to have to be the 6psi spring to rule out the idea that the gate is cracking open far too wide initially. At least that is the cheapest (free) thing to check initially.
    • I'm thinking it is skinny NA Neo port sizing and cams. Somehow.
    • -5’s did it. 8474 did it. Not hot side related. ECU related? 🤨🤪
    • Above you mentioned you only need to sand primer if there's an issue with it but with fillers it says the surface needs to be sanded to X grit beforehand. Does that sorta contradict that point as the primer hasn't been sanded yet? At the same time if I sand the primer, there's a good chance I'll expose the bare metal and I'm just chasing my tail at that point. Or I'll just use a sand sponge instead of sandpaper, it seems to be far finer in terms of abrasiveness as opposed to sandpaper. From what I understand, filler is like primer and needs scratches from the sandpaper to help it adhere to the panel. I realised the way I'm doing things is actually a bit counter productive as there's a chance after I put filler I will need to put epoxy primer again as opposed to putting the filler first and potentially no primer if I don't go to bare metal. Will keep this in my mind for the rest of my repairs.
×
×
  • Create New...