How fast is too fast?
10-13-09, 10:48 AM
#31
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I'm not a speeder.Maybe 10 over the limit.
However,I do love the power when merging on to a highway, passing or just pushing the accelerator down just a bit and feeling the pull going from 40 MPH to 75 MPH ina couple of seconds.
It's intoxicating.
You don't have to be a speeder to love horsepower.
However,I do love the power when merging on to a highway, passing or just pushing the accelerator down just a bit and feeling the pull going from 40 MPH to 75 MPH ina couple of seconds.
It's intoxicating.
You don't have to be a speeder to love horsepower.
I agree with virtually all of it. CAR enthusiasm is not necessarily SPEED enthusiasm, or high-G cornering enthusiasm.
10-13-09, 01:05 PM
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Horsepower wars rage on. HP will continue to rise, but not as it did in the past. We have a new war now:
Who can build the most HP using the least amount of fuel?
I firmly believe that 20 years from now, your average Accord will be running around with 350-400 HP, delivering better than 35MPG. Technology will do it. Always has, always will.
Who can build the most HP using the least amount of fuel?
I firmly believe that 20 years from now, your average Accord will be running around with 350-400 HP, delivering better than 35MPG. Technology will do it. Always has, always will.
10-13-09, 01:17 PM
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10-13-09, 01:29 PM
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"Power is good, more power is even better, too much power is just right!" - Carroll Shelby, among other great racers.
PS - In reality, 200-220 hp in a sedan is probably more than enough for road conditions and commuting in US roads.
Slightly OT - "How fast is too fast?" I've never felt that I was in a car that was too fast (although I haven't been in anything exotic other than a 911), but it happens all the time on a motorcycle. Anything 750cc+ can rocket to 150+mph in no time. I drove/ride a 2005 Suzuki Hayabusa a couple years back and it went 25mph - 90mph in what felt like 4 seconds... all in 3rd gear. Speed so fast my eyes got blury. Now that motorcycle really did feel like it has too much power. This one had a PowerCommander FI remap, Aftermarket exhaust, reworked suspension, extended swingarm to keep as much of the front end on the ground as possible. End result: ~180 rwhp in a 520lb vehicle.
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10-15-09, 06:16 PM
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My motorcycle did 0-60 in under 4 seconds. I think alot of the motor cycle's out there are too much power. There are high school kids buying bikes that have HP/weight ratio's in the 1:3 range with rider, which is like having a 1000HP+ car.
It did great burnouts though
It did great burnouts though
10-15-09, 08:19 PM
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The funny part to me is the horse power wars rage on but no increased driver ed to speak of really. I was lucky my dad took me to the Bondurant Racing school before I had my normal licence. I learned more about cars in those 7 days than most learn in 10 years of driving. They force you to take cars to the absolute limits and then how to recover them. While track driving I admit is not for the street, recovering a vehicle in a slide however it came about is still the same procedure.
More power is fine imo, so long as people get some sort of training in how to deal with it.
More power is fine imo, so long as people get some sort of training in how to deal with it.
10-16-09, 05:37 AM
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Are you kidding me, drivers dont even get enough training in the US on how to drive a low HP car, nevermine race track training. You would be amazed at how many people actually do not know the traffic laws. There should be addition training and testing for the regular drivers and any car above 400 HP should require a special license which require special training.
10-16-09, 05:59 AM
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330mm brake discs and 6-pot calipers are no joke, especially going downhill. 
10-16-09, 10:12 AM
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Are you kidding me, drivers dont even get enough training in the US on how to drive a low HP car, nevermine race track training. You would be amazed at how many people actually do not know the traffic laws. There should be addition training and testing for the regular drivers and any car above 400 HP should require a special license which require special training.
10-16-09, 10:19 AM
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Enjoying fast, premium machinery is more than just going fast. The "feel" of the best money can buy is hard to describe, an enthusiast can truly appreciate it even driving at moderate speeds.
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