Originally Posted by TNGChris

Yeah,700HP on 93 octane is pretty unlikely.You're certainly right about the small displacement.You can make practically any amount of power you want,but turbo size and rev limit go up accordingly,and the smaller and peakier the power curve gets.500HP on 93 with a decent power curve is what I'm shooting for with my coupe(if I ever get time to work on it)-something that you can fill up at any gas station,drive to the track and switch tires,then run 10s is what I'm after.Of course,Darrel cold just stop by a certain gas station,drive to the track and swap tires,then get well into the 9s,which is pretty fuckin cool.
Obviously,turning the shit out the engine is more stressful,but surely you wouldn't be running around town,just nonstop shifting off the rev limiter.Even a totally stock engine is going to wear out much quicker if you're constantly beating on it.

Chris