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View Poll Results: how much HP for your car?
200hp
15
7.73%
300hp
34
17.53%
400hp
45
23.20%
500hp
32
16.49%
600hp
28
14.43%
800hp
8
4.12%
1000hp+ wtf?
32
16.49%
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how much HP is enough?

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:29 PM
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Default Re: how much HP is enough?

350whp cause anymore would be hard to drive in traffic.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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400WHP is more then enough for me.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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all you honda fanatics saying you think 350-400whp would be satisfactory for your daily driver. Im willing to bet more than half of you couldnt handle a car faster than a mid 13 second car. If you were able to quadruple your cute little Hatch's 100whp over night you would wreck it the next day- or just brake a bunch of axles and wheel hop your cars to pieces HAHA..

but no seriously a 400hp hatch would run low mid - low 11s right? its still gay its still a honda, a little piece of shit that is meant to get good gas mileage and you will never get your money out of it after dumping shit loads into headgaskets etc..

nissan is better, toyota is better, inline is better, RWD, is better, you think im joking? get one and you will see why a Real sports car is RWD and a sports compact little girlees car is FWD. You think its all a matter of opinion well than may the rice be with you and may you understeer into a ditch.

And did i mention hondas with b16's are unique?

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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:03 PM
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And the flaming begins.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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Default Re: how much HP is enough?

Originally Posted by Porsche_911
all you honda fanatics saying you think 350-400whp would be satisfactory for your daily driver. Im willing to bet more than half of you couldnt handle a car faster than a mid 13 second car. If you were able to quadruple your cute little Hatch's 100whp over night you would wreck it the next day- or just brake a bunch of axles and wheel hop your cars to pieces HAHA..

but no seriously a 400hp hatch would run low mid - low 11s right? its still gay its still a honda, a little piece of shit that is meant to get good gas mileage and you will never get your money out of it after dumping shit loads into headgaskets etc..

nissan is better, toyota is better, inline is better, RWD, is better, you think im joking? get one and you will see why a Real sports car is RWD and a sports compact little girlees car is FWD. You think its all a matter of opinion well than may the rice be with you and may you understeer into a ditch.

And did i mention hondas with b16's are unique?
Um, I have a honda and its not FWD? The funny part is that it makes more power to the wheels then your car does @ the crank! $130K TT I have a Inline 4 built by InlinePro, Does that count?
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Excellent, another 'For Sale Tool' venturing outside their forums to share their wealth, or lack there of, knowledge.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Porsche_911
all you honda fanatics saying you think 350-400whp would be satisfactory for your daily driver. Im willing to bet more than half of you couldnt handle a car faster than a mid 13 second car. If you were able to quadruple your cute little Hatch's 100whp over night you would wreck it the next day- or just brake a bunch of axles and wheel hop your cars to pieces HAHA..

but no seriously a 400hp hatch would run low mid - low 11s right? its still gay its still a honda, a little piece of shit that is meant to get good gas mileage and you will never get your money out of it after dumping shit loads into headgaskets etc..

nissan is better, toyota is better, inline is better, RWD, is better, you think im joking? get one and you will see why a Real sports car is RWD and a sports compact little girlees car is FWD. You think its all a matter of opinion well than may the rice be with you and may you understeer into a ditch.

And did i mention hondas with b16's are unique?
You have Polo's, jackets, hats, pants, socks, and a keychain that has the Porsche logo on it, but no Porshce keys, don't you?

FYI: My Honda is an inline motor. And B16 Hondas are not unique.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Default Re: how much HP is enough?

I always see women driving those Porsche Cayenne's

I have 275-300whp (gas/boost dependent), nice but I still loose the highway battles...trying to do something about that now...
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Default Re: how much HP is enough?

Originally Posted by SignfcntOthr
You have Polo's, jackets, hats, pants, socks, and a keychain that has the Porsche logo on it, but no Porshce keys, don't you?

FYI: My Honda is an inline motor. And B16 Hondas are not unique.
I was thinking that also I drove a TT 911 and Car and driver is right. They take NO driver skill at all. When they said that your grandmother could drive the 911 just as fast as you they were right. The ABS, PSM, and AWD makes it a BITCH car.
Old Nov 30, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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Default Re: how much HP is enough?

I have 450ish and I'm not touching that number until I start doing internals.

I'd like 550-600 with a sick suspension, though.

And a 400hp hatch, if it could actually put the power done, would shit on 11s.

My fatass car with 450whp should run low 11s. A hatch is more than 1000lbs lighter.

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