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Old 05-15-2014, 08:11 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Elmo370z View Post
Very interesting. @ Jm auto racing, its just something about a high revving all motor engine. Don't get me wrong boost is something magical. Thanks all for responding, guess 400 to the wheels will be upwards battle.
So, if you dropped 15-20k on a NA build to just barely hit 400whp to have a high-compression motor that needed higher octane than pump gas and had a very narrow powerband so you'd actually be slower in 95% of real world driving situations than a 330whp car with more area under the curve, you'd be happy with that? If you're really serious, go read Shamu's build thread. He'll probably be around 400whp, but he's now got a 4.0 dry sump motor that won't be on pump gas.

For 400whp, go buy a Stillen kit and be happy. 400whp NA isn't an uphill battle. A 400whp NA car is a fool's project. You'll end up with an undriveable mess. For power on this platform you need boost.
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