I still have my remnant of the 80's poor attempt to keep the HP war alive. My rear drive, full frame Monte Carlo that rolled off the assembly line with a fire weezing, ground tickling, 180hp V8 engine!!! I've benefitted from the new HP wars, I have a 300hp, completely stock, truck engine under the hood now with lots of potential for more.
The HP wars are staggering though, and the numbers just keep climbing, but so does the complexity. New engines with their direct injection, multiple computers and software to keep you from changing things makes it a little less enticing for swappers like myself. However for those with the cash to spend on the new cars with big HP numbers it's very fun to be "King of the road" even if it's only for a year before another one comes out that is even more powerful.
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-Mike
2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014
Cost to Operate Spreadsheet for "The New Focus"
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