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Old 09-13-2016, 08:44 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cosmick View Post
I readily admit that 500 rwhp is more than enough for a 3500 pound car on public roads, but it does NOT matter how many mpg it does if it isn't fun to drive. Anyone who thinks 200 is enough has never driven 500.
I plan to get my car below 2100lbs (easily doable without removing anything from the interior), so by your standards 300whp should be more than enough. In the future I may throw a Honda K20 into an MR2, adding 50lbs of weight but it'll put down 230whp with some mods.

That's approximately the same power to weight ratio as a C6 Corvette. I personally cannot imagine such a car being too slow for the street. Sure I might get used to the power and consider it "not that fast", but it would probably be plenty for the track and enough to get in trouble quickly on the street.

That's why I say a 1.6L engine with only a little boost is enough. As a plus it'll get 40+mpg, which is nice when your fuel tank only holds 12 gallons or so.
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