with my car being mildly modified i would say instead of itching to get more power, just remove your mods like i have and drive for a few months and you get the feeling back when you put them back on.

 

remove mods blasphemy you remove them if you parting out to sell car

 

People dont make 500hp cars because its useful, a stock car is useful, 500hp is for people that want to experience race car like activity on the street or track

 

it only takes an hour and a half to remove everything and put back to stock.

its stupid to waste money when you get the same feeling if you revert to stock as if you were to just get a larger turbo

 

its all about someone wanting to be faster than the other. i guess thats a good explaination

 

Maybe because they just want one bad ****.

Being a Evo traction is not an issue.

 

amen brother! thats how i feel for sure

 

After reading 6 pages worth of post, here is what I gather.

Most of those who modded to high hp/torque, do it for bragging rights. They feel a sense of pride in beating cars that cost more, & only a few do it to improve track time (circuit), & few have much desire to track their car.

There are a lot of street racers in the forum.

Many think its ok (or even a must) to breaking speed limit every now & then, .....because they have a fast car.

Those that prefer stock or light modded think that is more than enough for DD, & higher hp compromise reliability & driveability.

Interesting.

Anyway, the evo is my DD & I made 270whp, so you should guess which school of thought I am in.

 

Yes there is too much HP but it depends on the application the car is intended to be used for.

 

just get a honda b/c if you ask me i dont think u need 291hp at the crank its just fun. more hp more fun simple

 

Ok lets take your logic. How long do you really think 900whp will be fun before you can't enjoy it on the street or do other things you could do before when you had say 300 or 400whp?

Really there is a limit, but it depends on the person and application.

 

I think you just solve the biggest mystery in automotive world, "how to make a car more fun?"

More hp-> more fun.

Damn, why didn't all the manufacturers thought of that. They should just forget about all the R&D, & focus on producing and putting the biggest, most powerful power-plant that can fit in the car.

And there you have it, the most fun car you can ever drive.

 

This is exactly what pisses me off, i don't care if you make a bazillion hp (it's your money do whatever you want with it) but when it affects a second or third party... Man it really drives me crazy. I read a post here from a guy that bought a brand new evo, was just learning to drive stick with it and was already talking about making !!!!Bigz Horespowa!!!!. Don't they know a car is actually a weapon.

Another example of it affecting 2nd and 3rd parties is when they have huge hp and abuse their engine and finally when the car is giving out, they return it to stock sell it and try to pass it off to a potential buyer like they babied the car all their life and always been garaged. Some of them don't even return it to stock and still tell you the same thing.

 

The best way to see if you like the idea of a particular horsepower level is to go for a ride in, or better yet, drive a car with "X" amount of power. Some very powerful cars are almost undriveable even though they sound like they would be fun by the numbers. Driveability is everything. Sorta like the Pirelli ad: "Power is nothing without control".