What is enough power?

[Horus]

For your average rwd/awd turbocharged car, whats an ideal amount of power to have?

- in terms of daily driving practicality, that is whats a good output to aim for a street car?

[SKY031]

That would depend on a lot of things...

Just because a car has a lot of power, doesn't mean that you have to use it on the street.

The driving ability of the individual also needs to be taken into consideration.

If you need to 'give it a bit' to get out of a hairy situation, you want to know that you're in control..... otherwise when you 'give it a bit' to get out of a situation, you could end up with a worse situation on your hands.

The answer is 'whatever you feel comfortable with'

[SmoothLine]

250 killowats is a good aim for a car like a gtst.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

depends with what your happy with your car may have under 200rwkw but u can be happy with it...personally i'd rather have a stock r34 gtr rather than a car like leewah has (no offence, its a farken monster) to be truthfull.

[PurpleR32]

800PS. Thats enough

[akeenan]

enough power hmmm, well what is enough good question. something you dont feel scared driving and something that isnt a real pig to drive.

[inark]

lmao red....

how longs a piece of string??

buy a car.... mod it until it feels right for u... mines at a decent level at the moment but i think its time to step it up a little as ive got used to the power now and can handle it pretty well.... i dont want to go as far as 200rwkw i think thats just a little too silly in a 32 GTST. My next goial would be to get abot 170rwkw or 180rwkw no more.

[Duncan]

185 flywheel kw is plenty

[KamikazeR33]

500rwkws is a good figure to have

[predator]

hehe.. i'm more for stupid HP, but how can i say unless i've driven it. Depends on the weight and feel of the car I guess. I'd feel pretty comfortable with 250rwkw in my GTS-T. Its never really "scared" me with 180rwkw or so, so I could do with more in a RWD. You get used to it.

No point going from 0 to hero though, thats just dangerous

[KamikazeR33]

i think that mod by mod u will find ur power goal and know when its enough

[chopobo]

im content with 180-200 rwkw

u gotta also understand the more power the more fuel consumption

and if it starts drinking alot then it wouldn't be a good daily driver

[Wardest]

A person’s opinion on how much power they want is proportional to how much they have.

For example. When Leewah first got his WRX he was happy with it for a while. Then he started to lust after more power, so he grabbed the GT-R and his was enough to quell his lust for a few months. Then he began to explore options for jacking the car’s output up. Gradually over the course of 2 odd years the car has grown into the behemoth we know it as today. He may correct me if I’m wrong here but he is still looking to squeeze more out of the car.

Most of us would agree that they want more power, of these; most will actually go out and get it. However it’s a special kind of bloke, whose appetite for power and speed is never satiated, that seeks out a car with weapons grade tuning potential like a GT-R and exploits that potential to the fullest.

My answer to the question of “how much is enough power?” is “How much power are you gonna choose to achieve?” Because while not all of us will seek to turn our cars into road missiles, I think we’d all like more from them…….., well, wouldn’t we?

[R31Nismoid]

Wardest... the philosophical!

mmm... what i would say enough is... for daily driving and so-on and still have some power.

me?

300-33rwkw would be my choice.

After that a car really gets unstreetable IMO.

My car is 'ok' now as it is, but it could do with a 100kw hike.

[inark]

i dunno.... steve and dave and sam all say that endless is very ddrivable for a 650rwhp car

[Guest INASNT]

I am building mine to about 250rwkw for daily driving and with a bit of 107 fuel 300+rwkw for drags and track days.

[Chef_32]

Whats more important?? Power or Torque???

[R31Nismoid]

If you want torque buy a V8

But yeah, Endless is 'driveable' to an extent. Depends on what you class as driveable.

I would be still after min of 300km'w to a tank, even with 300rwkw. I think that's possible.

INASNT? Only 250rwkw everyday?

your spending ALL that $$$ and only for 250rwkw?

I'm not that far away now, and my motor hasnt even come outta the car.

If i had race fuel... well... we could app make power

Love stirring him up.

[Guest INASNT]

INASNT? Only 250rwkw everyday?  

your spending ALL that $$$ and only for 250rwkw?  

coz i work in Hawthorn when i am actually in Melbourne and drive behind trams and never get above 80km/h to and from work.

That will be with bugger all boost, but understand that the turbo i am getting will pump out enought air for 350rwkw easy at high boost.

The race fuel will only be used so that i save my stock internals from blowing itself to pieces.

[SmoothLine]

Waaaahhhhh

How far away is the car den?