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Old 03-29-2013, 04:52 PM
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What would be the most horsepower that wouldnt make a car undrivable or useless trying to control on the street? This would be for forced induction motors.In other words what would be the most horsepower for a fwd honda civic that could be dueable?
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That depends on the driver and his skill level. There is no magic number.
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I would say under 400hp.
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Depends on the driver, tires, suspension, transmission...
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around 300whp is a great area to be, my gt35r b16 made 380whp with drag radials and lsd and broke them loose till 100mph
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How r u gonna drive is it gonna be a daily and consider also reliability of what ur building
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Around 350whp is a good amount to shoot for. You don't have to worry about breaking **** all the time and you can keep the stock axles.
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Default Re: Streetable Horsepower

Originally Posted by grumblemarc
That depends on the driver and his skill level. There is no magic number.
This, someone can crash a car with 250whp while other people can control 600whp. There is no set limit. My personal range is 400-500whp.
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as said.. its all on the driver but practice makes perfect
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