[Aussie Mike]

Originally Posted by Merv and Sharon

I am thinking that there may be a reasonable limit to the horsepower 'race' for street Cobras. They seem, in my admittedly limited experience, to reach a point where bragging rights can be obtained about huge horsepower, but the driveability of the vehicle may well be compromised. For racing, the story may be different, but I note the regular success there of the smaller capacity Toyota motor as well.

I reckon that limit is around the 400RWHP mark. Looking at the times at the nationals and Shelbyfest and you will often see that big HP doesn't equal big performance. The guys that work on the whole package are the ones at the front of the pack.