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Old 02-13-2015, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt View Post
Or, "Low Cost," "Reliable," "Powerful" -- but you can only have two of those at a time.
So, what was I saying earlier about trade-offs?

Picture Patrick's words as infinitely variable and when you mess with one, it affects the others. Since you're looking for specific examples, my engine dyno'd at 482 hp; 502 ft.lbs. torque at the flywheel. Now that I've got a few miles on it, I will have it tuned on a dyno this Spring. So, there are lots of guys here that have more power and some with less. With what I have, you can't just put the pedal down from a standstill or even a rolling start without smoking the tires. If I hit second gear even a little hard, the tires break loose again, so I better be paying attention and make sure I'm pointing in a straight direction - bad things can happen really fast when the tires break loose. Is it too much power? No, but I do have to use some discretion to stay out of trouble.
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