sunburnwilly Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 It's hard to look away Houston Cars and Coffee 2020 idiots 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JohnJ Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 11:06 PM, sunburnwilly said: It's hard to look away Houston Cars and Coffee 2020 idiots Yep the news from that day could have been a lot different if someone with more HP than brains took out half a block of your aptly named spectators! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 } No offense intended but Hellcat/Demon tire smokin videos are a dime-a-dozen on the interweb. I’m not sure what these folks are trying to prove as it doesn’t take much imagination to think what 700+ HP will do to a set of tires. I had one, and never once, ever, did I feel the need to completely roast the tires. With zero effort they’re spinning. Without restraint it’s easy to burn through $750 of tires in a couple thousand miles. Nuthin’ like the smell of burnin’ rubber in the morning 🤧 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Idiots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Burnouts controlled or uncontrolled General shannagins People lined up to take in the aforementioned spectacle You would think that's bad but wait there is a curb which could deflect a potential hit . So we're cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 When I was young I was a big fan of the older guys in the neighborhood and their hot rods. Before I had a DL, like age 13/14 or so, we'd go down to the Rivergate auditorium (has been demo'd and now the site of Harrah's Casino) in New Orleans at night when the annual car show was over (Sunday night) and the vehicles pulled out. To hear the engine's open headers, and some burnouts were done. Some blown big block altereds too. The cops generally looked the other way unless something or someone got way outa hand. I'm talking ~ 47 years ago. It was a good time. Today anybody can go into a new car dealer and purchase a car with 700 HP straight from the factory, if you have the financial resources. Doesn't mean you also get intelligence or common sense with your purchase. Case in point - 2020 Shelby Mustang GT500 = 760 HP. Or for several years now the Dodge Hellcat 600-727 HP. Camaro ZL1 = 650 HP. Can you imagine a 16 or 17 yo male teenager with a 760 HP Mustang mommy or daddy purchased them for their BD or Christmas? Let the good times roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 43 minutes ago, polizzio said: Can you imagine a 16 or 17 yo male teenager with a 760 HP Mustang mommy or daddy purchased them for their BD or Christmas? It's been like that in the motorcycle world for decades. Natural selection at work, as they planted themselves in a canyon wall or a bridge abutment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Hennessee is offering a performance upgrade package for the new Shelby GT500 which takes the engine HP to 1000! Wow...if only I had deep pockets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Edgar said: It's been like that in the motorcycle world for decades. Natural selection at work, as they planted themselves in a canyon wall or a bridge abutment. You are right, I forgot about that aspect. 160 hp showroom superbikes are pretty common these days. Darwin's Natural Selection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, polizzio said: 160 hp superbikes are pretty common these days. Darwin's Natural Selection? The current crop of literbikes are all topping 200 bhp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 More examples of what the microprocessor has done for performance engines. DI, precision control of the combustion process and timing, parts machining, engineering and modeling software, real time sampling, advanced materials, ect. Its a magnificent time for 4 stroke performance engines, and transmissions too. Not bad in TF either.....11,000 HP from a 500 ci nasty engine. 20+ HP per cubic inch of displacement. Or F1 engines spinning 14k rpm, making power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Edgar said: The current crop of literbikes are all topping 200 bhp. I remember when 100bhp per liter in cars was reserved for exotics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 } Watching a little of the Daytona IMSA race this morning where little ol’ Mazda is doing quite well. They are making 600+ HP from 2 liters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Forced induction is a little different than N/A when talking bhp/L numbers... Ive seen more than a Thousand horsepower from 2 liters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Check out this video. Hemi with twin 102mm turbos in a Corvette. 5200 hp on the dyno. I know some of us here dig massive HP too, in addition to Klipsch audio products. Bad to da bone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 20 minutes ago, Schu said: Forced induction is a little different than N/A when talking bhp/L numbers... Ive seen more than a Thousand horsepower from 2 liters. Kawasaki makes a supercharged literbike that makes 310 bhp. Fully streetable, with warranty; if you have $29K in disposable income you can ride it home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 19 minutes ago, Schu said: Forced induction is a little different than N/A when talking bhp/L numbers... Ive seen more than a Thousand horsepower from 2 liters. Where have you seen > 1000 hp in a NA 2.0 liter engine? Post a link please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, polizzio said: Where have you seen > 1000 hp in a NA 2.0 liter engine? Post a link please. He mentioned forced induction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polizzio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, Edgar said: Kawasaki makes a supercharged literbike that makes 310 bhp. Fully streetable, with warranty; if you have $29K in disposable income you can ride it home. I cannot imagine that. I operated motorcycles for 35+ years, dragged a few too. Kawasaki Z1......old school. Maybe 120 HP then. A guy i worked with had a Kaw ZX14 modded, doing 190 mph + and this was like 10 years ago. 300 hp on a street legal motorcycle....WOW. New meaning to the term crotch rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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