aircooled wrote:mndsm wrote: ....Stock longblock seems to be good to roughly 350/400whp...As someone who has briefly driven a 400hp+ FWD street car and the MS3... don't even bother. 400hp in a FWD street car is silly, but utterly worthless. Spinning the tires at 80mph is funny, but pointless. Getting that power to the ground just isn't going to happen and with a peaky turbo that will be required, controlling traction with the right peddle is almost impossible. Going with super sticky super fat tires might help, but isn't very practical. The stock MS3 seems to be near the top end of reasonable streetable FWD power. This car would be a great way to get about the most powerful streetable FWD car you would want to own and drive every day.
Oh trust me, I know. I was just pointing out what the capabilities are. Not that I would ever attempt anything like that........especially not with the one in the garage that's already fully loaded on suspension...... that still has the baby seat in it. Kid needs to get to daycare with the quickness....
