Reliable 400-450 HP?

[bountykilla0118]

Frankly, it is how you drive that decides whether you crash or not. Experience driving your run of the mill 200+ whp car is more than enough for daily driving. If you build your motor and race around then it doesn't really matter how much experience you have since you will eventually end up on lady luck's wrong side.

Hogan's kid crashed because he was racing... end of story. Most of the crashes I have seen that resulted from non-racing/speeding activities were the fault of (A) stupid driving that anyone with any experience would know enough to avoid or (B) factors beyond your control like a dump truck running a red on the wrong side of the road and hitting you head on.

Sure knowing your car will sometimes make the difference between life and death (see: how to dodge a dump truck that ran a red and is about to hit you head on), but really... it isn't so much about the horsepower as it is being comfortable with the car and knowing all of its +ives and -ives and how to control them. For that kind of knowledge (specifically for your supra), you need to drive your supra, not some maxima for 8 years.

Dude you are missing the point if he is asking how to make high hp he is not asking because he wants to de-tune it to 200hp. The point is his age and the power of the car. Insurance companies look at it in a very simple way High risk vs. Low risk. I am sure you dont think that most 16yr kids can drive as well as you can. Atleast I hope not. I live 3miles from a high school and you would be surprised to see how many kids with these old school chevy's and small imports enging going side ways and have no control. I see it very often .... kids are the stop light in the turning lane when they decide to hammer it when the light turns green and they almost hit cars that are sitting still. Teens normally go fast and loose control with all the extra weight in the car vs getting hit by some dump truck driver come on man that would be a rare cases.

 

[yung2ner]

OK as much as I love criticizm from people, I won't be driving the car until I'm 18. In the meantime I'll drive my dad's 99 F-150. I realize how easy it is to get small powered things sideways, considering his is only about 295 hp. I've driven a little and know how bad things get really fast, but I'm not asking for driving tips, I want to know how to make a reliable, good amount of power from the engine. Tips are awesome, and something I'm having a hard time finding thats very good are gauges (Temps, Pressures, Levels) and boost controllers and af controllers. I would like to know which ones are good and which engine parts are good and tips to tune them right so I don't run my engine lean and burn it up or run it rich.

 

[TurboStreetCar]

You drove a honda cbr 600 at 15 years old??

im 20 and i bought my 05 busa with my own money, first bike too.... whats your point? let me guess, your thinking "just another dumb kid going to kill himself"?

Also BTW im bored now and want to sell it....... Everything gets boring after a short while if your into acceleration and speed. theres only so many times you can get to 150mph in under 10 seconds in 3 gears until you get used to it.

it would be the other way around also, if you cant handel a CAR then dont get a bike, Cars are MUCH.....MUCH.....more forgiving then a motorcycle

 

[Jaguar_5]

Telling any kid 'Don't jump that cliff with your skateboard!' will probably just make him want to do it more. If someone has excitement / risk in their blood, they WILL hurt themselves and they will ONLY learn from their own mistakes!

I'll leave the lecturing for your parents! Just play it safe and take your time with the build

You guys have to admit, he sounds pretty mature for a 15 year old, and definitely knows alot more than I did about cars at that age!!