Right come how much hp is enough as we all just keep spending our hard erned to get that little bit more

 

Depends what you want to do with the car

but....

I would honestly say for a good driver 500BHP should be the cap especially in a classic.

Personally even this is pushing it as anything around 400BHP makes a very rapid road car if its a road car your after.

 

eleventy million is the usual target of the average ebay buyer

 

400BHP for a daily driven road car... well thats gunna be my whack anyhoo

 

800 hp

 

Agreed!
well........somewhere between 400 and 450

I just have another 70 - 90 to add

 

hopefully if all goes to plan 650 in a newage will be enough

but HP is not the important bit, its the torque!

 

Oooops, I started to write and then had to do chores

 

400 classic for me, that's as far as i'm letting my wallet stretch............ for now

 

Well i can see everyone has a different idear as to what is enough i got a feeling that its what ever you have after a bit you want more Abit like most things eh

 

see what im saying the answer is the last two words for now

 

i had 320 then 340 i have 390now and im thinking of one more turbo and some heads to make 420-450 and thats it for me to be honest it puts most car on the road to same now any way i just think i need to make it spoll up a bit quicker thats all but i have spent enought on it fo rthe time being and it always puts a smile on my face

 

I guess the figure goes up the longer you have the car. Me for instance, I haven't had mine long so I'm thinking 350/350 would be just perfect as a sensible but fun daily driver in my newage, and thats what I'll be aiming for right now.

Having said that, once I've achieved that it probably won't be too long before I start itching to take things to the next level.

I guess a healthy 400bhp plus similar torque would be the icing on the cake in my eyes for an everyday usable road car, and even then telling average people you drive a 400bhp subaru they still think you're a bit of a nutter.

But as said before, I'm a newbie to scoob ownership. For me, right now, 350 would be perfect.

 

SEE NOW THATS WHATS ITS ALL ABOUT MY FELLOW SCOOBIES

 

I was wanting more 430bhp 470lbs/ft at present until i went to the ring at the weekend and have decided more suspention, brakes and driver tuition is needed first

 

we want 350 then stop i no mate who was running 400 and it if you can afford all parts all time more over 400 more problems u have i think

 

newage 500 hp plus

 

I don't think you can ever have enough

 

there will always be someone quicker than you, therefore you will never stop...

unless the car decides for you....

btw, i havent stopped yet......:-(

 

I agree with Peanuts! eleventy million is more than enough!

 

Good point there's always someone quicker it never ends there's always something that your going to want. I started with a box standard type r then got it up 320bhp then 392 then 420 now just over 500 it really never end. In a stripped out classic I think 350 to370 is more than enough for the road you will see off most cars and it will be an 11 second car with the right driver. Newage around 450 for the road. The more power you run the less usable the becomes IMHO.

 

260 to begin with, told myself that was enough then got the bug

340 for me at the moment, I've got used to it after 18 months and it seems slow sometimes, but goes well on track once wound up. I think there are more smaller/cheaper mods I can do to improve the car, handling, ecu etc as I have a newage wrx the next hike in power is going to be very expensive, as I will need to start saving for a 6 speed box and a rebuild ....

 

AND WHAT DO YOU NO
you need to take me for a ride in that 500hp monster of your mate you no where i am

 

You are local actuley yes no worries give me a bell when ever john lol

 

627 bhp, New-age STI, sorted.....

Lucky enough to have a ride in bigarf's new toy and it's so civilised, it just goes. Whereas mine sits and waits a while... then at 4 krpm it's wallop ! Sadly less than 2/3 rds of the power.



dunx

 

my car will be running 500 bhp and i think for the road its the max i would ever want .... well maybe

 

a few years ago i wanted 300,got it, got used to it.then i wanted 400 got it, got used to it.then i wanted 500 nearly got it, got used to it.i never really wanted 600 but now have it and its great but as dunx says its so smooth with it, i think i could get used to this too.so i dont know where it will stop.maybe when i hit a brick wall i suppose.

 

Biggarf put sme pics and spec up fthe new motor mate, thought your last one was a decent car but this one has got me interested!!!

 

its in the latest edision of total impreza mate if you want the spec.i have posted a few pics of her in the west yorkshire section as it looks now under "here she is".

 

Agreed 500 bhp and more important 440lb torque lets not forget the torques is enough for me well as said for a while told with a rotated kit could be up to 600bhp

You need supporting mods though as power is nothing without control