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Old 04-11-2001, 03:18 AM
72Challenger 72Challenger is offline
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I'm not voting in your survey for two reasons:

1) the definition of "streetable" can be very different between different people, and

2) the ways to obtain streetable power can be so different.

Are you allowing for forced induction or nitrous? If so, your survey doesn't go nearly high enough. In the late '80s the Dodge 2.2L Stage II turbo put out 227 Hp with a full factory warranty. That's almost 1.7 Hp/ci. Yes, it had overhead cams and 4 valves per cylinder, but those levels are also attainable in a V-8, and actually can be fairly easily exceeded (with enough money). And what about a mild small block with a 250 Hp nitrous shot? Again, about 1.7.

And does streetable mean a weekend warrior that runs on pump premium with octane booster, or a daily driver your wife can take to the grocery store? I've seen street-driven vehicles, normally aspirated, putting out about 2 Hp/ci, but they don't fit my definition of streetable. But someone thinks they are.
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