What do you think the most HP someone should have for a street drive?

84gt347 · 05-11-2005, 02:36 PM

i guess not. zooq has a sn95 body style gt that is mint green on prostars in perf cond. pro-tech in lubbock is building his car too. (rebuilding)

Unit 5302 · 05-14-2005, 11:18 AM

It's true. There is no magical hp number that the stock block is incapable of exceeding.

That being said, not all blocks are of equal strength, and unless the entire setup is balanced, blueprinted, modded to make sure there is serious vibration reduction, I wouldn't want to use the stock block in applications of over 450hp.

Too many people put their parts together in a stock block and don't do the additional work to make sure the main webs won't crack from balancing issues. The 5.0HO block is not beefy by any means, and I don't think pushing the limits of what it can take is a good idea with a daily driver.

I would expect that a N/A 306 would probably be capped in the 550-600RWHP neighborhood. Of course, it would be an engine that would cost a fortune, have serious streetability issues, and longevity issues. I like 9,000-10,000rpm redlines too... but I'll keep them on my bike for now.

05-11-2005, 02:36 PM	#1
84gt347 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: sherwood Forest Posts: 291	Re: What do you think the most HP someone should have for a street drive? i guess not. zooq has a sn95 body style gt that is mint green on prostars in perf cond. pro-tech in lubbock is building his car too. (rebuilding) __________________ 84 gt350 89 lx vert 92 lincoln lsc. All Forced ( one way or another)

05-14-2005, 11:18 AM	#2
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Re: What do you think the most HP someone should have for a street drive? It's true. There is no magical hp number that the stock block is incapable of exceeding. That being said, not all blocks are of equal strength, and unless the entire setup is balanced, blueprinted, modded to make sure there is serious vibration reduction, I wouldn't want to use the stock block in applications of over 450hp. Too many people put their parts together in a stock block and don't do the additional work to make sure the main webs won't crack from balancing issues. The 5.0HO block is not beefy by any means, and I don't think pushing the limits of what it can take is a good idea with a daily driver. I would expect that a N/A 306 would probably be capped in the 550-600RWHP neighborhood. Of course, it would be an engine that would cost a fortune, have serious streetability issues, and longevity issues. I like 9,000-10,000rpm redlines too... but I'll keep them on my bike for now.

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