Originally Posted by RevengeCRX
True my goal is to show some stuff to some of the muscle cars that bark all across the roads here in vegas. Of course i don't except to be beating every car left and right, just have some good power, reliability, and a fun ride to drive. The previous owner had the front brakes converted to 93 teg gsr, cheap ass coilovers (which i'm gonna remove and replace with some skunk2 springs), no-brand headers, no cat, and unknown exhaust. Still has alot of work, but willing to make this a fun little rice rocket.
On boosting, what's a good amount of boost to run on the streets, to minimize engine wear, yet provide solid power, and what kind of power would that be? You're right, 200lbs+ torque would be crazy, but couldn't one strengthen the chassis a bit to handle that?
with only 200wtq the chassis shouldn't be a problem (unless it is weakened for some reason: accident, rust, etc.)...200wtq in a lightweight fwd car is hard to turn...you'd need an lsd just to put down some power without smoking up the inside tire...axles might not be strong enough for reliable power especially if you want to drag race it...engine mounts would be too squishy leading to wheel hop
on a good running engine 4-6 lbs is all you need for the street...especially if you have street tires as you'd burn them up quickly...you can run 8+ lbs but you have to get into greater cost to make sure it is running right...even to the point where you'd need to build the engine up for boost (cylinder cradle, high strenght headgasket, forged rods & pistons, fuel mgmt computer, etc.)...it all adds up in a direct relationship...more power = more money