Question for the group:
How much do you think horsepower matters, all other factors being equal? It’s a long shot, but do any of you have before and after lap time data where all you did was increase (or decrease) your HP?
I find myself at a bit of a wall with my car. As it sits, I have 285whp, 290wtq, low, for a 3v mustang given my mods, and especially low for a ~3600lb car. That puts me at a rather abysmal power to weight ratio of .0792 hp/lb…For reference, a typical S2000 HPDE build is 0.088 HP/lb.
Relatively speaking, I put down great lap times with my car, but in the back of my head it absolutely kills me that I have such a lack of “oomph” in the straits. S2000’s, BRZ’s, newer miatas, etc. have to let off when they give me point by’s. Everyone is surprised when they learn how little horsepower my car has.
Naturally being my curious self, I have started to look into power mods for my car. For about $1600, I can put a set of no springs required cams and an electric water pump in the car, which should bring me up to about 315whp. But, I have no idea if +30whp will be anything worthwhile to really impact my lap times. Anyone have any insight?
Weight reduction is definitely on the list for me, but I just wanted to see if any of you have had some experience with adding ~30whp and seeing lap times change dramatically, or not at all.
Thanks everyone!
How much do you think horsepower matters, all other factors being equal? It’s a long shot, but do any of you have before and after lap time data where all you did was increase (or decrease) your HP?
I find myself at a bit of a wall with my car. As it sits, I have 285whp, 290wtq, low, for a 3v mustang given my mods, and especially low for a ~3600lb car. That puts me at a rather abysmal power to weight ratio of .0792 hp/lb…For reference, a typical S2000 HPDE build is 0.088 HP/lb.
Relatively speaking, I put down great lap times with my car, but in the back of my head it absolutely kills me that I have such a lack of “oomph” in the straits. S2000’s, BRZ’s, newer miatas, etc. have to let off when they give me point by’s. Everyone is surprised when they learn how little horsepower my car has.
Naturally being my curious self, I have started to look into power mods for my car. For about $1600, I can put a set of no springs required cams and an electric water pump in the car, which should bring me up to about 315whp. But, I have no idea if +30whp will be anything worthwhile to really impact my lap times. Anyone have any insight?
Weight reduction is definitely on the list for me, but I just wanted to see if any of you have had some experience with adding ~30whp and seeing lap times change dramatically, or not at all.
Thanks everyone!