Dollars for Horsepower.
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Dollars for Horsepower.
If your goal was to increase horsepower as much as possible but remain married at the same time, how would you go about it? In other words bang for the buck.
It would have to start with a chip, right?
So that's $1500
The I kinda get stumped. The biggest bump for one mod that ive seen is ~30 from headers. If I recall, those headers were $3900 plus install. Ouch.
If we wait on the headers to do later, what then? I guess it would have to be the intake, right? Can't remember the cost and I'm out of time (supah bowl partay). Please give me your thoughts on what add-ons you would do in what order for how much money for horsepower.
It would have to start with a chip, right?
So that's $1500
The I kinda get stumped. The biggest bump for one mod that ive seen is ~30 from headers. If I recall, those headers were $3900 plus install. Ouch.
If we wait on the headers to do later, what then? I guess it would have to be the intake, right? Can't remember the cost and I'm out of time (supah bowl partay). Please give me your thoughts on what add-ons you would do in what order for how much money for horsepower.
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Speed Costs Money, How Fast Do You Want To Go
Seriously, speed is relative. Yeah you can spend $1,500 on go fast stuff, but the thrill of the horsepower increase will only last a month, then it doesn't feel any different. So what you have... $1,500 less money. Buy your wife a necklace, I guarantee you your thrills will last more than a month.
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Seriously, speed is relative. Yeah you can spend $1,500 on go fast stuff, but the thrill of the horsepower increase will only last a month, then it doesn't feel any different. So what you have... $1,500 less money. Buy your wife a necklace, I guarantee you your thrills will last more than a month.
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Seriously, speed is relative. Yeah you can spend $1,500 on go fast stuff, but the thrill of the horsepower increase will only last a month, then it doesn't feel any different. So what you have... $1,500 less money. Buy your wife a necklace, I guarantee you your thrills will last more than a month.
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Seriously, speed is relative. Yeah you can spend $1,500 on go fast stuff, but the thrill of the horsepower increase will only last a month, then it doesn't feel any different. So what you have... $1,500 less money. Buy your wife a necklace, I guarantee you your thrills will last more than a month.
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I've been trying to tell my wife it's a safety issue - the more power you have the quicker you can get out of trouble.... yep, she sees right through me :-)
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I had the Dinan upgrade done to my 335. Dinan's dyno charts claim about 390/421 at the crank.
The speed is intense, but like was said, after a while you get used to it.
And that's on a turbo car, where the torque difference hits you like a sledgehammer. On a smoother car like this, I think you'd get bored even faster.
The speed is intense, but like was said, after a while you get used to it.
And that's on a turbo car, where the torque difference hits you like a sledgehammer. On a smoother car like this, I think you'd get bored even faster.
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You just have to get your phrasing right. Tell her it helps you to more easily "accelerate out of danger" - which is relatively harder to counter as "Nobody is going to purposively 'accelerate into danger' - right honey?"