[Shotimes] How to get 300HP from your 3.0L SHO engine

[Shylo McKinsey]

Hey now. I'm not sure if I should be offended or laugh
with amusement. Either way, have any of those
SUPERDUPERCHIPS left? If so, how much? ;-)

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:

> I wrote this, and it was put on the SHOtimes FAQ
> back in he '90s when some
> of you were still in diapers!!  ;-)
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2p9bm
> 
> As Mark mentions, this is why HP numbers don't mean
> much.....HP is purely a
> mathematical calculation. Torque is what it's all
> about.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 2:01 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] How to get 300HP from your
> 3.0L SHO engine
> 
> 
> > To put this all in perspective, an F1 engine has
> 3.0L displacement, albeit
> > via 10 cylinders, is normally aspirated, and makes
> 1000HP.
> 
> BUT....:)....does not make much more torque than the
> SHO, or any high
> performance n/a 3.0L engine.
> 
> There is only so much sheer turning force a given x
> discplacement engine can
> make.  But if you can make that X amount of torque @
> 18,000 rpm, then yeah
> you can make 900 hp :)  The power at that point is
> made via mechanical
> torque ala gearing.
> 
> mark
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