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Originally Posted by maxQ
Second, the THIRD place finisher at Topeka this year was making on the order of 360whp with a supercharger and its not maxed out. The DET will have difficulty getting close to that and still be autoxable.
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This is where we get 'off course', IMHO. It's not all about power. I've been running my T28 equipped SE-R in Street Mod for a year and a half now. It has more power than I really ever need locally. It competes (and beats, on occasion) the AWD Subaru 2.5s and ITRs I compete against. Competitive.
Faster National Tour and Championships courses would obviously need more power.
Is 400whp too much for a S13 chassis? Probably. The car would be very hard to control. So, lighter weight and less power would be the order of the day if I were approaching this combo.
To me, finding that balance between power and 'too much power' is what would enable a 240 with a DET in it to be *capable* of doing some damage in SM. A T28 is just about perfect, as it spools very quickly and can make power on all but the super-tight/technical (read: slow) courses. The suspension options are amazingly wide and diverse: Surely there is something for everybody.
The only thing that might be better is a GT28 turbo, with a smaller and faster wheel on it, on that same engine. We'll find out come springtime.
All IMHO, YMMV and you know the rest.
