400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
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400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
Hey everyone,
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
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Re: 400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
Originally posted by JerseyMark
Hey everyone,
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
Hey everyone,
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
no, you dont have to worry about damage.
however, you will probly need a rollbar to be legal at the dragstrip..
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I'd be worried about twisting your car with a stock 350
in mine i can feel the body twist alot just going over a speed bump
in mine i can feel the body twist alot just going over a speed bump
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Re: Re: 400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
Originally posted by MrDude_1
no, you dont have to worry about damage.
no, you dont have to worry about damage.
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Re: 400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
Originally posted by JerseyMark
Hey everyone,
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
Hey everyone,
Ive got a 91 RS Convertible. I am currently building a new 350ci engine for it. The engine will be putting out somewhere between 350-400hp. I already have a set of MAC sub frames & I am planning on getting the other type of SFC's. Will the torque of the engine twist my chasis enough to cause dammage? I would rather not have to put a roll cage in, but I will if I have to.
Thanks,
Mark B
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Re: Re: 400HP in a vert.. Rollcage?
Originally posted by 89rsragtop
Not a problem.as long as you have SFCs . I am making 331 to the wheels on the dyno. That's around 370-380- hp at the crank, I guess. Anyway I have Kenny Browns SFCs and Spohn T arm and LCAs and it's just fine.
Tom
Not a problem.as long as you have SFCs . I am making 331 to the wheels on the dyno. That's around 370-380- hp at the crank, I guess. Anyway I have Kenny Browns SFCs and Spohn T arm and LCAs and it's just fine.
Tom
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