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Old 09-03-2008, 09:45 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by boxmonkeyracing View Post
so double adjustable everything? lol. and carbon fiber where possible? lol. keep the hp about the same and bam you got a Z28 that can hang with higher hp cars, if not beat them? is that what you're saying? seems like it.
Edmunds annihilated a GT500 with a WRX STI making a lot less HP. So yup. Sheer power is no match for intentional and intelligent engineering. Except maybe (but just maybe) on the dragstrip. Then it is simply a matter of power, weight, gearing, and grip.
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