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Old 05-04-2008, 10:31 PM
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Old 05-05-2008, 07:48 AM
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IMO a bit silly. The Enzo has trouble bringing the HP it has to the ground. I wouldn't want more without more tire. One of the reasons we went with more tire on P 4/5 was to be able to use the available HP with less electronic intervention.
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:46 AM
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IMO a bit silly. The Enzo has trouble bringing the HP it has to the ground. I wouldn't want more without more tire. One of the reasons we went with more tire on P 4/5 was to be able to use the available HP with less electronic intervention.
I am particularly interested by your use of the word "we" there. Could you elaborate please?
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Old 05-05-2008, 09:49 AM
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I am particularly interested by your use of the word "we" there. Could you elaborate please?
not so difficult, Napolis owns P4/5
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Old 05-05-2008, 11:44 AM
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IMO a bit silly. The Enzo has trouble bringing the HP it has to the ground. I wouldn't want more without more tire. One of the reasons we went with more tire on P 4/5 was to be able to use the available HP with less electronic intervention.
the point of 1000hp is not 0-60, its highway racing 100-200+

not safe, but fun
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Old 05-05-2008, 01:35 PM
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the point of 1000hp is not 0-60, its highway racing 100-200+

not safe, but fun
See, I did say realistically. Illegal is not generally realistic.
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Old 05-06-2008, 03:49 AM
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the point of 1000hp is not 0-60, its highway racing 100-200+

not safe, but fun
Both an Enzo and P 4/5 pull VMAX (225-233) with the HP they have so that is not an issue.
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Old 05-06-2008, 03:52 AM
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well, it is a bit like the Koenig hype from the eighties, and I think those cars have been largely forgotten by now....
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Old 05-06-2008, 06:35 AM
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well, it is a bit like the Koenig hype from the eighties, and I think those cars have been largely forgotten by now....
IMHO you are correct.
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Old 05-06-2008, 10:55 AM
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Both an Enzo and P 4/5 pull VMAX (225-233) with the HP they have so that is not an issue.
Im talking about acceleration here. I know what their top speed is, thanks
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Old 05-06-2008, 11:06 AM
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Im talking about acceleration here. I know what their top speed is, thanks
Yes, the additional 300 horses are really useful for overtaking and what not.
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Old 05-06-2008, 11:18 AM
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Yes, the additional 300 horses are really useful for overtaking and what not.
it is all about the holy quartermile, don't you understand?
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:10 PM
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Yes, the additional 300 horses are really useful for overtaking and what not.
I dont know why you guys are being so sarcastic about this. Of course 1000hp is silly. But hey if you got the money

Lets say your out one night and a turbo supra wants to race your enzo....turns out he smokes you...

the next week you come out with 1000hp and the bigger wallet prevails
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Old 05-06-2008, 04:18 PM
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I dont know why you guys are being so sarcastic about this. Of course 1000hp is silly. But hey if you got the money

Lets say your out one night and a turbo supra wants to race your enzo....turns out he smokes you...

the next week you come out with 1000hp and the bigger wallet prevails
If you've got something like a Ferrari and you get pissed off because someone beats you (why you'd be racing someone on the street is beyond me, but that's another matter) with a modified Toyota, I doubt you understand what cars, let alone a Ferrari, are about.
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