12-28-2011, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Pharmacist
indeed, an a-hole making a left turn is what destroyed my car a month ago. I agree with almost all you're saying. Except, that higher hp cars are still more difficult to handle than lower hp cars. Even at partial throttle, a car with a bigger engine will still be delivering more torque to the wheels than a car with a smaller engine assuming the same throttle position. More torque delivered to the wheels increases the chances of power oversteer. Especially with a car like a corvette or a viper that produces a lot of torque even at very low rpm.
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what you are saying makes sense, but we are human and we can adapt. If you have to push your gas pedal down 3/4 of the way in a corolla to get it to move, you don't get in a viper and do the same thing. obviously if you give the same amount of gas in a higher hp/larger displacement car it will produce more power at a lower rpm. But as i said, we can adapt.
i just recently reflashed my 335, and now its probably got about 100 more lbft of torque at the wheels at 2500 rpm. So if i press the gas the same way i used to to gingerly get off the line, it's going to put down a lot more power. so i just give it less throttle. i have no problems driving it just as slow as i used to even with the added power. it really should be no problem to drive a fast car slowly, just don't put your foot down as much. 
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