la vs magnum

younggun2.0 said
why does everyone want a 600+ hp street car? ever driven an a-body with a legit 400+ hp. its a freakin handful. you WILL NEVER EVER EVER get any chance to use the full potential of a 700 hp engine on the street. Not to mention the headaches that come with having a street car of that caliber. if your purely building to that number to say you have that much hp under the hood then go for it. If your building a car on a "budget" then 700 hp goals are unrealistic. Id say build what you can afford and forget the numbers. 400+ hp is easy to make and cheaply as well as dependably. Its your money bro but 700hp and budget dont belong in the same sentence. good luck

thank you for the advise. i am aware of the cost and how much of a drive it could be and will be on the road. my neon made just under 350. not much but believe me it was fun drive. my magnum spun the dyno at 403. yes it heavy but can get out of hand. my dream has always been to build a street/track car. using a modern hemi and boost it is very easy to break 600 on a stock engine. you will have to build a small block to get anywhere near that. i was liking the idea due too the fact small block engines are a dime a dozen where a modern 6.1 hemi is looking closer to 4000. i am putting fuel injection on either engine. so that does not count as a cost factor. what becomes a factor is the k frame and front suspension. i like the idea of a small block with a stronger k frame and steering box. hence the question. i am not looking to break records just only please myself. it is not about the number, only that when it is turbo numbers come very easy.