- Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:44 am
#299610
600hp is just a magic number in your head that doesn't mean anything. Have you ever been in a 300hp car? Have you ever owned a 200hp FWD? Would you know the difference if the car was 250hp and I told you it was 600?
We all started as kids with lofty goals. I certainly wont put you down for it. But consider this... for the amount of money you'll spend building a 300+ hp mid 90's Honda, you could buy a mid 2000's factory 300hp car and have lots left over. You wont have a huge crack in your dash, cable actuated climate control... you wont be scouring junkyards to find turn signals that aren't cracked and interior trim pieces you're missing.
Hondas are great because they're cheap. They respond to modifications like no other brand. If you know what you're doing, you can have a lot of fun and not spend a lot of money (relatively speaking). But they become a money pit. What confuses me is when people throw ridiculous amounts of money at it. Why? (Why did I do that LOL!)
FWD Hondas stop being fun above about 250hp. Everything breaks and has to be upgraded. The clutch is a pain, you have no AC and possibly no PS, your car is gutted, vibrates a lot, it's loud. Stupid people try to race you all the time. Your guy friends might be impressed but no girls will get into the car with you.
First build a 200-250hp Honda. If you're not having the most fun you can possibly have in a car, you're doing it wrong. Sell it and start over with a car that comes with 200hp from the factory. Keeping the front end down on a 600hp FWD car... well, let us know how that goes. 600hp and a transmission that doesn't allow your car to turn..
