Too much power comes down to driving ability , and an understanding of how to use it .
Case in point ..
A friend of mine has a machine shop and was supporting a dozen or so front running cars at the local tracks .
Then he bought an engine dyno , and found out his winning combination only made 230 hp , and set about tinkering with timing , mixtures , and what ever else to make more power within the rules until the hp had nearly doubled .
ALL the cars slowed down on the track , and he instantly lost over half of the teams .
He visited the track to see what had happened , and saw lots of tire smoke out of the turns , then he helped push one of the cars in the pits , and found it would barely roll because the suspension was in such a bind . When he inquired as to why this was , he was told the car had become very loose .
He knew it was the additional power , and when back to the original set up and the cars started winning again .
Take from that what you will , but I'd want the extra power , and learn to make corrections with my right foot !
Case in point ..
A friend of mine has a machine shop and was supporting a dozen or so front running cars at the local tracks .
Then he bought an engine dyno , and found out his winning combination only made 230 hp , and set about tinkering with timing , mixtures , and what ever else to make more power within the rules until the hp had nearly doubled .
ALL the cars slowed down on the track , and he instantly lost over half of the teams .
He visited the track to see what had happened , and saw lots of tire smoke out of the turns , then he helped push one of the cars in the pits , and found it would barely roll because the suspension was in such a bind . When he inquired as to why this was , he was told the car had become very loose .
He knew it was the additional power , and when back to the original set up and the cars started winning again .
Take from that what you will , but I'd want the extra power , and learn to make corrections with my right foot !