Is there such a thing as too much power?!

[John Milmont]

YouTube - Heffner Twin Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Acceleration

I have driven a Gallardo before, and i was surprised how long the gears are. But with this much power, they seem so short!

I have a feeling that this kind of power isn't going to last very long... And those Lambo clutches are not known to take much abuse!

 

[Cliff Beer]

I believe it was Mark Donohue who said you have enough power when you can leave two fat black lines from the exit of every corner to the braking point of the next.....

 

[Dalton Veitch]

You can have too much power for a given set of circumstances. But philosophically, no, you can never have too much power.

 

[Dimi Terleckyj]

Any power left available after the rear tyres lose traction is useless and wasted.

Yes there is such a thing as too much power if you can't get it to the ground without losing traction.

Pointless exercise if you have 1000 HP and all the ancillaries ( clutch, gearbox, tyres, axles,aerodynamics etc ) and most importantly reliability don't allow you to get the benefit.

Dimi

 

[tom pritchett]

This comes down to the ratio of horse power to cubic dollars to spend. If your cubic dollars is less than the horse power you want or parts that are broken related to the horse power used, then yes, it's too much.

 

[Brian Hamilton]

I believe it was Mark Donohue who said you have enough power when you can leave two fat black lines from the exit of every corner to the braking point of the next.....

Yes!!! And I completely agree!!! Never too much power, only failure to use proper throttle control. :thumbsup:

 

[Frank3]

Too much is never enough !

 

[Bill Musarra]

"Any power left available after the rear tyres lose traction is useless and wasted.

Yes there is such a thing as too much power if you can't get it to the ground without losing traction.

Pointless exercise if you have 1000 HP and all the ancillaries ( clutch, gearbox, tyres, axles,aerodynamics etc ) and most importantly reliability don't allow you to get the benefit."

Here is one guys ability to achieve all of that. His car is street drivable and is setup to tow a trailer. He drove it 1200 miles to the Hot Rod Magazine's Drag Week 2010. Crowned fastest street car in the world.

YouTube - Larry Larson's 6 second Nova Cruising the Strip in Vegas 1.mov

Bill

 

[John Milmont]

That nova is pretty wild, but i bet you cant get those turbos to spool under any normal driving conditions. I would guess that it drives like a non-turbo car on the street.

 

[Bill Musarra]

If you notice on the launch the waste gates are open til the torque of the engine grabs hold. So I would imagine that on cruising they just sit there as the rpm is way down.

Bill

 

[Pete McCluskey.]

My short answer was no! But apparently you have to have at least fifteen characters in a reply. So NO! Power is controlled by that thing under your right foot called a throttle, you may think you have too much power if you are not gentle and progressive enough with it.

 

[Ron Earp]

Lambo got nothing on the Nova.

 

[John Milmont]

I think i would talk the gallardo so i could go around corners.