Most powerful ultima on here?

[ivanj]

As above?

[kylemrushall]

Umm

Jeff S (1003 bhp)in the states, but to be honest it does not matter as they are all fast as a fast thing!!!

There is also a lot of optimistic BHP figures as well.

Can am Dave's will be up there to, no BS there its scarey fast

[ivanj]

what about in the uK?

[ezakimak]

the real question the becomes at what power levle is an ultima NOT traction limited

F1 cars with there ~700HP are still traction limited at street speeds.

[ivanj]

that depends on the individual wheel/tyre package.

[TuxMan]

peak power is not everything ,lite weight car and torque'y tractable engine is going to be bloody quick ,although it makes for good pub bragging rights !!

[Scotty-Boy]

Certainly won't be mine!

[LuckyP]

Nor mine ........

But power ain't everything.

[Thevet]

But it is exciting tho', you've got to admit as most of us do chase it to some extent. And when did you last see someone getting a sgging for aiming for a big number of ponies [that's what americans call horses I'm told]

Edited by Thevet on Thursday 9th October 20:02

[Captain Slog]

Thevet said:

But it is exciting tho', you've got to admit as most of us do chase it to some extent. And when did you last see someone getting a sgging for aiming for a big number of ponies [that's what americans call horses I'm told]

Edited by Thevet on Thursday 9th October 20:02

I was glad to see there was a letter 'l' as the second letter in the censored section of the above quote

[crafty]

As noted elsewhere.... Chris Huntington's quadruple turbo, double supercharged, nitrous sucking, big block 1,000,000 HP monster motor of his dreams.

[GTR-TT]

I guess the topic was "most powerful ultima on here" and not how much can an ultima handle...

I have 1007 SWEDISH HP in the engine at 1.15 bar boost. We have a saying in sweden that goes "the salt in the atlantic sucks 25% of the power out of every american engine during the transportation to europe"

But I'm not the top dog when it comes to HP figures.

[deadscoob]

Why do you ask Ivan? Are you intending to try and build the most powerful?

[kylemrushall]

GTR-TT said:

I have 1007 SWEDISH HP in the engine at 1.15 bar boost. We have a saying in sweden that goes "the salt in the atlantic sucks 25% of the power out of every american engine during the transportation to europe"

Does the salt suck the quality out as well??

[738 driver]

To be fair I tought the factory demonstrator at 450-500 seemed about right for an all-rounder. A lot more HP will need alot of respect on the street plus the extra inital expense, installation and possible running costs.
Many suppliers HP figures are adjusted(corrected)quite favourably, ............only good for pub talk.
For user friendy, longer lasting, genuine big HP figures go with a milder setup and a blower of some sort... quite good economy reported too! All the big numbers guys, 850-1050hp have gone that route.
If you just like cams, carbs, heads and hassle.........a wild SBC.
Otherwise a well prepped LS7!
HP isn't everything ....but we cant resist the subject ever now and then!

[deadscoob]

A bog standard LS7 must be a lovely all rounder.

[kylemrushall]

deadscoob said:

A bog standard LS7 must be a lovely all rounder.

I'll let you know

[deadscoob]

Are you doing the changeover yourself or getting a company to do it? Be interested to see the results.

[kylemrushall]

deadscoob said:

Are you doing the changeover yourself or getting a company to do it? Be interested to see the results.

myself and im going to get all the fabrication done locally. Im even looking into running the LS7 with the Getrag 6 speed (only if i can sort the final drive ratios)

I will let you know

[CanAm Dave]

When I ran my setup at 17psi earlier this year I reckon it was pushing out around 800BHP. My current setup is about 660BHP but with over 700lbs of torque. The torque of my setup makes the car so driveable and with the right ratios in the box it's a joy at any speed in any gear. With 460lbs available from only 1,600rpm. Only 2,000rpm at 70mph. The mid range acceleration has to be felt to be believed. To my peril I feel it's may be too fast for the public roads. I'ts all too easy to be at warp factor 10 in the blink of an eye! I'm waiting for a court summons to drop onto the mat any day now! I hope to do plenty of track work next year to really enjoy the car.

Take it easy out there!

Regards Dave