You have $500 and you want to place a bet on a race, but before you even consider to bet any money, you need to look over and get more information on each car.
The first car you look over is a 1996 Toyota Supra, first thing you notice is the HKS front mounted intercooler and you find out that this Supra is equipped with a HKS T51R single turbo. This turbo can make huge power. This Supra has a long list of HKS parts, including BOV, VPC, 272 Cams, Exhaust, and Boost Controller. The car also has RT Down Pipe, PHR 5/8 Satin Fuel Rail and 850cc Seimand Injectors. The list goes on for this Supra, which is also rolling on 18 inch Volk SE 37s and Nitto Tires. You’ve seen this Supra before, and know it’s making some where between 700WHP-800WHP and easily hits 10s all day at a drag strip.
The next car you check out is a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. You notice that this Evolution has some serious work done to it. You hearing rumors that this Evolution may be the fastest and quickest one in the USA. The front mounted intercooler has been replaced with a big Greddy front mounted intercooler and intercooler piping. You check under the hood and there’s a Greddy T67 25G Turbo waiting to spool. The car is also equipped with HKS Racing Suction Kit, HKS 272 Cams, HKS Adjustable Cam Gears Tannabe Ultra Medalion Exhaust and Tannabe Turbine Tube Down Pipe, Greddy Boost Controller, Greddy BOV, Greddy 600cc Injectors, AEM EMS ECU, Fidanza Light Weight Clutch, HKS GD Max Clutch and more. You now see why this car may be the fastest Evolution in the USA, EVOs with less modifications have layed down 450AWHP to 500AWHP and run low 11s and high 10s, this EVO could be making more than 550AWHP and 10 second 1/4 mile slips.
Now you set your sites on a 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra. Stock these cars come equipped with a supercharged 8-Cylinder making well over 300WHP. You start a conversation with the owner and find out this car is no where near stock and the stock supercharger has been replaced with a Kenne Bell Supercharger and Kenne Bell Pulley. The engine management is taken care of by a Diablo Chip. Stock air filter has been replaced with a K&N air filter. Magna Flow X-Pipe with High Flow Cats and a Magna Flow Exhaust replace the stock unit. For extra spark, there is a MSD Ignition System with NGK Iriduim Spark Plugs. Also this car has 55Lb Fuel Injectors from Apten and a RAM 900 Clutch. What does all this mean, well the owner tells you 648WHP and consistent 10s in the 1/4 mile.
Last car you check and possibly the wild card is a 2002 BMW M3. It’s the wild card because it’s not known just how much power or how fast it is, this car also has the least amount of modifications, but it could still be lethal. First off you notice that this M3 is supercharged, with Active Autowerke C38 Supercharger. This car also has GruppeM Titanium Exhaust System, GruppeM Ramcharger Intake, and Conforti Shark Injector Engine Management. Not a lot, but maybe enough to push this M3 over 450WHP.
So who would you bet on, who do you think would win? This comparison is different, it’s an attempt to see how cars stack up to each other when tuned. If you know tuning, you should know that the car with the more power doesn’t always win.