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Originally Posted by Z OH 6
Coming from someone that had a 1000+ HP Hellcat, I can tell you that you need to be realistic about what you want to do with the car. I started off small too, then you just keep adding more power chasing numbers until you realize that your street driven car is no longer fun to drive on the street anymore because traction doesn't exist. You can have a 1000hp and a 500hp car blow your doors off from a red light because you can't get the power down and that's really frustrating. Running drag radials is an option but there comes a point when even a Nitto 555R2 (which is the best street driven drag radial) won't hook up anymore and then the only choice is a Mickey Thompson ET Street R. When you get to that point, you're no longer going to be able to drive the car on the street anymore because the soft rubber doesn't last and the MT ET Street R's really can't be driven in the rain.
All this comes down to, don't let your ego get the best of you. Bragging rights is cool for a bit but doesn't matter much anymore when you've already told everyone what you have and then you can't really get the power down to enjoy it. You'll likely end up regretting going too far for your intended purpose.
I really can't stress this enough, be honest with yourself about what you want to do with the car and just build accordingly. 700whp is a LOT in these cars and will give you smiles every time you drive it.
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I agree with this. When I had my 2018 Mustang GT (A10, PP1, MagneRide), the guys on the Mustang forums that were supercharged (700+rwhp) were often commenting about how they couldn't put the power down, spinning at 70+ mph, and could barely do 0-60 in the low 4 seconds range because of traction limitations. When I was bone stock I did 0-60 in 3.80 seconds on Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ tires.
Also, isn't putting drag radials on a ZL1 somewhat defeating the purpose of a ZL1 being a "triple threat"? I guess if you don't care about taking turns... but I drive on twisty roads a lot, so drag radials aren't for me.