Overheard some kid at the parts counter saying he's got a 700hp daily driver...

I was at AutoZone yesterday grabbing some spark plugs for my old F-150. Some teenager probably 18 or 19 is talking real loud on his phone about how his turbo build is pushing 700 wheel and he still drives it to school every day. I just kept my mouth shut but I wanted to tap him on the shoulder and ask how many transmissions he's blown through so far. I'm not trying to hate on young builders or anything but I've been at this for about 15 years now and my built 5.0 made 480 on a dyno and it felt sketchy on the highway after 20 minutes in summer traffic. You can't cool that kind of power without a serious cooling system and even then you're cooking everything under the hood. Has anyone else seen these super high power daily driver builds actually hold up for more than a few months?

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avery_roberts6713d ago

Man I feel that, seen too many kids blow up their daily drivers chasing big numbers.

jamieh7613d ago

Nah I used to be the opposite honestly. Thought you had to push every build to the limit to make it count. But watching friends grenade their daily drivers definitely changed my mind, it's just not worth it.