asking about horsepower

• rainhawk87

  2 Dec 07, 01:23

  may i ask what is the ideal horsepower in terms of spec
  
  for 1.3L car
  
  for 1.5L- 1.6L car
  
  and 2.0L car
  
  people said that swift is undertunned. is it good?i heard that it is 100hp
  
  need help to clear my doubt.
• MidnightK

  2 Dec 07, 01:52

  huh?
  ideal? of course the higher the better isn't it?
  the swift is small, so if too high bhp, cornering might be difficult..
• Kuali Baba

  2 Dec 07, 02:19

  You need only as much power as your drivetrain, brakes and tyres can handle.
• n0x

  2 Dec 07, 03:19

  Originally posted by MidnightK:

  huh?
  ideal? of course the higher the better isn't it?
  the swift is small, so if too high bhp, cornering might be difficult..

  of cos not the higher the better..
  
  assuming capacity to be constant... if u design an engine for high bhp...which means a shorter stroke for each piston... u are sacrificing low end torque and tts a big no no in sg....