Originally Posted by hiwayhuntr
it matters on power to weight.for a skittle theres many of people that drive everyday with 500.i wouldent be suprised that theres somebody with a built car with close to 600 daily driven.but for something lite and not that big anything above 450 is just a waste,i had 300-350 in a 2000 pound car with me in it and it would spin 3rd and 4th gear like it wasent there.its kinda personel prefrence.i like spinning the tires and still pulling on bikes and exotics.i dident mind to much. so u can have just about anykind of power u want u just have to be able to get it to the ground.big tires,good suspension,traction bars.whatever u really want to have.
Buy real tires. You wont spin hot slicks.
Your hp will always be limited by the rest of your setup of the whole car. That includes tires, wheels, suspension and weight.