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<blockquote data-quote="Ferendon" data-source="post: 4495144" data-attributes="member: 578259">There&#039;s more than a handful. But there are a &#039;handful&#039; of 500+hp SHOs, with a few breaking the 660whp barrier. I&#039;m in the process of gathering parts to put a built 3.3 stroker SHO engine into something a lot smaller, lighter, and RWD, with a T-5, and a yet undetermined differential.This is a rare breed of information about SHOs. The correct kind... or almost correct. The 89 is the lightest, fastest year, but also lacks many amenities, as well as airbags and ABS, hence the lighter weight. The MTX SHOs were a 3.0 with 220/200 hp/tq, and the ATX was a 3.2 with 220/215 hp/tq.As far as suspension mods go, they do respond well, at least for strut tension rod suspension. There&#039;s development underway to fit a Gen III subframe to the Gen I/II with in an LCA style setup, and a much lighter, stronger subframe. THEN, and only then, will we see what the car is capable of. Personally, I couldn&#039;t give a rat&#039;s *** about the car itself. It&#039;s a piece of shit. The motor on the other hand, is every bit as good, and believed by those in the know, to be better than the 2JZ, SR-series, RB-series, and just about everything else to come out of Japan. But, because of their poor choice of platform, nothing was ever done in the earlier years of the SHO, leaving it to fall to the back of the pack. It&#039;s not very often that someone makes a FWD sedan that outruns, out handles, and out brakes the BMW 5-series of the same era. And even these days, with a good stiff suspension, good tires, and a 13.6&quot; brake upgrade, can out-brake brand new Porches.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ferendon, post: 4495144, member: 578259"] There's more than a handful. But there are a 'handful' of 500+hp SHOs, with a few breaking the 660whp barrier. I'm in the process of gathering parts to put a built 3.3 stroker SHO engine into something a lot smaller, lighter, and RWD, with a T-5, and a yet undetermined differential. This is a rare breed of information about SHOs. The correct kind... or almost correct. The 89 is the lightest, fastest year, but also lacks many amenities, as well as airbags and ABS, hence the lighter weight. The MTX SHOs were a 3.0 with 220/200 hp/tq, and the ATX was a 3.2 with 220/215 hp/tq. As far as suspension mods go, they do respond well, at least for strut tension rod suspension. There's development underway to fit a Gen III subframe to the Gen I/II with in an LCA style setup, and a much lighter, stronger subframe. THEN, and only then, will we see what the car is capable of. Personally, I couldn't give a rat's *** about the car itself. It's a piece of shit. The motor on the other hand, is every bit as good, and believed by those in the know, to be better than the 2JZ, SR-series, RB-series, and just about everything else to come out of Japan. But, because of their poor choice of platform, nothing was ever done in the earlier years of the SHO, leaving it to fall to the back of the pack. It's not very often that someone makes a FWD sedan that outruns, out handles, and out brakes the BMW 5-series of the same era. And even these days, with a good stiff suspension, good tires, and a 13.6" brake upgrade, can out-brake brand new Porches. [/QUOTE]

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