Quote (TURBO_DODGE @ Jul 20 2014 03:11pm)
You realize that if any manufacturer tuned their cars specifically for max power, they would sell a hell of a lot less cuz the mpg would be axed. Instead they get the most power that they can while still maintaining a decent mpg rating. No stock map in any car is optimized for one thing or another. There is give and take in the power/mpg field.
exactly..its set to the BEST choice for what they designed the car to do.
you can go to one extreme or the other but at the end of the day you would of been much much better off just getting a car factory built for the purpose rather than putting a single second of effort trying to get that 375hp boat anywhere near good MPG numbers.
if you want mpg..get an econobox
if you want power...get a car that already has it
if you want to tinker with power and mpg....don't buy a fat car with almost 400hp because it's a bad platform for it