Some cars appear more frequently on YouTube and social media as modified rockets than others. But with skill, can’t you put any engine or any other part into any car?
Actually, if trying to maximize performance, why not build from scratch? Why is “1,800hp GTR” more interesting or common than “1,800hp car built in garage”?
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As a really simplified answer, some cars just have better starting points.
To make a fast car, you need strong cylinder walls. To make a fast car, you need a real good cylinder head. To make a fast car you either need a large engine, a turbo/supercharged engine, or both. The list goes on.
The point is, yes, you could add all those things to any consumer engine, but, some engines have some of these features straight out the factory.
As a specific example, there’s an old jaguar that had a huge 6 litre v12 engine. But the cylinder head is garbage, it doesn’t even make 300hp, and it’s so poorly designed for performance that it simply isn’t worth the extensive modifications that would be needed to make it a fast car.
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