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Originally Posted by Adam
Are you saying a boxster needs approx 532 hp do 176.2 mph? If it had a taller ratio surely it would be able to due more with that kind of power. Is the stock boxster redline limited at 176.2 mph? If not then what speed?
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Hi,
Shifting at Red Line will not make the car any faster at all. It will just get you to the Top Speed marginally sooner.
Taller gearing is always theoretically possible, but there are limits such as the availability of higher ratios and maintaining some sort of drivability. If all you're after is a Bonneville Land Speed Racer, then that's different.
But, the power requirements increase relative to the square of the Speed being travelled and this limits what can be achieved tremendously. And, it's just not as simple as adding +1 Horsepower to the Math or Theory, because Drag and Stability issues will win in the end...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99