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In the early half of the twentieth century, the increase in engine power happened, especially in US vehicles. Designing modifications contained all known methods of increasing motor power, including increasing the power at these cylinders to better efficiency, increasing the size of the motor, and increasing the rate at which the engine work. The higher power and emissions produced caused many disadvantages to the environment. So the automakers made vehicles by following some rules and these lead to a decrease in the power produced. But tuning these engines with the proper equipment can make a few of these vehicles extremely powerful and tuning isn’t costly. These are 10 vehicles that can be bought at a very low price and get unlimited tuning potential. (Source : hotcars.com)
1. Honda Civic Type-R
This Honda comes with a 2-liter turbocharged engine that produces a power output of 316hp and drives only to its front wheels. This vehicle can accelerate from 0-62mph in 5.7 sec and can achieve a top speed of 169mph. But this can be tuned to have power output up to 500hp by equipping bigger turbos.
2. BMW M240i
This BMW equips a 3.0L BMW M TwinPower Turbo inline 6-cylinder engine. This produces a power of 382 hp and drives all-wheels. It has an 8-speed automatic transmission which helps the vehicle to accelerate from 0-60mph in 4.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 155 mph. This engine has a capacity of making 600 hp.
3. Ford Mustang GT
The Ford Mustang is equipped with a turbocharged 5.0-liter V8 engine that is capable of producing a power of 450 hp and a torque of 410 lb-ft. The vehicle has a twin independent variable cam timing technology that helps to improve the fuel economy and it has a base price of $36,285.
4. Mazda RX7 FD3S
This cool Japanese car has a 1.3 L Wankel twin turbo twin-rotor 13B engine that makes a power of 252 hp. But this engine is capable of making a maximum power of around 400hp when tuned. And this vehicle can be bought at a price less than $15,000.
5. Toyota Supra Turbo (A80)
The fourth generation supra has a 3-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six engine that produces a power of 326 hp and 325 lb⋅ft of torque. Became famous with the fast and furious movie this vehicle can actually make double the output when tuned.
6. Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
The vehicle uses a 2.6 L twin-turbocharged RB26DETT I6 engine that can make a power of 276 hp. The engine is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and this vehicle had very high sales because of its performance. The engine when properly tuned can make a power of about 600hp.
7. Cadillac CTS-V
The CTS-V is the high-performance version of the CTS. With a 6.2 L LSA supercharged V8 engine and 6-speed transmission, the vehicle is one of the best of its kind. The engine produces a power of 556 hp and a torque of 551 lb-ft. This can be boosed up to 700 hp upon tuning.
8. Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo
The turbocharged Chevrolet Cobalt SS has a 2.4 L, turbocharged, direct-injected, VVT, LNF Ecotec engine that can make a power output of 260 hp and a torque of 260 lb-ft. It equips an F35 5-speed manual transmission and drives the rear wheels. This engine can easily make a power of 450 hp.
9. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
This vehicle has a 6.2-liter V8 engine that delivers a maximum power output of 460 hp. The vehicle has a top speed of 190 mph and can accelerate from 0-60mph in 3.9sec. This high-performance engine can actually produce a maximum of 600 hp when tuned.
10. Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
This vehicle has a supercharged 6.2L V8 engine that delivers a power of 707 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. It can accelerate from 0-60 mph in a time of 3.4 seconds and can achieve a maximum speed of up to 199 mph. The engine can add more than a hundred more horses making 885 hp when tuned to produce.