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Hennessey modified vehicles- not for your average driver!

GasBuddy Blog -- Hennessey Performance, based in Sealy, Texas, packs in a lot of horses under their 30,000 sq. ft. facility, but it might not be the kind of horses you imagine.

We're talking about horsepower of course- Ford GTs, Vipers, Corvettes, Jeeps, Dodges, the list goes on- all with just a few more horses than they came with from the factory floor. Hennessey will take a factory car- not always what you'd call slow and bland- and give it heart surgery. This heart surgery is different-the replacement will pump out more more power in the same envelope, and it doesn't just stop there. Upgrades occur at many different levels- not just your engine. What's the point of having 1200hp if you can't control it or slow it down? Brakes, suspension, and...

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Submitted Feb 06, 2013 By: PD

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NorthglennBill Champion Author Denver Posts:7,562 Points:1,499,645 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:57:26 AM Ignore NorthglennBill Report Abuse What's the point? Can't drive these cars anywhere where you can use the horsepower. Waste of money.
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polarbear2 Champion Author Maine Posts:12,263 Points:2,780,610 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:41:24 AM Ignore polarbear2 Report Abuse For those of you who don't like this idea, that's too bad that you'll never have the thrill of driving a real car. [Edited by: polarbear2 at 2/7/2013 11:41:43 AM EST]
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steven_flies Veteran Author Oregon Posts:419 Points:89,160 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:33:26 AM Ignore steven_flies Report Abuse A senseless waste of gasoline which just increases demand and drives up prices. Otherwise irrelevant to this forum.
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impactdi Rookie Author Michigan Posts:96 Points:427,905 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:31:20 AM Ignore impactdi Report Abuse People know a lot of HP takes a lot of gas, comes with the territory. Anyone buying high HP cars isn't too worried about gas.. I'm also sure they're not their primary vehicles...they probably have a few they can drive to Wal Mart or whatever. Cars like those aren't being driven tens of thousands of miles in their life.
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TAT36 Champion Author Florida Posts:6,949 Points:1,330,200 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:28:20 AM Ignore TAT36 Report Abuse Certainly not for the average person but if you have the money what the heck. As the old saying goes the one who dies with the most toys wins.
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bullseye100 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,531 Points:610,030 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2013 10:25:11 AM Ignore bullseye100 Report Abuse I see a lot of negative posts about it being a waste of money. It's not if that's what you are into. I think it's cool. Just wish I had the money to do it.