View Full Version : mo power?


melville
02-16-2004, 04:05 AM
hey newbie here thinkin bout getting the xB soon and i was jus wondering what you thought about the stock power. seeing how 108hp is not a whole lot do you guys ever feel like it just wont move as fast as you want to? im not sayin this is a racers car, its a show and i know that but i dont want to be stuck with something that wont even go when i need to. and then again i know theres lots of engine mods out there to improve power but i jus wanted to know what you think of the stock engines. ty.

rbloedow
02-16-2004, 04:37 AM
Do you by any chance know how much this car weighs? The amount of HP doesn't matter if the car is the right weight, and the xB is't too much a a pig on the scale. The Lotus Elise only has 180 hp yes it can run 12 second quarter miles. HP isn't everything.

That said, it's never had a problem with needing to go as fast as I need too in my xB. It's not fast, yet not slow - I'd say it's pretty peppy.

Also, lease refer to the "POWER HUNGRY" forum for these kinds of questions: http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=6

its_ikon
02-16-2004, 07:09 PM
the power to weight ratio is good. the scion line was not meant to a racer, so it is fine.