I have a question about this and traction. When it comes to tq spinning the tires, it's gear dependent of course, so when people are keeping it under a certain power level, it's just an arbitrary number. Even 250whp will completely shred tires in first or second, so for example anybody who keeps power at 250 or less is only worried about wheel spin from 3rd on.
At 300whp maybe they can spin tires a bit in 3rd? but 4th and on is safe. But, going above 300whp would still give better acceleration in those higher gears, and all you have to do is feather the throttle at lower gears to avoid wheel spin right? So why not just get as much power as you can, it will always help in the highest gears (i can't imagine a FIST with enough power to spin tires in 5th or 6th), and just use driver skill/restraint in lower gears?
Does everybody just like flooring it from 2nd through 6th or something? Why would anybody go out of their way to not get more power if they can afford it, just due to wheel spin? Why not get that power to help in higher gears when you can use it all, and keep your foot out of it so much in lower gears?