IMSA gives Penske Acuras 7hp increase

The Acuras had no chance in the Rolex 24

After getting dusted by the IMSA Favored Cadillacs in the Rolex 24 The Penske Acura ARX-05 cars received performance breaks for next weekend’s WeatherTech 240 at Daytona International Speedway.

Released in a Balance of Performance update on Thursday, the Acura Team Penske DPis have been given increased boost levels equating to roughly a 7 horsepower increase – well whoopee damn doo.

No other performance-related changes have been made to the DPi class, other than adjusted fuel capacities and aero configurations for the Acura DPi as well as the Cadillac DPi-V.R and Mazda RT24-P.

The NSX GT3 Evo has been given an increase of roughly 5 horsepower at low-end RPMs, while the Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo got a 9-horsepower boost across all power levels.

Power reductions have been given to the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo (-11 hp), BMW M6 GT3 (-10 hp), as well as the Porsche 911 GT3 R and Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo (both -13 hp).