Shoot, I thought we were talking about turbos. What happened?
Anyway, maybe I can offer some insight regarding to the horsepower and 1/4 times. In drag racing, what you need is the maximum area under the curve in the range of rpms you are in so you can use all of your power to move you down the track. A car with all peak number will not do too good in drag racing nor will a car(diesel engine comes to mind) with a lot of torque down low. What you need is a compromise.
Let's take all of the s/c svts and my car for example since the peak numbers are similar. My car was making 270 rwhp a year ago and most of the s/c svts are making the similar numbers; my car weights 3400 lbs while the contour weight 3100 lbs. So on paper both cars should turn similar trap speed(not E.T. since rear wheel drive have advantage in traction). But why is my car turning 104-105 mph consistantly while the contours are struggling to get 100 mph? And my car is 300-400 lbs heavier. It's because the better low end torque(250 ft/lbs of torque at the wheel from 2000 rpm and up) and the flatter power curve(250 rwhp from 4.5k to 7k). I can utilize my power in a longer period of time than what the svt contours can(270 fwhp@6800 rpm or so).
Anyway, I think I have done enough blabbing for one day. And don't feel bad about no one is doing a turbo kit for you guys. Us cobra guys are still waiting for the Incon twin turbo kits to come out. It would be nice to have 450 rwtq with only 5 psi. /me drools
