considering the time between the "baseline" and the header dyno run i had the following problems occur, and did not fix at the time of the run

1) bad plugs/wires
2) exhaust leak
3) CEL (bad O2 sensor)
4) the rear ex manifold (header) was not properly sealed against the gasket/head.

i would say any one of those could have had major effects on the performance of the car at the time of the second run. not to mention what a properly tuned chip could have done. my tuner told me he could have EASILY gotten 190-200fwhp and 170-180lb/ft of fwtq with a custom tune. i would say 20-25 fwhp and 20-30lb/ft of tq is MORE then substantial for 2 mods, that is some serious gains.


i am offically a troll... so take my information and advice with a grain of salt.

08/15/2001 - 11/05/2001 : 1999 Ford Contour SVT : 170fwhp - 147.9 fwtq
07/17/2001 - __/__/____ : 2001 Roush Mustang GT Stage 1
11/05/2001 - __/__/____ : 2001 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning