"Look at all your mods... you are dynoing 187Hp... I have Ram Air Kit, Cold Air
box (metal), Dragon Intake, ECU by Weapon R ans a 2.5" Mandrel Bent
Exhaust and I am dynoing 162.1HP.I think the proof shows its worth the
money CONSIDERING I am not an SVT Duratec like yours."

Wasn't going to get into this as I commented at NECO but Though I do not think it was your intent, but you just supported Demon's point. He is making 25 FWHP more (which is about how much more an SVT starts with that a stock Duratec) and has similar mods - custom 2.5" exhaust, intake with homemade airbox (much less $$$), his custom burned ECU that he paid about $250 for instead of $700. No headers or gutted precats. He gained the about same with his power with his similar yet inexpensive mods compared with his "probable" baseline. Note at that dyno, his Apexi-i was set to zero (ie not contibuting to power). I believe he has yet to dyno tune it.


1999 Amazon Green SVT Contour (#554/2760)
Stock SVT Duratec V6 with:
Intake- K&N filter/75mm MAF meter
Exhaust- MSDS Y-pipe/Bassani catback
Durability-Ford "dual mode" damper, Mobil 1/K&N oil filter
179.2 FWHP at 6900 RPM