Originally posted by SonofSHO:
I was not trying to elicit a comparison of the SHO and SVT so much as an SVT and a 2.5 MTX SE. I was just expecting more from the SVT than a few more reves and less bottom end. It seems like 25-30 hp should register in the butt dyno.
The torque figures are virtually the same for the SVT and the SE engines. Torque is what you feel first when you punch it, so yes, what you are experiencing when comparing the two is consistent with the numbers. The SVT ultimately does outrun the SE in both 0-60 and 1/4 mile times, but you have to rev the SVT engine to get there.
Lee K
98 SVT Contour, silver (sold after 7 years and 100K miles)
03 Lancer Evolution, red
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