As far as the power thing it is very common for proto engines to lose power by the time they are finalized for production. They are often lacking emmision controls, not tweaked for fleet fuel economy numbers, and hand built. Even the REAL Porsche 2.5L flat6 in the Boxster made only 201 HP


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