Hmm, last time I dyno'ed I put down 188 fwhp. 18% loss gave me ~230 crank hp. And that was quite a few mods (and unsolved problems) ago - I'm actually hoping to break 200 fwhp next time I dyno (which I hope is soon, $$$ allowing). Only 93 - 94 MPH traps - but that's pobably more driver skill than anything else.
And it has been stated that if Ford hadn't killed the Contour, SVT was going to put the 3L in the SVT from the factory, thus keeping up with the Jonses.
But instead, whoever that is went and bought himself a car that goes fast in a straight line very well. Good for him. He payed a premium for it (and he's still paying an insurance premium premium - pardon the pun) just so he can feel cool at every stop light. Joke's on him - I feel cool at the stop lights too, only because I enjoy my car and don't care what car is next to me.
Besides, I think one thing we all have in common is our enjoyment at modding a car (or just driving a stocker) that doesn't have 100 pages in Summit dedicated to parts for it. Any monkey can do that.
