Originally posted by IceHeart400:
196 hp??? Is this the 3L conversion I hear so much about? Sorry, but 196 hp at the wheels doesn't exactly impress me. I saw one post in here about a 264 at the wheels, that I like.
You may have seen a supercharged SVT put down 264+ HP. However they do not seem to be very reliable in the least.
The swap he did was an entire 3L engine (200/200 stock) and put SVT cams in it. (don't know about intakes, TB, exhaust, etc???)
So 196/183 at the wheels = about 239HP / 201TQ at the crank. Not too bad for a baseline...
So your comments are not only out of line, but ignorant as well...
You did notice this is listed as the "first" dyno'd hybrid of this setup and was a baseline at that; right???
Also this swap can be done for about 1/3 of the cost of a S/C
