TheBoxsterGuy:
Huh? A stock 2.5L SVT puts out around 165-170HP at the wheel. You mean a stock Turbo?
This entire thread
is about
turbocharged Contours. I thought you could assume for me.
Fine, even boost it up to 400HP, and you're still dealing with the big problem: FWD vs. RWD.
And let's not forget a Cobra (pre-2003) will still put down over 360HP at the wheel. The C5 is around 380-390HP at the wheel. And the new Cobra is WELL over 400HP at the wheel.
Uh, no. The C5 drops 390 at the
crank. Not the wheels. the Cobra, 385 and the 3000GT VR4, about 320
So where's the comparison? For my money, I'd much rather drive a stock C5 or Cobra than an SVT with over $10K worth of mods to make it as fast as the other ones.
The funny thing about this part of your response is that the CSVT with over $10k of modification still comes to only $32K, and that's only if you paid retail. I paid $15k for mine.
No slam against the SVT, as I owned one up until 3 months ago. But when the prices were released for the turbo, I realized that a Turbo, Quaife, exhaust, and good tires would cost nearly as much as the SVT itself was worth, and you'll never recoup the costs down the line. So why bother? I'll just pick up a low mileage 2000 C5 for $27K and be done with it.
You do what you want, sir.
But a 20PSI CSVT with forged internals would blow rught by ya, highway or drag.
To each his own, and I commend Chris and his crew for their work on this, it's just not for me.
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