Originally posted by fordcontoursport:
How can you lose power if I did a straight swap? I thought I would have the same horsepower. Why not? Different exhaust? Do I have to put a taurus exhaust on it?



He's telling you the estimated power at the wheels.

Both the SVT 2.5L and the 3L are rated at 200HP so therefore it stands to reason a straight swap would leave you with the same HP as a stock SVT. Add about 25 in the TQ department though.

Then he added the 200HP rating on the Taurus is using a quasi-dual exhaust. Drop some power for running it with a OEM single exhaust. (or even OEM piping)
In other words. Upgrade the exhaust first! Perfect time for true duals.
Then there's the intake and the manifolds and the...

2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.