I think everyones expectations were way overestimated, the reality is that I started with a 200/200 flywheel engine and ended up with a 325/260 hp/tq engine from only SVT cams, TB, UIM, gutted precats, 2.5" exhaust, and the SC.
Bnoon is absoulty right I drive 500 miles a week, I do not want to run with the 302 FWHP mark because they heard a mild ping when you stab it at 2500 in 4th gear, this is tuned to aggressively, now in 5th at 2K you can stab it and no detonation, this is a VERY safe tune and that is what I wanted. With the reflashed EEC I have full adjustibility just like it came from Ford. All the FT%'s are at 0, and all parameters have full learning capability. The knock sensor and the ACT work together to measure boosted temps to pull or add timing. Basically I'm safe if I get bad gas I might hear a very mild ping under heavy loads instead of a BOOM. This is what I wanted.
The heads are a restriction that I knew about and did nothing because I was worried about exceeding that strength of the stock rods.
The point of this build was to illustrate how much power can be had for the most reasonable price, in order to go higher I would add rods, engine balancing, cryo treatments, bulldogg box, pistons, etc this is like $3000+ for what will probably be 40-50 hp more, worth it to me? No way.
Again this is a more reliable build for the same power and better TQ then a wild SC 2.5, and will repeat these numbers time and time again.
