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yo joe you think you can scoop me up i wanna be there to see some baseline pulls and to talk to teh guys to see how much it would cost to tune my car from teh very begining... my heads should be done 7/31 or 8/1 so i doubt ill have enough time to put the entire engine back together and drive 500 miles before i dyno my car,,,, im looking at 190-210fwhp but im not expecting anything im just going to wait till the dyno tells the truth. JOE call me to see if you can come scoop me up.

cool Sams going to be there, you can mess with my alarm again

hahahah no problem eric.. ill make it super sensitive.. i cant wait for this "meet/dyno day" even though my baby wont be there i can still peep the competition

175hp/155wtq is my guess.

yeah you might get into the 180hp range but thats with luck.. your mods arent extensive.. now on the other hand you judge my set up.. 3L with 3LPnP heads SVT UIM, LIM, fidanza, quaife, centerforce, KKM, plugs, wires, DMD, apexi, 65mm tb, 80mm maf... hmmm 220?? well just have to wait and see also.. i might have another add on to this list but i just cant say yet cuz i waiting for an email but if it comes through then ill get like 225 for sure..

I hope you guys put down those #'s. I just recieved my VCN2000 today.. Finally. I'm gonna see of they will install tomorrow. I can't wait. Sam hit me w/ a PM. I'm gonna call you in a lil bit.

Later Joe

I would say it's decent...I went 14.7 with 179whp/156wtq with 2.3-2.4 60'times and was trapping 94-96 mph.

Sam, the heads alone are not going to make the engine scream. You are going to need a serious flowing exhaust ie: headers/y-pipe/2.5" mandrel bent catback. Pulling 220+whp out of a small v6 is more difficult than you think. I'm not trying to discourage you, but it's to hard to speculate before the car is even running

I find(through skimming the boards)that most people have a hihger expection for 3 liters than what is actually delivered. This is all due to David Z's engine making 240whp. His engine was extensively modified, and had parts from actual race cars. I think if someone wants make serious power from a N/A 3L, then it's gonna depend on very good flowing heads, super high compression, and of course the vast array of bolt-ons that are currently offered for the 2.5.

You'll see tomorrow when I dyno, I'm not expecting to pull sick numbers as I never attempt to predict the unpredictable. But I do know what the car ran with 5psi of boost. That is what makes me happy, the fact that the car was able to dip into the 13's with ease on such a low psi setting. We'll see what she does my next trip to the track, she better not be slower as I'll drive it into the lake right behind Eric's car!