Originally posted by darpinian:
Ok..I have dyno and drag experience that I wanted to talk about.
I live down here in San Antonio and I have a friend who owns a focus (2.3L Duratec). He thinks its really fast(I didn't feel like looking up the specs so I didn't care) So a few days ago we go to get it Dyno tuned with only a Short Ram Intake...Results

131.9 Max HP and 139.6 Max Torque
120.0 Max HP and 137.3 Max Torque
131.8 Max HP and 139.9 Max Torque

He has the sheet...and didn't want me to put it up but those were the numbers he dyno'd So I'm like WTF...weak

We go to the track and he ran a Mid 15's all freaking day...he ran 15.5, 15.3, and 15.5.(He has the sheets so I can't post them)

So I'm wondering how is that possible? My car has more horsepower and Torque STOCK...and it won't pull mid 15's.(Of course I have the 3L now ) Can any of you genius CEG members break that down for me?????

~darp~






Those numbers are very close to a stock contour - we only pull like 140's, remember 170 is at the crank. Now you have a car that weighs 4 or 5 hundred lbs less with only like 10 less HP - 15's easy on that!

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