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Who here wishes they had a 3.0 instead of a blown 2.5? I only want to do one or the other, not both, so I'm leaning towards the 3.0, but I like the way the blower looks sitting under the hood. What do you guys think of your SC's vs. extra displacement?
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With some of the guys on the board only putting out an extra 10 or 15 hores with the 3.0 I would much reather have the S/C.
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Originally posted by Corbett:
With some of the guys on the board only putting out an extra 10 or 15 hores with the 3.0 I would much reather have the S/C. All a matter of proper tuning. Very soon I will leave the "10 or 15 extra horses" club.
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I like the drivability of the forced induction over naturally aspirated. People who have driven or rode in the SCed Contours know what I am talking about.
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Originally posted by PA 3L SVT:
All a matter of proper tuning. Very soon I will leave the "10 or 15 extra horses" club. Point taken but with that same ammount of tuning you could crank out an extra 20 or 30 horses out of the S/C
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What's wrong with doing both? 
The first Blown 3 Liter!
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LOL....I did not hear that.
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I apologize, but I'm not completely familiar with the Contour powerplant...what is the big factor hindering Chris Hightower (or anybody, for that matter) frommanufacturing a turbocharger for the SVT or whatever? I mean, in my opinion, there's no better way to gain massive amounts of horsepower with almost no added weight.
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Originally posted by typhoon:
I apologize, but I'm not completely familiar with the Contour powerplant...what is the big factor hindering Chris Hightower (or anybody, for that matter) frommanufacturing a turbocharger for the SVT or whatever? I mean, in my opinion, there's no better way to gain massive amounts of horsepower with almost no added weight. Packaging mostly...I think. Also, the SVT runs a pretty high compression ratio as it is...not a good candidate for a bolt-on kit. But mostly...probably lack of cash from individuals...and manufacturers not sensing enough interest.
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Originally posted by Corbett:
With some of the guys on the board only putting out an extra 10 or 15 hores with the 3.0 I would much reather have the S/C. I think with proper tuning, I can get 225-230 whp from a NA 3.0. I know that Bob King put down 294 whp with his prototype Vortech, but that was with tweaking from Vadim/SHOshop. It baselined at somewhere around 260hp with the standard pulley.
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High Compression Ratio?
The Typhoon is 8.6:1 for goodness sakes!
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Originally posted by typhoon:
High Compression Ratio?
The Typhoon is 8.6:1 for goodness sakes! Yeah and the SVT runs 10.25:1 CR....not very useful for boost!
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You know the age old saying....
"There's no replacement for displacement."
....And if you take time and money into account...that saying is true.
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The problem(the way I understand) Chris Hightower is having is supply problems for parts from whoever it is hes working with. Maybe I'm wrong, but thats how I understood it.  Originally posted by typhoon:
High Compression Ratio?
The Typhoon is 8.6:1 for goodness sakes! Typically around 8:1 is a good CR to start with for a Forced Induction engine. Or so I've read before.
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Chris is wainting on the manufacturer, but if someone else could get it off the ground quicker I'm sure he wouldn't mind.
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Originally posted by Krafty:
Yeah and the SVT runs 10.25:1 CR....not very useful for boost! 8.6 being high... heheh Something is... :p
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