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Originally posted by wedge
The 5E pictured above is my car. You can see a list of everything I've done on my homepage under modifications: http://members.rogers.com/wedge1
I've had it dyno'd with all these mods, and it put 92hp at the wheels. Which is pretty good, that means there's about 110-115 at the crank. But I had some problems with the O2 sensor and with my cooling system at the time, both of which would affect horsepower, so in reality it's probably closer to 120hp.
As an engine, it's decent. It revs to 7200rpm which is always fun, and produces really good power (and sounds great!) at high revs. Though, low end torque leaves quite a bit to the imagination. Fuel economy is excellent. As far as 'encounters' go, I don't have much experience there. Drag racing isn't really my thing. But a friend of mine has a 2000 Mustang V6, and I can slightly outperform him in first gear. But as soon as have to gear up to second, the terrible gearing comes into play, changing from first to second, the revs drop from 7000rpm down to 3000rpm, and I've got NO power down there, so that's where I loose out. Otherwise, it's pretty much on par with other similar cars like Civic's and such.
On a sidenote, I will be swapping in a 4A-GE the first chance I get.

sounds cool

planning to swapp to a 4A ? how much do you think it will cost you ?


Thanks
Dan