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Old 09-12-2007, 08:31 PM
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Horsepower is calculated using a formula based on the engine's torque at a given RPM. If you look at an F1 car, they put out numbers like 780 HP out of an N/A 2.4L V8. That's 325 HP/L. The thing is, that happens at ~20,000 RPM. You'll find that a lot of the engines that produce big HP/L numbers also rev very high. They're designed to be rev-happy engines, whereas the EG33 is a torque-y beast, happier (in stock form) at lower RPMs.

One of the members here, longassname (LAN), has developped a new valvetrain that helps the engine run better in the high RPM regime. He was also looking to get a set of performance N/A pistons developped, but there hasn't been much interest so far. Visit www.ecutune.com for more info on that.

But trust me, it gets much worse than the SVX. My 99 Taurus makes a whopping 145 HP from a 3L V-6.

Oh, and welcome to the network!
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