No actually its a stock 3L besides the precats being gutted. And actually it made well over 190 FWTQ.203.58FWHP / 209.4FWTQ to be exact.Hell my staight 3L made 193FWTQ and that was being tuned by a guy whos never tuned a 3L contour before. For those who dont think a straight 3L can make those numbers heres the link and its got all the dynosheets and graphts
http://www.fordcontour.org/index.php?showtopic=7784&st=0&p=46125&#entry46125
But those are pretty good numbers joey for the 2.5 and im sure will hit 275 with 7 or 8psi. I really want to see what it makes with 10 thought!! hehe
Thos dyno numbers are pretty decent. It is also better to dyno the car at more than one dyno site JUST to prove consistency. I did this on my 3L NA and on my 3L turbo, in different states so I can honestly support my claims. We WILL dyno this kit on a different dyno for comparison purposes just to have that kind of credibility...or we will get permission to use the dynos from some of our customers so that we can get an average set of values.
And by the way 203 wHP is just fair to middlin if you are comparing the best 3Ls. Also I never said that ALL 3ls have the same torque. Most will drop in the 190s wTQ with SVT cams. THe stock oval cams will do more torque but can't hold it for shiit, as that dyno exhibits yet again. The best 3Ls have pulled 220wHP range. Hell I pulled 217wHP on my hybrid and stock svt tune and gutted precats back in 2001! :shrug:
Then dyno-dyno comparisons aren't always accurate. Read one of the recent issues of SCC and find that some shops will not calibrate frequently or will purposely set it up to dyno high so that people keep coming back. Bragging rights are important in the car scene and that is just the way it is.
So what we are offering is a basic 2.5L turbo kit that is reliable to 7-8psi and even on moderate boost will set down 250s at the wheels all day long with even 300s at the wheels a probability for those who want to push it! If someone wants bragging rights with a little bit of good fuel and cool temps you can go to the dyno and crank it up to 10psi or hit the track for a good 1/4 mile slip.
You don't even have to go build your transmission and stuff if you don't beat on it every day, day in and day out.
If you buy this kit you can surpass even the best N/A 3L out there and probably spend less money AND NEVER EVEN PULL YOUR ENGINE OUT OF YOUR CAR!

How cool is that?
It's cool that you are asking questions and comparing, and I mean that. Just let me point something out though: if you've ever driven a "nice" 3L you'd be impressed, very impressed after coming from a 2.5L (and I'm sure you have). However, if you've ever driven a well-tuned 2.5L turbo you will be amazed! On top of that knowing that it only takes a boost controller to get more power, or a change of exhaust mod or different turbo for different characteristics, etc. you would see that side by side you'd take the 2.5L turbo ANY DAY of the week. It is THAT GOOD! I just can't wait to see people buy the basic kit and then start putting their own personal touches on it! Think of the drag race and autoX meets, the car shows now with mint contour/cougars with boosted motors.... :drool: