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Unit 5302 · 09-11-2001, 01:06 PM

I didn't say it's impossible to get 225hp N/A with a 2.3L, but you'd be very hard pressed to do so.

Bottom line is crank, rods, pistons, head, cam, exhuast, and intake. If you want to get 225hp N/A from a 2.3L it would cost 10x what a Turbo Coupe engine would.

The aftermarket hasn't typically catered to the 2.3L N/A engine that I've ever seen. In stock form the 2.3L is a huge turd. The most powerful 2.3L N/A engine from Ford that I know of made 105hp.

I don't see any realism in comparing the first Domestic mass produced SOHC engine ever (2.3L) to a much newer and superior 2.0L DOHC engine. That's on a par with comparing a 5.0 to a 4.6 DOHC. It's not hard to see which one has more potential. Even though the 5.0 is a damn good engine, and it's proved it clear up to a high rpm racing level, the 4.6L DOHC will outrev, and out hp the 5.0.

Getting 600hp N/A out of a 2.0L? What's he spin it to? 20,000rpms? He'd need over 150lb/ft of torque, even there. I'm sorry, but I have to call BS on that. No way. Not even a 2 stroke pulls that kind of number. You're talking literally over 300hp/liter, N/A. I don't care where his car was dyno'd. That equates to an N/A 1500hp+ 5.0, or 1400hp 4.6L N/A.

09-11-2001, 01:06 PM	#10
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	I didn't say it's impossible to get 225hp N/A with a 2.3L, but you'd be very hard pressed to do so. Bottom line is crank, rods, pistons, head, cam, exhuast, and intake. If you want to get 225hp N/A from a 2.3L it would cost 10x what a Turbo Coupe engine would. The aftermarket hasn't typically catered to the 2.3L N/A engine that I've ever seen. In stock form the 2.3L is a huge turd. The most powerful 2.3L N/A engine from Ford that I know of made 105hp. I don't see any realism in comparing the first Domestic mass produced SOHC engine ever (2.3L) to a much newer and superior 2.0L DOHC engine. That's on a par with comparing a 5.0 to a 4.6 DOHC. It's not hard to see which one has more potential. Even though the 5.0 is a damn good engine, and it's proved it clear up to a high rpm racing level, the 4.6L DOHC will outrev, and out hp the 5.0. Getting 600hp N/A out of a 2.0L? What's he spin it to? 20,000rpms? He'd need over 150lb/ft of torque, even there. I'm sorry, but I have to call BS on that. No way. Not even a 2 stroke pulls that kind of number. You're talking literally over 300hp/liter, N/A. I don't care where his car was dyno'd. That equates to an N/A 1500hp+ 5.0, or 1400hp 4.6L N/A.