[mustardjohn]

Talked to the turbo folks today in San Antoino. Some interesting information

They did a 2002 3.8 automatic. It orginally dyno'd at 111 HP to rear wheels. What a loss of from the 190+ engine HP advertized by Ford! The car ran a 16.7 quarters at about 79 mph. After the turbo and tune it had ~230 HP dyno and ran 13.8 quarter at 106 mph.

They have done other 3.8's with 5 speeds and got better results. Dyno tests of 260 HP to rear wheels. Looks like that would put the 3.8 right up there with GT or maybe better.

They said the automatic drains power but with quicker shift does not suffer as much from drop down like a 5 speed between shifts. Said the automatic they did was really quick off the start.

Kit comes with 42 lb injectors, passenger-side header, high delivery fuel pump and metering and all the other required parts. They will install for $300 and tune for about $500 so total deal comes to about $4400 installed and tuned before tax. This compares quite well with Vortec and Procharger SC's were kit alone can cost over $4000 and doubt will give same results.

Any comments appreciated.