If new stock = 152whp then I would say it's 100% possible to get up to 178whp (my car) on just a few upgrades.
Retail (flyhweel) published numbers:
Chip = 15hp
Split Second Intake & management system = 15hp
Adj. FPR, uprated injectors = 5hp
Exhaust = 5hp (have header & stock so maybe this does not count)
Total = ~40hp (flywheel)
Divide that number in half and you get ~20hp increase which would be reasonable to bring the car up to ~172whp. Factor in variables, running AVGAS for dyno session, car in perfect tune, etc. and I believe that it's possible to get up to 178whp from a fresh stock motor with only bolt on upgrades.
Can anyone toss this argument out the window? I'm going to pull the valve cover this weekend as well as pull the plugs and take a peek at the pistons but I'd bet this is a stock motor with bolt ons only. At most maybe a cam and that's it.
This also leads me to believe that a 2.9 stroker SHOULD be able to get a lot more power than 192whp if you did the motor right, If I were to keep my current setup (all the bolt on crap) and put a high comp (10:1) motor combined with a cam there should be nothing stopping the car from getting 225-250whp. Heck a stroked NA m10 can break 180whp so an m20 better be able to 225whp.
Retail (flyhweel) published numbers:
Chip = 15hp
Split Second Intake & management system = 15hp
Adj. FPR, uprated injectors = 5hp
Exhaust = 5hp (have header & stock so maybe this does not count)
Total = ~40hp (flywheel)
Divide that number in half and you get ~20hp increase which would be reasonable to bring the car up to ~172whp. Factor in variables, running AVGAS for dyno session, car in perfect tune, etc. and I believe that it's possible to get up to 178whp from a fresh stock motor with only bolt on upgrades.
Can anyone toss this argument out the window? I'm going to pull the valve cover this weekend as well as pull the plugs and take a peek at the pistons but I'd bet this is a stock motor with bolt ons only. At most maybe a cam and that's it.
This also leads me to believe that a 2.9 stroker SHOULD be able to get a lot more power than 192whp if you did the motor right, If I were to keep my current setup (all the bolt on crap) and put a high comp (10:1) motor combined with a cam there should be nothing stopping the car from getting 225-250whp. Heck a stroked NA m10 can break 180whp so an m20 better be able to 225whp.
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