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Originally Posted by Duckie
I would put down a bet of over 200 bucks that I brake 400 crank horse with my initial setup with no upgraded tranny and even with my super restrictive stock exaust. I think you guys are underestimating this engine. I think it has an insane amount of potential and I plan on pushing the envelope with it and taking it as far as I can. In all honesty I will probably be putting more than 50k into this before i am done and I have no problem with that. The way I see it is I have a place to live already taken care of, education taken care of...really other than my tv, food, and car insurance what else should I be spending my money on. The traditional things you save up money for I already have taken care of...mainly because of luck and good fortune. So, I see nothing wrong with dumping money into making the SVX into what it should have been in the first place =D
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How will you know what the crank hp is? You gonna engine dyno it? Assuming a 28% drivetrain loss (the running number tossed around for imprezas), 400 crank is 288 awhp. If your car breaks 280 awhp with the EcuTune stage 3, I'll be impressed. I think 230 to 250 is a far more realistic goal, and will make the car feel faster than you think.
Remember, you're making about 130 to 140 awhp right now
at sea level. That's more like 100 awhp up here in Reno. Adding 80 to 100 hp is nearly
doubling the power of that motor. That's very impressive... just don't be dissapointed when you're not smoking STIs. It's going to take a lot more work to get to that point, if even due solely to the weight of the SVX... remember it weights like 500 lbs more than an STI.
As far as the EG33's potential, I totally agree, there is a *ton* of potential in that block. But keep in mind the extensive work that needs to be done to get there. There are 600 hp sand rails running that motor, but they're running nitromethane, twin turbos, low compression pistons, cams, custom intakes and exhausts, standalone engine managment, and so on. Sure you might be able to get there if you're willing to spend the time and money, but don't expect that EcuTune stage 3 to get you even most of the way there.
And Ryan, how about you take the average car on the road today, say a '00 Camry 4-banger, and I'll take any 250 awhp car of your choice, and I'll show you how "slow" 250 awhp is.
Just because you're around fast cars a lot, doesn't make slightly less fast cars "slow".