400+ whp is already time to build the motor if you don't want a ticking time bomb. I don't call that affordable or reliable. Hell, 10 years ago I was buying LS1 cars and spending a grand on a cam, long tubes and a tune and putting down 425+whp and the same torque and beating the snot out of it all the time. To get 400whp out of these cars requires significantly more investment and you have to be careful all the time.
Oh I think you misunderstood me, I was just talking about the expense in general to have a reliable built motor. I'm not saying these cars can't be fast and make good power, just saying that as a platform it isn't as cost effective as some other ones. Although used pulls are getting pretty cheap, saw one on craigslist the other day for $3400 full accessories and everything. I may have to grab one to have built if they come down a little more.
No. V6 and I4 share gear ratios. V8 is different per fords spec sheet
They're not exactly the same but the gearing on the smaller motors does them no favors. There is no reason why I should be at 2000rpm in 6th gear cruising at highway speeds, the car literally can't make it up a hill without getting deep into boost which is not a good thing at such low RPM.
This is where one of our turbo knowledgeable people would come in and I'm not one. I just remember one of the tuners saying early on that it really should be tuned for an O/R DP. I thought I remembered something about the pressure difference and something to do with the seals? Maybe you're just lucky so far that it hasn't damaged the seals or maybe the DVCC is enough? I know that I don't know enough about it to answer so hopefully someone else does.
LOL I don't know, I just said I know nothing about turbos. I'm just trying to remember what was said a couple years ago when someone was talking about a subject I know little about. Some turbo seals?
