Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
So, put in a 6 and have everything crowded, limit the resale to people who like underpowered cars or use a V-8, installs easier and goes faster, open your resale market to probably about 10 times as many people..... I guess it wouldn't take me long to decide.....
not all 200's are underpowered, yes Ford lied when they gave them a 120 HP @ 4k rating, they barly breathe at 4k because of the crappy flowing log head and won't rev past 4k stock, they actully dyno around 80 RWHP. anyway, 150 HP is not uncommon, can be easially obtained with some port work done to the head, and 9:1 or higher comp, with good quench and squish values figured in. 250-300 is easy to obtain with a turbo, and 500 HP is in the picture also, using the new aluminum cyl head and turbo, on a 250 I6 which has a longer stroke only, same 3.680 bore, HP with that combo on a 200 would be around 450 HP, this is assuming the engines are buit for power and not torque.

Maby I just look at things diffrently than everybody else.