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**StevenS** · 03-30-2007, 11:43 PM

You calm down lol, we are talking a 3.0L DOHC v6, not a 6L pushrod v8 from hell haha.

The duratec's are pretty nice engines, very wide powerbands, very reliable, and they breathe well.

I own a Cougar with the duratec, and I can tell you that a lot of times besides the straight 3L swaps. They opt fro high compression "hybrids". Whats that mean you say? Well you grab a 3L and add SVT Cams + Manifolds/heads from the Duratec SVT engine. You get all the fun of the 3L...with the top end power from the SVT. Now a straight 3L + Turbo will net you more power...but its more expensive...and depending on the platform...you better have LSD and upgraded axles. I know the cougars chassis wheel hops like a mother ****er if you get anywhere near 300hp without doing those things. Besides all that, the duratec responds to bolt on's well. I/H/E...headers esp.

The duratec is one of the sweetest sounding v6's I have ever heard. I put a CAI, Straight 2.5" Dual pipes, SVT TB, Headers/Y-Pipe, and a SVT UIM/LIM on my Cougar...and it effing roars! for a v6, even with the resonator in. It sounds really awesome at idel, almost like a 8...but when the secondaries open at 4000...it just screams. I love it! I'm prob. pushing 220hp right now with my setup...good for 14's. This is with the 2.5L setup. Plenty on the street for me...

Hope that helped

Thanks for that [thumbup]

You don't need 300+ hp on a front wheeled drive car... It ruins the handling

It will have an ATB so it doesnt matter how much power it has it will still handle on rails.

WUT! how is that american musle an olds 455 V8 bb or dodge 318 sb or chev 454 bb is american muslce not a 3 liter v6

1) its mad small
2) 3.0 lol how is that muscle? how bout 455 cubic inches = 7.8 liters and stroke it out to a 493 and 8.0

sound comes from the power (displacement of air) now giving urself a bigger exhaust to make ur engine sound bigger then it is is going to decrease backpressure. which could cause ur valves to float. it should be single exhaust pipe off the headers. ur best bet (if ur just doin the top end) is to lighten it up and use better durations on the cam then the stock one. or get a straigt 6

Before you go shouting your mouth off like you are the king of all you purvey take a moment to read the thread. I didn't say it was American muscle, I simply named the title that to gain peoples attention.

03-30-2007, 11:43 PM	#22
StevenS Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	You calm down lol, we are talking a 3.0L DOHC v6, not a 6L pushrod v8 from hell haha. The duratec's are pretty nice engines, very wide powerbands, very reliable, and they breathe well. I own a Cougar with the duratec, and I can tell you that a lot of times besides the straight 3L swaps. They opt fro high compression "hybrids". Whats that mean you say? Well you grab a 3L and add SVT Cams + Manifolds/heads from the Duratec SVT engine. You get all the fun of the 3L...with the top end power from the SVT. Now a straight 3L + Turbo will net you more power...but its more expensive...and depending on the platform...you better have LSD and upgraded axles. I know the cougars chassis wheel hops like a mother ****er if you get anywhere near 300hp without doing those things. Besides all that, the duratec responds to bolt on's well. I/H/E...headers esp. The duratec is one of the sweetest sounding v6's I have ever heard. I put a CAI, Straight 2.5" Dual pipes, SVT TB, Headers/Y-Pipe, and a SVT UIM/LIM on my Cougar...and it effing roars! for a v6, even with the resonator in. It sounds really awesome at idel, almost like a 8...but when the secondaries open at 4000...it just screams. I love it! I'm prob. pushing 220hp right now with my setup...good for 14's. This is with the 2.5L setup. Plenty on the street for me... Hope that helped Thanks for that [thumbup] You don't need 300+ hp on a front wheeled drive car... It ruins the handling It will have an ATB so it doesnt matter how much power it has it will still handle on rails. WUT! how is that american musle an olds 455 V8 bb or dodge 318 sb or chev 454 bb is american muslce not a 3 liter v6 1) its mad small 2) 3.0 lol how is that muscle? how bout 455 cubic inches = 7.8 liters and stroke it out to a 493 and 8.0 sound comes from the power (displacement of air) now giving urself a bigger exhaust to make ur engine sound bigger then it is is going to decrease backpressure. which could cause ur valves to float. it should be single exhaust pipe off the headers. ur best bet (if ur just doin the top end) is to lighten it up and use better durations on the cam then the stock one. or get a straigt 6 Before you go shouting your mouth off like you are the king of all you purvey take a moment to read the thread. I didn't say it was American muscle, I simply named the title that to gain peoples attention.
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