# New guy

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**Created:** [December 2, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy/39628 "2007-12-02T21:08:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![kansei](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kansei/32/3107_2.png) [@kansei](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kansei)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy/39628/20 "2007-12-03T08:54:46Z")

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I only say 100whp because I don’t have a dyno chart to prove otherwise. Realistically it’s likely 180-220whp but mine isn’t until I have the paper 🙂

sport compact car got 186whp with just a front mount intercooler and turboback (same manifold and turbo as I have and without upping the boost… which I have a little bit) and I have a lot more going on than that so who knows.

The car does have over 94k miles on it so I don’t expect it to be ‘new’ but when I did a compression test at 80k miles all 4 cylinders were what was classed as ‘like new’ by other protege folk. I don’t know how… I really beat on the thing and it’s an ancient engine design 😛

I hope it’s under 200whp… I don’t want to shoot a rod through the block (yes, the rods are that weak)

I still \<3 the car though, can’t wait to get it back in a couple weeks. Hopefully my back/neck don’t still hurt then because the suspension is crazy harsh the way I have it set up.

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