# what is the best engine for performance???

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [September 21, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-engine-for-performance/192580 "2007-09-21T23:11:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![PoisonousBeef](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poisonousbeef/32/6007_2.png) [@PoisonousBeef](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PoisonousBeef)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-is-the-best-engine-for-performance/192580/41 "2007-10-02T06:56:20Z")

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> [@So I have a Stalker..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-have-a-stalker/32592/36):
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> no it isn’t, it’s stupid.
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> It’s dumb to start out with a 2 liter angine and brag about how great it is making only 200hp when my lame as shit crown vic 4.6 makes 235hp and 270ft.lbs. small engines are retarded, leave them for the lawn tractors and gocarts.
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> I change my vote from terminator engine to a 460 that is stroked to a 514, make that 120hp/L and see where you are at.  
> 😃

If your Crown Vic had the same specific output as one of the 2 liters you’re talking about then you’d be making 460hp and it wouldn’t be so lame. A Civic with an H22 swap is going to get 30mpg and still beat you by like 2 seconds on a 1/4 mile track.

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