Originally Posted by
1-PD
the power figures are true and 150 to 160 is more the truth, but like any car once a decent exhaust is fitted as most do and maybe a bluefin and good cold air feed its quite east to push them over the 170hp, even in standard form they are far from useless unless you are trying to compare it with a turbo engined FRS
or if you compare it to a 2.0 zetec-e with the same power upgrades (cams,head,pistons,ehxuast system,intake system, which just the cams and exhaust system put the 2.0 into st170 power), but as ive said in the past the st170 engine would be great if you remove some of the junk off it (ie vvt,dmf,intake manifold) and you would get more power and less problems...
But back to the point i dont see the st170 justiefing the extra cost when you can buy a zetec model for alot less and it will be much less trouble and less costly when it brakes down (which it will since all mk1s are ten years old) and it does more mpg and cheaper insurance and if you want the st for the little extras it has over the std model there easy found and fitted for little cost.