Originally Posted by Rob_DOHC

IMO, a decent head and inlet manifold would still be advantageous on lower bhp engines, not just because they are more efficient but because they can be tailored to your application as Perry says...

My general aim is for a high 200's (260-280 bhp) car that drives like a 200 bhp escort does with a stage 2 t3.... just faster obviously. So really responsive, nice wide power band etc... compared to most 300 bhp rs turbos which are very peaky and not particularly rewarding to drive on the road, bar the occasional run up a dual carriage way.