Depends entirely on the rolling road and what sort of readings it was giving that day. Your torque reading higher than power is a little unusual, at what rpm is that maximum? Mine reads 220 Bhp and 206 lb/ft, 175k miles and some racing. My peak Bhp comes a little over 6k rpm. On mine whilst the bottom end is all original it has had the top end rebuilt, new fuel pump, injectors and no end of fettling and rolling road setup to get it spot on.
Seems about right if its an unchipped engine. I think mine was 199 bhp and 201ftlb after promax chip and kn filter. You may get a smidge more with sports exhaust, de-cat, decent synthetic oil, iridium plugs, etc. Also check ignition system is fit and healthy as worn leads, old plugs can mean lost horses, with the S2 its more about preserving what the engine had from factory rather than any big increases from subsequent mods. Edd
Have you tried iridium plugs? I agree most 'performance plugs' appear to be snake oil but the iridiums are different and apparently make the most difference in larger capacity engines like ours. I def feel the car is certainly more responsive on the throttle and eager to go. Similar to fitting the promax chip but to a lesser degree. Never had that with any other plug. Dont knock until you tried as they say. Good synthetic at correct viscosity = less friction, less drag, better mpg and bhp, its only subtle but you need to take advantage of what you can get on 22 yr old engine thats starting to lose its ponies, it all adds up in end... Edd
] I knew I should have paid more attention to that check engine light that has been constantly on. Idling rich - story of my life lol. Now I have to buy an OBD2 reader and if I had to put money on it a new Denso MAF for it. Still have ordered a laptop based OBD2 reader from fleabay for 14 quid. So if anyone ever needs one give me a shout and I can lend it to you []
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