I'd agree with what others have said, and I'll expand on RyRy210's point. Peak power alone proves nothing. What matters is always the area under the power curve in the RPM range between gears. Slightly simplified, what is the average power from say 5500 to 8000? If you mods bump the peak up 20 or 30 HP but it sags in the middle like an old nag, then in the real world you will have a net loss. Fact is, even if you always shift at redline every time you drive your car, you are at that peak HP level only a very small percent of the time. Peak numbers are sometime just for bragging rights.
BTW, CT does quote unrealistic numbers, just like nearly every other vendor in the market. That’s been verified countless times.
[This message has been edited by sjs (edited 24 September 2002).]