i havent found a thread yet that disclosed this....how much stock hp at the wheels does a 97 3.0 have???? i used the search and couldnt find it...someone please let me know.. i have heard 180...200...218 ...i am not sure exactly how much i have!!!!

 

Approximately 158 to 161 to the front wheels.

It comes 200 HP stock (at the crank).

 

I was wondering, you know how a certain percentage of HP and torque gets absorbed on its way down from the crank to the wheels. Well, is that percentage the same for 4, 6, and 8 cylinder cars? For example would a 4 cylinder car put a higher percentage of it's power to the floor then a V-8 or vice versa?

 

Got nothing to do with the engine. A transmission will suck X HP. Then there's frictional losses through the rest of the drivetrain. RWD cars are worse than FWD and AWD is worse yet.
For a manual you can figure 10-15% total drivetrain losses. For an automatic, it really depends on the trans.