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Green 94 5.0

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Mar 25, 2002

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Jun 23, 2006

#21

• Jun 23, 2006

• #21

tmoss said:

The Holley intake is not the best choice for that combo.........

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i was thinking the same thing. im also going to assume that since you didnt mention it that allong with the stock maf, the throttle body is stock too. those are 2 other things that are going to hurt the numbers on the dyno. this is yet another example of a mismatched combo hurting power output.

 

GRGT1994

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Sep 22, 2004

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Jun 23, 2006

#22

• Jun 23, 2006

• #22

TheRedBlur said:

Loose is fast is a term referring to driving style, not sloppy engine build.

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Not that it matters, but check Car & Driver's long term tests. They always pick up 2 tenths of a second or more in 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile after 40k to 60k of driving. So that level of wear clearly does free up some horsepower. And I would guess that you are right that at the end of a motor's life, you probably start losing some power.

 

TheRedBlur

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Jul 7, 2003

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seattle

Jun 24, 2006

#23

• Jun 24, 2006

• #23

word, engines usually do generate more horsepower after a few miles, they have to break in, bearings gotta find their favorite place on the caps, rings as well, etc.

 

5spd GT

"the 5.0 owns all"

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Aug 7, 2002

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Arkansas

Jun 25, 2006

#24

• Jun 25, 2006

• #24

The Red Blur - You have got it twisted...go PM 25thMustang who routinely runs in those classes. Loose is less friction...we are talking thousandths of looseness, not inches. Think about it...

I am not talking about suspension, it is not related.

Tight engines eat up a bit of hp...loose engines gain a bit. It is all them little tricks...

When these guys run these cars, they aren't worried about longevity...they race them in drag racing classes.

I was talking about loose connecting rod bolts...lol.

 

TheRedBlur

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seattle

Jun 25, 2006

#25

• Jun 25, 2006

• #25

I'm open to that.