Blown Forecast
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Yah I know... Well between 8-10 PSI. The one I picked up on the website had a little thing at the bottom about HP (as it was installed on a stock engine) here it is:
Performance Stats Stock w/ V4FL218-140S
2000-2004 Ford Mustang GT
HP (Peak) 260 402
Torque (ft. lbs.) (Peak) 302 400
I'd love to see those numbers.
EDIT - Sorry it's kinda ugly, the left side is stock the right side is blown w/aftercooler HP & Torque.
Performance Stats Stock w/ V4FL218-140S
2000-2004 Ford Mustang GT
HP (Peak) 260 402
Torque (ft. lbs.) (Peak) 302 400
I'd love to see those numbers.
EDIT - Sorry it's kinda ugly, the left side is stock the right side is blown w/aftercooler HP & Torque.
HogStang said:Yah I know... Well between 8-10 PSI. The one I picked up on the website had a little thing at the bottom about HP (as it was installed on a stock engine) here it is:
Performance Stats Stock w/ V4FL218-140S
2000-2004 Ford Mustang GT
HP (Peak) 260 402
Torque (ft. lbs.) (Peak) 302 400
I'd love to see those numbers.
EDIT - Sorry it's kinda ugly, the left side is stock the right side is blown w/aftercooler HP & Torque.
those are flywheel numbers. 360rwhp would actually be about 420 flywheel hp. Vortech can't tune, SCT can get you more power. hence my larger prediction. get an exhaust and it will really help out.
HogStang said:
i gained about 2 tenths and 1mph with just the JBA headers on the stock exhaust. it kinda defies all logic.
get an X pipe instead, you will see more of a gain on an otherwise stock exhaust. the only reason i switched only the headers out at that time was because i had the engine out.
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Get yourself a mechanical boost gauge and go driving.HogStang said:
They're pretty easy to install. I installed mine along with an electric fuel pressure guage in one afternoon.
BTW, I'm running 8 psi with a stock mid-pipe and stock headers and an A/F of 11.5..
Lawrence
HogStang said:
the stock headers are fine, they will not cause any problems.
HogStang said:
i'm in Lorain County. last E-check i had i passed by a huge margin. that was with the stock H pipe though. but i highly doubt a catted X (like my SLP) will get me anywhere near failing. we'll see next year. anyway though, i think the changed the testing procedure and only scan your ECU for error codes. so if you have no error codes, you pass.
HogStang said:
depends on what pulley you have. i have a 3.60" pulley. with the stock exhaust i saw upto 9psi. with my new exhaust i now see 6 maybe 7 psi. but that just means my engine breathes better (which is a good thing). if you have a 3.60" pulley, you'll probably only see 6-7psi because of the aftercooler.
Hey guys, just figured I'd update you. I picked up some BBK Shorty Ceramic Coated Headers. I'm getting an SCT Chip from modulardepot.com burned - thing is, I didn't know I was getting the headers so the thing is, I don't think they are getting burned onto my chip. Will this make a bad difference or will I be alright with the headers on w/o them being burned onto the chip. I do however have the Flowmasters I have burned so I'm thinking I'll be fine. Let me know. Thanks guys.
Yep.....E-mail moddepot and ask them about your shortys. They probably won't make as much power as a LT set-up would though.HogStang said:
CTGrey02
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The chip should adapt to the increased air flow from the opened exhaust. It still reads all the sensors just like the stock computer.
Are they in the mail? Everytime I hear someone asking for an update on them, they wind up being pushed back another 3 months, or "still on backorder."
And as for the tune, forget chips. A chip can't adapt like the computer can. When you use a chip for your tune, it basically hijacks the computer and runs what it's programmed to run, not learning and adapting as much as the computer can. For peace of mind, I would much rather run it off of the computer.
Naturally aspirated, I guess a chip would be fine, since there's not at much at stake. With boost and a stock bottom end, I would want every safety net I could get.
Plus, with a chip you can't correctly communicate with the ECU (inspections, dealer work). So you would have to deactivate or unplug your chip, which also means going back to a stock tune on a blown car. I would be too scared to even turn the car on.
And as for the tune, forget chips. A chip can't adapt like the computer can. When you use a chip for your tune, it basically hijacks the computer and runs what it's programmed to run, not learning and adapting as much as the computer can. For peace of mind, I would much rather run it off of the computer.
Naturally aspirated, I guess a chip would be fine, since there's not at much at stake. With boost and a stock bottom end, I would want every safety net I could get.
Plus, with a chip you can't correctly communicate with the ECU (inspections, dealer work). So you would have to deactivate or unplug your chip, which also means going back to a stock tune on a blown car. I would be too scared to even turn the car on.
