I saw it on Horsepower TV today. What a joke. It made 255 RWHP. Then they put a K&N FIPK on it-14 more hp. Then they slapped on slow master's $450 mufflers which only made another 6 HP. To top it all off they added a ZEX 75 shot netting only 334 RWHP.

Nice to know even with nitrous that stang nearly reaches my bolt-ons power level. I can't wait to run into one! That should make a close race!

 

What was the TQ?

 

w/ nos?

 

i dont think they said..but still 1300 dollars and only picked up 83hp all together w\ nitrous....weak..

 

Saw that too, and its about what I expected... At least its better hp than the previous GT's... And it's always fun to run into one who know nothing of the LS1... They tend to learn quick lol

 

thats good for about 293hp considering 15% drivetrain loss. ford needs to stop overrating their products why do those cars still run high 13s with such low hp and high curb weight?

 

I watched the same espisode, 255hp....

 

300 hp with a 15% loss is 255 hp. Seems right on the money to me. Most manuals are in the 26X range with a few touching 270. Yes, I know, not LS1 range but getting there....slowly....getting there. Point being they are putting out what Ford claims.

 

i did 15% of 255 sorry i turned my brain off since i've been out of school.

 

That sucks, what do the older GT's put down w/spray? It is kinda funny how fords newest GT still gets itself handed over by a car that has been dead for almost 4 years lol, i'll shut up when i see a GT500 tho, until i have that stall

 

I would say with Long tubes and a tune they will get close to 300@ the wheels. Pretty good for a 4.6 and it shows that they are finally getting there cylinder heads to flow some air. but it still only matches what the gen.III's put down stock. Now comes the more difficult part. Headwork and cam(s)install. With the variable cam timing and obviously more efficient heads and the limited displacement I dont think those #'s are going to soar much higher and even if they did get to say 320-340 its going to cost big money.

This is the very reason I dont understand why people in the hot rod community are giving this car so much credit. It definately has a nice chassis but from a horsepower standpoint, I just dont get it. I think the 2v came out around 91 for the Crown Vic. and 14 years and an extra valve later they are still struggling for 300RWHP. The 4v's were definately alot better but you still have a tremendously overcomplicated, pricey, heavy, difficult to package, cubic inch limited engine that struggles to match GM's fuel economy. If this were the base model Mustang engine, it would be one thing but aside from the limited production cobra's this is the powerplant (in varying forms) that motivates the majority of the Mustangs over almost a decade. (along with all the V-6's). Poor engineering on Ford's part. Dodge and GM both are still using "outdated" architecture but are pulling down better MPG's, tq and hp, while using a more compact engine and one that costs less to modify.


Oh wait, there is the Gotta have it factor. Sorry, I take it all back.

 

LOL! thats hilarious! that article was just embarassing

 

wow, we must have a factory freak. ours put down 275rwhp STOCK

 

Ya know, I thought the #'s they pulled stock on that thing on HPTV was kinda low. I recall reading in MM&FF when they did a bolt on test on an 05 they got more from theirs stock than HPTV but they didn't get as much in return from the bolt on's as HPTV did.

 

Do you guys think HPTV is trying to promote those after market parts by fudging up the stock numbers to make the new parts look better? I'm sure they're sponsored by after market companies, and 255 seems very low based on the track times I'm hearing about these cars.

 

255 is right for an auto 363-370 is what i have seen from manuals ... akk in all the HP rating is about right from factory .. i have dyned about 12 of these things.

 

You guys are kidding right? We're talking HPTV here...it's a joke. It doesn't mirror real world mods or numbers. You remember the "build" they did on that LS1?

 

It appeared to me that the one they had in the shop was a 5sp.

 

Absolutely correct. Which is why I thought the #'s they pulled were a little low but not out of the question. Either way, you are right.

 

I missed that one. What was so BS about it?