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From: Austin Texas
Mine came out at 298 hp some years ago with nothing but an
open air cleaner and a K&N. Sorry I don't remember the torque
here at work but it was just over 300 lbs. Not a Mustang, it
was the other standard dyno brand, don't recall.
Have a good'un..................MickyD
open air cleaner and a K&N. Sorry I don't remember the torque
here at work but it was just over 300 lbs. Not a Mustang, it
was the other standard dyno brand, don't recall.
Have a good'un..................MickyD
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From: Apopka Florida
Originally Posted by CLEAN
Because I was curious how it would compare to my old LS1.
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307/330 out of my LS1 M6. These numbers look comparable. I would imagine SOTP would be about the same.
Reason I ask, I've been planning on a used C6 in a couple of years, but I've just never gotten over my love of the C4's. For what I was going to pay for a C6, I could easily get ANY LT4 car, except maybe a low mile GS. And w/ the great folks on this forum (mostly nice guys on the C6 side, but more than a few smart *sses and jerks) to get me through the inevitable maintenance problems, I'm thinking more and more about just getting a nice LOW mile LT4, and keeping it forever. Never having driven an LT4, I was just curious how it would feel compared to my old car, which was just quick enough.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
Edit: the M6 was in an '01 Formula. The Fbodies seemed to put down a bit more to the wheels than the vettes did for some reason. My C5 was A4.
Reason I ask, I've been planning on a used C6 in a couple of years, but I've just never gotten over my love of the C4's. For what I was going to pay for a C6, I could easily get ANY LT4 car, except maybe a low mile GS. And w/ the great folks on this forum (mostly nice guys on the C6 side, but more than a few smart *sses and jerks) to get me through the inevitable maintenance problems, I'm thinking more and more about just getting a nice LOW mile LT4, and keeping it forever. Never having driven an LT4, I was just curious how it would feel compared to my old car, which was just quick enough.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
Edit: the M6 was in an '01 Formula. The Fbodies seemed to put down a bit more to the wheels than the vettes did for some reason. My C5 was A4.
Last edited by Vettin08; Feb 7, 2006 at 06:27 PM.
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From: Prince George BC
I'll stack my LT4 against any LS1 any day. I do a lot of autocrossing and have no trouble from the newer vettes. You can't go wrong with the LT4.
With that being said.. I do love participating in the Nevada Open Road racing....so to that end.... I am in the process of sending my Grand Sport to Lingenfelter's for a bit of fine 'tuning'. I'm going with the 383 rather than the 396 as I need a prolonged high rpm and I don't feel confident enough in the 396, given the thinner cyl wall thickness.
Aside from this... I love the GS / LT4!
Canuck
With that being said.. I do love participating in the Nevada Open Road racing....so to that end.... I am in the process of sending my Grand Sport to Lingenfelter's for a bit of fine 'tuning'. I'm going with the 383 rather than the 396 as I need a prolonged high rpm and I don't feel confident enough in the 396, given the thinner cyl wall thickness.
Aside from this... I love the GS / LT4!
Canuck
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From: Apopka Florida
Originally Posted by CLEAN
307/330 out of my LS1 M6. These numbers look comparable. I would imagine SOTP would be about the same.
Reason I ask, I've been planning on a used C6 in a couple of years, but I've just never gotten over my love of the C4's. For what I was going to pay for a C6, I could easily get ANY LT4 car, except maybe a low mile GS. And w/ the great folks on this forum (mostly nice guys on the C6 side, but more than a few smart *sses and jerks) to get me through the inevitable maintenance problems, I'm thinking more and more about just getting a nice LOW mile LT4, and keeping it forever. Never having driven an LT4, I was just curious how it would feel compared to my old car, which was just quick enough.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
Edit: the M6 was in an '01 Formula. The Fbodies seemed to put down a bit more to the wheels than the vettes did for some reason. My C5 was A4.
Reason I ask, I've been planning on a used C6 in a couple of years, but I've just never gotten over my love of the C4's. For what I was going to pay for a C6, I could easily get ANY LT4 car, except maybe a low mile GS. And w/ the great folks on this forum (mostly nice guys on the C6 side, but more than a few smart *sses and jerks) to get me through the inevitable maintenance problems, I'm thinking more and more about just getting a nice LOW mile LT4, and keeping it forever. Never having driven an LT4, I was just curious how it would feel compared to my old car, which was just quick enough.
Thanks for the responses everyone!
Edit: the M6 was in an '01 Formula. The Fbodies seemed to put down a bit more to the wheels than the vettes did for some reason. My C5 was A4.
I too was contemplating a LS1 over the LT4, and the my only regret is the interior noise from the C4. Mine is a 96 obviously, and I can garauntee you I have more little squeaks and rattles than any C5. It took me about 2 months to eliminated them all and I still get a lil interior noise every once and while, but hey the car is 10 years old now!
Here is a link of me against a GTO 5.7 on the street. (computer generated of cours
)http://media.putfile.com/Chops-Versus-Daddy
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Originally Posted by CLEAN
Because I was curious how it would compare to my old LS1.
Two years ago I put my stock LT4 on a Dynojet, along with a friend's stock LS1 C5.
I got 311hp, he got 316.
Two months later, at a different facility and after an LT1Edit, my LT4's chart said 307hp. It was hotter that day, but I think it shows that
A) dynos are not all the same.
B) dyno-tuning may be worth less than the $500 they charge.
(I can't remember the torque values. Sorry.)
Larry
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