Now what??
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What to do next?? H/C or just juice it up?? Shooting for 400rwhp
Well finished with the bolt-ons, B&B Bullets, Offroad X-Pipe (No Cats), VaraRam Intake & Air Bridge, Stock MAF (removed screen) and B&M Ripper Shifter. Headers are on the way. I shooting for a 350rwhp MAYBE 360 after dyno tuning. What to get at least to 400rwhp.
What do you guys say is cams and heads worth the money for the hp??
Or should I just juice the boy up??
Not going charger or turbo, daily driver. Need the fuel mileage.
Thanks as always for the good advise!!
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[Modified by southbeachc5, 7:23 PM 5/22/2004]
What do you guys say is cams and heads worth the money for the hp??
Or should I just juice the boy up??
Not going charger or turbo, daily driver. Need the fuel mileage.
Thanks as always for the good advise!!
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[Modified by southbeachc5, 7:23 PM 5/22/2004]
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Re: Now what?? (southbeachc5)
I don't think your going to be anywhere near 360 rwhp on a non Z06 04 (at least on a Mustang dyno) with your mods. No offense. Next ste is either H/C or FI.
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Re: Now what?? (southbeachc5)
I agree ,no way your going to see 360 RWHP with your current mods. I have the same mods, Blackwing, Borla, plus LS1 edit and Dyno tuned no headers yet there coming as of now I'm at 315 RWHP and thats very good.
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Re: Now what?? (Steveo1c5)
It would take a Cam + Headers or H/C + Headers or FI to get 360 rwhp. Figure stock the cars have 270-290. You can get another 20 to 25 by simple bolt-ons and then it starts to get real expensive.
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Re: Now what?? (southbeachc5)
Well my friend has all bolt-ons that I have and he dynoed at 352rwhp with no tuning. I dynoed my car stock and it was at 299 rwhp (not a mustang dyno).
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Re: Now what?? (mdhmi)
Well my friend has all bolt-ons that I have and he dynoed at 352rwhp with no tuning. I dynoed my car stock and it was at 299 rwhp (not a mustang dyno).
352 on a Dynojet would be about 330 (and this is being generous) on a properly calibrated Mustang dyno.
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352 on a Dynojet would be about 330 (and this is being generous) on a properly calibrated Mustang dyno.
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Re: Now what?? (pewter99)
So what's the difference between a dyno & a "mustang dyno"?? Which is the real one?? Cause I tough a dyno is a dyno and rwhp are the same. So if I dyno on a mustang dyno I get less rwhp than at other dynos? Getting kind of confusing
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Re: Now what?? (southbeachc5)
I tough that mustang dynos were different cause they set it up for a solid real axle and that's why vettes dynoed much less there. Which dyno offers the real power figures?
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Re: Now what?? (Steveo1c5)
My 99 FRC did 325/330 torque after numerous runs on dynojet. Mods included MAF-T, X-Pipe, descreened MAF. Notice stock exhaust....I would be willing to bet headers would add perhaps 20 hp. 360 would be long shot however without H/C.
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Re: What to do next?? H/C or just juice it up?? Shooting for 400rwhp (southbeachc5)
I agree w/Mark. I've got similar intake/exhaust add-on mods plus Z06 intake manifold then dyno tuning by Norris Automotive on a 2000 coupe. 317 rwhp. Headers would be next for me. I'm staying away from cams/blowers because at some point in time you might have to upgrade the rest of the power train and then it gets really expensive for a daily driver. But for sheer fun I had it lowered and put on Hotchkis sway bars and now just driving around is a blast.