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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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I went out to Milan about a week ago. My 383 stroker (stock bore) ran strong. Consistant 117 mph 1/4 mile with a best time of 11.700. 60 ft 1.68 with the MT's. For some reason I think a 383 stock bore should run lower 1/4 mile times. I'm wondering if the LS6 heads, (with the bigger valves), I had CNC'd might cause some loss of power, be it HP or torque. With the cam listed below along with all the other mods, any recommedations, comments or ideas from personal experience? I've been told that my setup is about 7 tenths shy of what it should be.
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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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What's your A/F and how much timing are you running?

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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Pull them off and let ET PERFORMANCE do the magic
Let AP ENGINEERING DO THE R&R They now use ET PERFORMANCE EXCLUSIVELY

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That does seem a little off for a 383. The cam is pretty healty. In my opinion I would raise the compression a bit. What did the car dyno? What were the track conditions.. ?
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Dyno numbers on a Mustang Dyno were pretty low. 358.6 HP @ 6600 RPM & 315.2 LBs of torque @ 5000 RPM. A/F not available. Track was perfect IMO
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Forgot 22 to 24 degrees of timing @ WOT

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Running in the 11's with 356 rwhp is doing very well. Any idea what your CR is?

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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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Acually the cars pulling more horses than what the numbers indicate. Higher stalls show lower numbers if the dyno isn't set correctly. According to calculations my horsepower at the tires is about 420. Compression ratio is 10.8 to 1
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