300 Horse Power
09-10-2004, 05:34 PM
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RE: 300 Horse Power
I dunno shakin kinda sounded like ya meant one cam for the engine......why would jd say how many cams he needed per side???? ( had to take up for my none DOHC brother )
The way you put it, it sounds like we are talking about a single cam pushrod engine.
You're still OK in my books though. [sm=icon_cheers.gif]
09-10-2004, 07:01 PM
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RE: 300 Horse Power
ORIGINAL: Zubinel
Hello, I am looking for a little advice. I have a 1998 Mustang GT 4.6L that is totally stock. I would like to up the rwhp to around 300 without going into the engine (if possible). I am hoping I get to 300 with a new exhaust system, cold air intake, and performance chip. Is this possible?
Can anyone give me any guidence on chips (or programmers) I am looking for something off the shelf, dont want to pay for dyno time at the moment.
Also any advice on exhaust systems would be appreciated, I am going to avoid changing the headers, but from there back is fair game.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Hello, I am looking for a little advice. I have a 1998 Mustang GT 4.6L that is totally stock. I would like to up the rwhp to around 300 without going into the engine (if possible). I am hoping I get to 300 with a new exhaust system, cold air intake, and performance chip. Is this possible?
Can anyone give me any guidence on chips (or programmers) I am looking for something off the shelf, dont want to pay for dyno time at the moment.
Also any advice on exhaust systems would be appreciated, I am going to avoid changing the headers, but from there back is fair game.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
09-10-2004, 10:27 PM
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RE: 300 Horse Power
ORIGINAL: 2000Si
I personally knew what shakin was getting at with his post. jd, it'd be SOHC not SOHCs. Single overhead cam as in one camshaft per bank. But yes you'd need two cams.
Could he swap a DOHC from a 99 or so NA Cobra and then do camS? I think that'd net him more than SOHC heads swap.
I personally knew what shakin was getting at with his post. jd, it'd be SOHC not SOHCs. Single overhead cam as in one camshaft per bank. But yes you'd need two cams.
Could he swap a DOHC from a 99 or so NA Cobra and then do camS? I think that'd net him more than SOHC heads swap.
Thanks 2000si, that is exactly what I meant
09-10-2004, 10:30 PM
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RE: 300 Horse Power
ORIGINAL: MikeHawke
you did say "cam" steed, JD said "cams". Therefore, JD was right...if you try to order a cam for a sohc 4.6...that's what you will get, ONE cam. only enough for one side.
The way you put it, it sounds like we are talking about a single cam pushrod engine.
You're still OK in my books though. [sm=icon_cheers.gif]
I dunno shakin kinda sounded like ya meant one cam for the engine......why would jd say how many cams he needed per side???? ( had to take up for my none DOHC brother )
The way you put it, it sounds like we are talking about a single cam pushrod engine.
You're still OK in my books though. [sm=icon_cheers.gif]
Well, to be exact, they are sold in matched pairs, so that is refered to as a cam.
It's all good, no ill will JD.
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09-10-2004, 11:10 PM
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RE: 300 Horse Power
OK... To sum it all up you will be spending a good bit of money to get a 98 4.6 GT up to 300 hp.
You need to first off do the PI head swap and PI intake manifold swap. That will put you even or a little over the 99+ GT's.
Then do the exhaust... Long tubes, good X mid pipe, and straight through catback such as Magnaflows. Get some underdrives, adjust timing to 16 degrees advanced, good cold air intake such as Densecharger, then grab a set of stage 1 cams and you will be at or a little over 300 hp. After cams are installed I would get a good dyno tune.
Like I said before, I have just about all the bolt on's I can get and I dyno'd at 276 rwhp and 325 rwtq. All it would take me is a set of cams and I will probably be running about 315 hp im guessing.
Let us know what you do.
You need to first off do the PI head swap and PI intake manifold swap. That will put you even or a little over the 99+ GT's.
Then do the exhaust... Long tubes, good X mid pipe, and straight through catback such as Magnaflows. Get some underdrives, adjust timing to 16 degrees advanced, good cold air intake such as Densecharger, then grab a set of stage 1 cams and you will be at or a little over 300 hp. After cams are installed I would get a good dyno tune.
Like I said before, I have just about all the bolt on's I can get and I dyno'd at 276 rwhp and 325 rwtq. All it would take me is a set of cams and I will probably be running about 315 hp im guessing.
Let us know what you do.