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how much horse power do you think i have?

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Old 01-16-2006, 02:10 AM
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hey everone....I have a sn 95 5.0 HO, that stock had a wopping 215 horse power... it has had these mod's (aluminum cold air intake inside the fender,75mm maf,mac shorty industrial coated headers,mac off road h-pipe,2 chamber high flow mufflers, smog pump delete,smaller idler pulley,10 degrees advanced timing,ford racing plug wires,MSD cap and rotor?????????? i know its not much, but im wandering what this has added? can anyone tell me their opinion????????
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Old 01-16-2006, 02:38 AM
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Might be at 235 tops at th wheels
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Old 01-16-2006, 02:53 AM
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no way he is probably making 215/220 at the wheels like ford clames because really ford clames 215 stock but it is more like 190
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Old 01-16-2006, 02:58 AM
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i did one of those hp calculators for my car, and if it was close it says im pushing 250. thats probably to the crank. there isnt anyway he is pushing more than 210 to the wheels. probably 240 to the crank.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:02 AM
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yea and you have more done ekthrilla but with your mods maby 235@ the wheels thats max, i only make 250 or so i think.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:04 AM
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that is what i was saying...i have more done than him and im not pushing much hp at all. so i was just trying to judge the difference between the two of us.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:07 AM
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yep i got ya, but hey 235hp and 290+ tq thats not to bad.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:09 AM
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yea the torque is crazy with 5.0's. The feeling of your head snapping back when shifting is great.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:16 AM
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i know i love it, my cam makes a lil more hp than stock right now but the tq differance is like what the hell it pulls so hard for nothing done to it really, i think i have something like 250hp and 330 tq i need to get it dynoed but that is what it feels like, i cant wate to put some trick flow tw's on top of it.
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Old 01-16-2006, 03:20 AM
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WOW...you make me want a cam now. i was about to purchase an X303 and backed out of it because i was told i wont get any gains with out heads first. will you link me to a site with your cam? it sounds like a good purchase.
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