93 LX FiveO

they were doing a factory rating shootout.

engine: ford 427
factory rating: 425hp
factory torque: 420ft-lbs
actual rating: 634hp
actual torque: 590-something ft-lbs

the biggest under-rater though was the 426 hemi

factory rating: 425hp
actual rating: 820hp

dont know if i believe that but damn still impressive

there is a part 2 next week

86 5.0L

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1985stang

Yep, they did that to keep insurance prices a little lower.

JD1969

Those number are little inflated. Hemis were really about 500 hp or so. I am curious to know how they got those numbers, because they are WAY over the top.

ctgreddy

i saw that episode before. and i dont think they faked the numbers.
they used all stock parts on them and i believe they even tuned the engines to the stock settings.
but yeah i was blown away too when i saw the hemi numbers.

BlackLX

I honestly think cars from the 60's were actually overrated instead of underrated.

What I want to know is why they were so slow for the power that they supposedly made. Was it just the suspension and tires they had 40 years ago?

luizGT91

+1 and their heavy asses

86 5.0L

they had what? 195-205 wide tires?[&:] hell I have trouble hooking up with 225 tires

for a prime example the AC/Shelby Cobra with the 427 and wide tires + lite weight was WAY ahead of its time

JD1969

I have drivin a factory original Hemi car ( I used to be way into Mopars, I owned a 69 Super Bee and a 440 71 Challenger). And I can tell you from 100% first hand experiance that they are not 800 hp motors.

BlackLX

But some of them aren't that heavy though. The '68 Cobra Jet mustangs ran 13.4 in the 1/4. Sure that's a pretty good time for the 60's but that's not that good of a time for car that weighs as much as a GT hatchback and is "underrated" at 335hp.


I'm currently restoring a 1965 K code fastback and I don't understand how it can be slower than an automatic GT convertible when it has more power, it's lighter, and it has better gears.

A K code with 4.11 gears does 0-60 in 6.9 seconds and runs the 1/4 in 15.5 seconds. One with 3.89s does 0-60 in 8.3 seconds and the 1/4 in 15.9 seconds. Mine came with 3.50s so just imagine how slow it will be.