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96-99 maximas came with 190 3.0 l </P>
2000-2001 had 215 and the se special ed. had 225 3.0l</P>
2002-2003 had 255 out of a 3.5 and the 04 is rolling at 265</P>
virtually any year max should be able to walk a stock and i mean stockv-6 mustang.. sorry </P>
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Originally Posted by tripsevn7
96-99 maximas came with 190 3.0 l </P>
2000-2001 had 215 and the se special ed. had 225 3.0l</P>
2002-2003 had 255 out of a 3.5 and the 04 is rolling at 265</P>
virtually any year max should be able to walk a stock and i mean stockv-6 mustang.. sorry </P>
yeah, but who cares...it's a maxima, it was probably some guy in a hurry to get groceries. </P>
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i knew that the maxima wasnt new, otherwise, i would have assumed that the guy missed a gear, like first, lol. i know my car has about the same horse as around that year maxima, but also, if they have a 3.0, and i have a 3.8, does that make a big difference if the horsepower is even?... or even with a v8, like a 4.6 vs basically thesame engine, but 5.0 .
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displacement comes into play after you consider valves per cylinder, head design, intake, exhaust , etc. the nissan motor is a 4 valve dohc since 94 i believe, maybe earlier than that.. nissan builds a helluva motor. i have seen 03 altimas clicking high 13's with a five speed with nismo intake. ford v-8's and v-6's need intake and exhaust to wake up...
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Originally Posted by mennis84
i knew that the maxima wasnt new, otherwise, i would have assumed that the guy missed a gear, like first, lol. i know my car has about the same horse as around that year maxima, but also, if they have a 3.0, and i have a 3.8, does that make a big difference if the horsepower is even?... or even with a v8, like a 4.6 vs basically thesame engine, but 5.0 .
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The Mustang has a 3.8 with 190 hp 210 ft lbs torque or so and a 5 sp man/4 sp auto designed to get up and go. The 3.0 Taurus has like 170 hp and a 4 sp auto geared to haul people with good gas mileage. You can't compare the two. The 4.6L SOHC motor is different from the 5.0 as the 5.0 is a pushrod engine (isn't it?) The 5.0 was old technology while the 4.6 is newer and has a lot more potential. But that doesn't mean that you can't build one hell of a 5.0 Motor... <IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0"></P>
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<IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">The 3.8 has been used in previous model Taurus, also in minivans too. Never did any testing between the 3.0 and the 3.8, but I know the duratec 3.0 would spank the 3.8.