Years ago when I worked at O'Reilly Auto parts I owned a 1995 Z28 convertible and my manager owned a 1995 GT convertible. Every now and then when we would leave work he would try to get on the throttle and pull away from me which never really worked out well for him.
Originally Posted By: Rockford Fosgate Fan
Years ago when I worked at O'Reilly Auto parts I owned a 1995 Z28 convertible and my manager owned a 1995 GT convertible. Every now and then when we would leave work he would try to get on the throttle and pull away from me which never really worked out well for him.
I think there was a decent power difference back then between the 5.7 and the 5.0. Or was that the 4.6?
I think the LT1 was rated at 275, Mustang in 95 was 220 something or so?
Originally Posted By: SLCraig
Originally Posted By: Rockford Fosgate Fan
Years ago when I worked at O'Reilly Auto parts I owned a 1995 Z28 convertible and my manager owned a 1995 GT convertible. Every now and then when we would leave work he would try to get on the throttle and pull away from me which never really worked out well for him.
I think there was a decent power difference back then between the 5.7 and the 5.0. Or was that the 4.6?
I think the LT1 was rated at 275, Mustang in 95 was 220 something or so?
215HP in the SN95 5.0L. That was the last year for the 302HO in the Mustang.
The really bad part being, the early (1996-98) 4.6's were even worse.
Yes, yes they were.
Not only did they make less power, but they had ZERO aftermarket support at that point.
The anemic 215HP 302 could be whiz-banged into a 325HP 302 with just a TFS top-end kit. So spend a few K, pick up 110HP. Not a bad deal.
Now the TFS kit was a late-comer, but there was the Holley Systemax, Edelbrock...etc top end stuff that would all yield similar results. The 302 had, and has a lot of aftermarket support. That wasn't the case for the Modular when it first came on the scene in the Mustang. And things really aren't a whole heck of a lot better now in comparison. TFS makes one set of heads for them IIRC, versus the like 50 sets of heads available for the Windsor.
Originally Posted By: dailydriver
True, but the latest 'Coyote' Modulars really do not need "a whole heck of a lot of aftermarket support"!!
Yeah, the Coyote and the Hurricane engines are in a whole other league from their predecessors. Their factory heads are so good, it begs the question "what's the point?" regarding aftermarket offerings for them.
