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Old May 25th 05, 07:56 PM
Robert A. Plourde Jr.
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Are the hp numbers you are referring to rear wheel hp numbers? The 300 hp
that ford says is not rear wheel hp.

"Braxus" > wrote in message
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> > Uh, no it IS rated at SAE Net Horsepower, 300.... SAE Net Torque rated

at
> > 320 lb-ft.
> >
> > Compare to the conservative 290 hp of the Boss 302 back in the gross hp
> > days - I'd like to see the hp & torque curves overlayed on a graph...

>
> Are you sure? I read a magazine dyno test recently and it stated the

horses
> were around 240 which equates to 300 gross power. The V6 could only muster
> 175 horses under the same dyno. Both numbers are no where near stated

horses
> if they are indeed net and not gross rated numbers.
>
>



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