mustang engine question

i have a 87 mustang. My dad gave it 2 me for my b-day he has it since 87 since they started selling in the dealers so he wants me to pass it on the family. And my dad n me were talking about this. He wants 2 know if a mustang 5.0 H.O engine has more HP then a mustang 5.0. also r all the engines in a mustang H.O diffrent or all mustang's 5.0 have a H.O engine.

Thanks guys
Adrian

basicly, the erly ones have a 215hp H.O engine(82-86?) the later ones got a 225hp H.O engine(87-92), while the H.O for 93 was only 205hp, and the cobra was 235hp. weird isnt it? note: H.Os were equipped on GTs and LXs, and then there are the diff between EFI and CARBs. Complicated, but i'd say anywhere in the 215-225 range ok? go mod it now!

ok thanks i have to get a job 2st to mod it im only 16. i drive it around my neighborhood. it took me a while to learn stick. i reved at a SS but i know it woudl smoke me. so yeah thanks fro tell me ima start modding it as soon as i get $$$ and ill post some pics.

I was reading something about how the hp dropped from 92-93. They were saying that the actual horsepower didn't change but that they had claimed high previously and 205 was a more accurate representation. Anybody know anything about this?

ya, i wouldnt spend too much time worrying bout HP figures, its how you drive it that counts. after all, a 302 in a lightweight sports car, how much better can it get?

yeah, ive been driving it for a while so it feels stronger then my friends eclipse gs-t. he wants to race me but i know he would smoke me his is auto. thanks guys

auto would slow him down, not speed him us, and if you can drive your stick good enough you should be able to edge him out

well ive been practicing for about 1 month and a half. everyday from school i drive it around i dont want 2 get off it lol. lates

I was reading something about how the hp dropped from 92-93. They were saying that the actual horsepower didn't change but that they had claimed high previously and 205 was a more accurate representation. Anybody know anything about this?

They changed the way they measured it in '93. That's when they started measuring at the back of the tranny with a full street exhaust hooked up.

Oh ok thanks guys

I was reading something about how the hp dropped from 92-93. They were saying that the actual horsepower didn't change but that they had claimed high previously and 205 was a more accurate representation. Anybody know anything about this?
Do a search, I've explained this many of times. It was not just the way it was rated, but a multiple of things tha added up to the HP change in 93.