mustang engine question

[emokid15]

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

[vette_7t9]

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!

[emokid15]

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.

[Soupnutz]

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?

[vette_7t9]

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?

[emokid15]

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

[zx2srdotnet]

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

[emokid15]

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

[SVTcobra306]

Originally Posted by Soupnutz

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.

[emokid15]

Oh ok thanks guys

[HiFlow5 0]

Originally Posted by Soupnutz

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.