Ford False Advertising

[igor@af]

I want to clarify my above statement...
If your car dynoed at 257, it means that it has significantly more than 275 at the flywheel, which therefore means that the manufacturer underrated the engine's output.

[FormulaLT1]

I agree , 257 to the wheels on a 6 speed car usually means you have somewhere around 289 at the flywheel

[fajita23200]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

96 - 97 where rated at 285 Horsepower do to the exhaust change but most lt1's are under rated and do provide the rear wheels with somewhere around 250 horse's most find that LT1's actually put out between 285 -295 horsepower to the flywheel

I have heard before that the 93-95 Camaros had 275 horses,but I also heard in 96 they changed some computer components,not sure which ones .Once again this is what I heard(in no way to be confused with facts),The changes resulted in 310 horses.

[FormulaLT1]

Thats true that is the year they went to OBD 2 but with all the same sensors except the knock sensor. Also the 95 model year California F-body LT1 had OBD 1 but with the Exhasut mod and was producing the same exact dyno resulted as OBD 2 cars, They both have the same factory setting and sensor's the only change is do to government regulation to have a universal diagnostic port with standard trouble codes. And I wish they produced that many horse but like I said all I ever heard was 285 - 295 at flywheel

[drvngstorm05]

Originally Posted by fajita23200

I have heard before that the 93-95 Camaros had 275 horses,but I also heard in 96 they changed some computer components,not sure which ones .Once again this is what I heard(in no way to be confused with facts),The changes resulted in 310 horses.

the 97 z28's also had aluminum heads, which also resulted in more hp. not sure if the 96's had aluminum heads, they might have...

[FormulaLT1]

All LT1 F-bodys and Vettes had Aluminum heads and all LT1 F-body's are within 10 Horsepower so no year has any real advantages over any other except 94 -97 have a advantage in my opinion because of the larger injectors used and the new computer setting's that where used with Mass Air Flow system but other people have disputed me so that argument can go either way

[drvngstorm05]

Originally Posted by FormulaLT1

All LT1 F-bodys and Vettes had Aluminum heads and all LT1 F-body's are within 10 Horsepower so no year has any real advantages over any other except 94 -97 have a advantage in my opinion because of the larger injectors used and the new computer set's that where used with Mass Air Flow system but other people have disputed me so that argument can go either way

i know for a fact that some of the early lt1's had cast iron heads, i've seen them. and i am 99% sure that it was a special thing that the last of the lt1's had

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by 94CamaroZ28

1.1 under the advertised horsepower, but don't get a refund because of that. Get a refund cause its ugly and slow.

My, you're not biased are you

[FormulaLT1]

I'm sorry but I have seen alot of LT1 and have read alot of LT1 facts and talked to alot of LT1 driver's and your wrong the only LT1's that came with Cast Iron heads where the one's used on Caprices and Impala's every Formula,Trans Am, Z28 , Vette came with Aluminum, Infact there was even a thread on it

[FormulaLT1]

Read the first 2 sentences from this site and you will see that they all came with Aluminum heads.
http://www.h-body.org/people/project...on-LT1SBC.html

[MarxZ/28]

I believe in 96-97 you could get 305 horsepower with the z/28 SS i got a 97 one

[FormulaLT1]

Thats true the WS6, Firehawk & SS all had 305 Horsepower but I was just comparing the base models

[94CamaroZ28]

I also heard that '94 is the last year before they started putting govenors on LT1's. I think this is true because the fastest we could get my friends '97 Z28 was 120, and I have gotten my '94 up to 135. I think they said that the Lt1 tops out at 160. Has anyone done that, just to be sure its true?

[FormulaLT1]

I have gone over 120 in my car but I have my car programmed so I don't know but you could can find out pretty easy with a call to a F-body tuner

[z28 boy]

well aslong as u have Z rated tires from the factory then ur car should not have a govenor.