Recent content by Meatball

Google “motoiq power pack”, great writeup, but not intended to criticize ford

I’m pretty sure the shorter runners on the GT350 manifold soften the torque curve down low compared to the stock gen2. But pp3 makes slightly more torque down there because FP is able to be more aggressive with timing since the customer agrees to use 91+ octane only. but that’s on 93. I had...

How high do you rev before shifting on that setup? How high do you feel is safe?

GTC is the intercooler one, right? That thing was very fast for it’s day…

I had a '87 Shelby Charger GLH-S. Almost nobody I talk to these days has heard of it. It would lose to LX 5.0s, but Shelby Automobiles / Mopar came out with a "Stage 2" chip (swapped out the entire 80's computer in the kick panel) and the tables turned. Those old turbos with lots of lag were...

there are many aspects of living in CA that are a pain. But the reality is a little different from perception, at least in my experience. I’ve had a Whipple G5S2 on for 4 years now and have not once been harassed or pulled over, etc. I don’t have a front plate and besides one ticket from a meter...

Not to change the direction of this thread but I saw a pic in another thread that reminded me of how badass the S550 looks. I don’t think the S650 will come close in the coming years….

Nope. In the looks dept for recent mustangs, here’s my order: M1 > 15-17 > Bullitt > 18-23 >>> 24+

Just to say again….you don’t put a lot of miles on your car…a MILD supercharger like a Roush or Whipple stage 1 with their (excellent, OEM-like) tunes on your existing car will elevate it to something way beyond what any stock or even somewhat modified gen 2, 3 and 4 NA cars will feel like...

Auto, yes. Manual, not a big enough difference. if I were interested in an auto, which I’m not, I’d go for an 18-23 over a 24.

Your 17 is especially well-suited for boost with an 11:1 CR. Consider boosting it…will make all other cars you’re considering seem slow.

It SHOULD be very close, depending on weight (premium vs base, etc). the S650 seems to be about 100 lbs heavier by default. That’s worth about 12hp to you. I think gen3s actually have about 470hp. So makes sense that it’s close if both A10s. Car and driver got the following trap speed...

Makes sense. Just weird that Ford bothered with those higher rpm (and $) parts over the gen1 then kept the redline the same.

Yeah, I know FP thinks it’s safe and even warrantied back in the day. I’ve just never heard a straight answer as to why the stock redline is 7000 when it has B302 internals (except cast pistons) or better and the gen3 with the same rotating parts is redlined at 7400. I think I blame the stock...

So can a gen2 with only an intake/tb/IM rev to 7500 safely? Why is the redline 7K stock?