V6 Mustang dyno pulls 12 January 2008

[gunzfactory]

so im guessing that the stock hp of 210 isnt at the wheels right?

[jabba12000]

doubt the filter did much but with the exhaust and tune i expected more than 195 rwhp.

[belgvr]

you have a really nice car... i like it so much...

[hafunny2]

did u notice much with the drop in filter?

[fsheff0]

I noticed a drop in my bank balance of about $35.

Subsequent research convinced me that there would be little performance change, if any, and that adding in the cost of K&N's filter cleaning kit meant that over the life of the car I would re-coup the investment in about 75,000 miles, going with factory-recommended filter-change intervals.

My final answer: nicer-looking filter, but who looks at it? Save your money, my view.

[hafunny2]

@fsheff0 Ok thanks for the reply, I am probably goin to save that money now.

[hockeyp2391]

hey how did yu get that black emblem cap on the back?..and nice stang

[fsheff0]

I just swabbed it real good with alcohol, masked it off, swabbed it again, and sprayed it with Krylon semi-flat black. I thought the full flat looked too gray, and the gloss black too plasticky. It's common practice to rough up the surface prior to painting, but I didn't. I had the same paint-job on the V6 vert's cap for two years, and it flaked a little around the keyhole, but I didn't mind touching it up once a year.

[fsheff0]

Seems to me they were both spinning; right one was out of balance, which may account for some of the unusual noise.

I no longer own this car; for the year before I traded it, it had the FRPP duals conversion, a very good sound that enhanced the driving experience.

[BeaNz335i]

so do u spin one wheel only on the dyno

[hokman1]

good enough, put dual exhaust on

[fsheff0]

aw nuit

It's a takeoff on french for night and "kinda bored"

[thebadguychico]

what does your license plate read? Aw Nutt?

[ambientflier]

4.0. It's a pretty weak engine. SOHC, iron block, no valve timing, no top end. Works well for a torquey base engine, though.

By comparison, a 2007 350Z puts out 265whp with a 3.5 liter, and the new 370Z puts out 290 with a 3.7, but then again, they are a lot more expensive.

[a12d4r]

edmunds claims mustang v6 is at 210 hp and 230 torque. i think i saw the same on ford's site.

[a12d4r]

*240 torque

[browna09]

that's at the crank. not the wheels. ~15% is lost through transmission and drive shaft and u joints etc.

robbie, gears and tlok dont add hp, but it feels like it does.

[Yogazies]

Where was this video taken, that orange Mustang in the background looks almost like mine

[bannanacornyack]

Hey tview07golf, when ford said the v6 had 210hp and 240tq, they weren't talking about rear wheel power.....

[tview07golf]

Ya rite thats all it made. check ur dyno! or get a better driver. they make more than that stock!

[HENNESSEYboss429]

They make 180-185 RWHP stock actually.

[tview07golf]

bullshit lie to somebody else. they make 210 at the wheels bro.

[ambientflier]

Really? Is that why your own car only put out 206whp with intake/exhaust/tune ?