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Just watched that episode - looks to me like another case of the sponsor who slaps the most $$$ on the producers gets their product showcased on a TV show. What an unusual mix of mods for the '05.... And, as was previously pointed out, they didn't even mention a tune. (Probably because Predator, et al refused to pay up.)
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I thought it was dumb that they didn't keep the HC trap out. I also would have liked to see them put a supercharger since they are available.
It was still nice to see the 05 on the show, you could tell they liked it.
It was still nice to see the 05 on the show, you could tell they liked it.
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Um.. Isn't the GT suppose to have 300 HP? They said it only had 255 HP. I'm confused. Anyone know why the discrepancy? Does the GT in reality only have 255 horses? That's terribly dissapointing if that's true.
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Originally posted by cyoon@July 30, 2005, 11:35 AM
Um.. Isn't the GT suppose to have 300 HP? They said it only had 255 HP. I'm confused. Anyone know why the discrepancy? Does the GT in reality only have 255 horses? That's terribly dissapointing if that's true.
Um.. Isn't the GT suppose to have 300 HP? They said it only had 255 HP. I'm confused. Anyone know why the discrepancy? Does the GT in reality only have 255 horses? That's terribly dissapointing if that's true.
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Originally posted by cyoon@July 30, 2005, 12:35 PM
Um.. Isn't the GT suppose to have 300 HP? They said it only had 255 HP. I'm confused. Anyone know why the discrepancy? Does the GT in reality only have 255 horses? That's terribly dissapointing if that's true.
Um.. Isn't the GT suppose to have 300 HP? They said it only had 255 HP. I'm confused. Anyone know why the discrepancy? Does the GT in reality only have 255 horses? That's terribly dissapointing if that's true.
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I think I wasted 15 minutes of a beautiful Saturday watching them put "bolt-ons" on the Mustang. I mean nitrous? I guess they only did things they didn't need the tuner for. I'm disappointed.
The Roush looks pretty though.
The Roush looks pretty though.
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This episode wasn't the best but it was far from the worst. I was thorughly disappointed last week when they only did a camshaft swap on the SN95 yet talked about more mods. I wanted to see what more add ons would do for my car.
I must admit the Stangs were very nice though
I must admit the Stangs were very nice though
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I thought the episode was real weak. I mean, only showing the simplest of bolt-ons and then nitrous? They did mention the car already had gears prior to them touching it. I would have rather seen a supercharger and some tuning done to see what you can really get out of the stock engine, and do so safely for that matter. Maybe they'll do another episode later on.
#53
Yeah, it was a little blah. The show on Speed Channel two weekends ago with those two guys doing bolt ons to an old S-10 was more interesting than this. And I actually watch HP TV every weekend.
I'm hoping the new shows they're working on are a little better and don't repeat every 3 weekends.
I'm hoping the new shows they're working on are a little better and don't repeat every 3 weekends.
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Originally posted by 66ponyman@July 30, 2005, 12:00 PM
yeah i ws dissapointed when i heard it had on ly 255 to the wheels...i think they spent way too much money for the little horsepower gain they got..minus the nitrous
yeah i ws dissapointed when i heard it had on ly 255 to the wheels...i think they spent way too much money for the little horsepower gain they got..minus the nitrous
Yeah tell me about it - I almost crapped when they said something like $450 for the Flowmasters.
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Geez, I paid $250 for my set...... they got HOSED.....
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Originally posted by blk05stang@July 30, 2005, 12:42 PM
Was that car an auto or manual? I thought it was cool they did the same mods I have except nitrous.![Thumb](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumb.gif)
Was that car an auto or manual? I thought it was cool they did the same mods I have except nitrous.
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I agree with all of you. The show was quite dissapointing. I would have liked to see them do the dyno with and without the HP trap. I suppose they want to remain environmentally friendly to avoid conflict. Whats the point in putting in nitrous unless you drag race anyway? They should have done the tune after they put on the K&N and Flowmasters to see if it was advantageous for additional HP. Maybe they will do a turbo down the road when one of the aftermarket sponsors donate one. On a plus note they did say alot of nice things about the engineering of the car.
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Originally posted by racerx@July 31, 2005, 11:42 AM
Question for all - The car was stock except for the 4.33 gears? Could that have affected the RWHP reading?
Question for all - The car was stock except for the 4.33 gears? Could that have affected the RWHP reading?
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Originally posted by MTAS@July 31, 2005, 10:27 AM
Yes, bigger gears (higher numerically) will affect dyno readings. My dyno tuner told me yesterday that my car with stock gears could easily read 290rwhp vs. the 283rwhp it put down yesterday. Even wider rear tires (which are heavier) can distort dyno readings. Then again, the TV show used a DynoJet which doesn't compensate for the weight of the car in its measurements the way a Mustang Dyno does.
Yes, bigger gears (higher numerically) will affect dyno readings. My dyno tuner told me yesterday that my car with stock gears could easily read 290rwhp vs. the 283rwhp it put down yesterday. Even wider rear tires (which are heavier) can distort dyno readings. Then again, the TV show used a DynoJet which doesn't compensate for the weight of the car in its measurements the way a Mustang Dyno does.