How to get a stock 4.6 to 400hp naturally?
1/7/11, 07:30 PM
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How to get a stock 4.6 to 400hp naturally?
Ive had a 06 GT for almost a year and it has only 3500k on the odometer. I was wondering if anyone knows how to get 400hp without using forced induction, engine swap, and keeping the mods price under 4k? Tips would be helpful, thanks!
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1/7/11, 07:55 PM
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1/8/11, 08:32 PM
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Haven't heard from anyone who has installed this but it sounds interesting.
http://www.fordracingpartsdirect.com...m-fr4-s197.htm
http://www.fordracingpartsdirect.com...m-fr4-s197.htm
1/8/11, 09:31 PM
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If it's hp at the flywheel, then CAI, tune, cams, long tube headers, offroad mid pipes, & U/D pulleys should put you in the ballpark. I've been told around 380 or so.
1/13/11, 12:12 AM
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1/13/11, 03:59 PM
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Ok so lets put it this way until recently I was N/A w/ just about every bolt on you could do: Cams / Heads / Intake / Custom Tune / TB / UDP / FRPP Intake Manifold / LT's Hi Flo Cats & Magnapaks and I was right around 390rwhp give or take... Hope this helps!!!
I have to say though after spun bearing now I am going w/ a 5.0 stroker 298ci from Livernois / Heads & Cams / 2.3 whipple at 16 - 17 psi / new clutch / and much more... Should be pushing a little over 600rwhp; maybe something around 610 -615rwhp... VERY EXCITED!!!! Should be done in about 2 wks at most... Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread.
I have to say though after spun bearing now I am going w/ a 5.0 stroker 298ci from Livernois / Heads & Cams / 2.3 whipple at 16 - 17 psi / new clutch / and much more... Should be pushing a little over 600rwhp; maybe something around 610 -615rwhp... VERY EXCITED!!!! Should be done in about 2 wks at most... Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread.
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Ok so lets put it this way until recently I was N/A w/ just about every bolt on you could do: Cams / Heads / Intake / Custom Tune / TB / UDP / FRPP Intake Manifold / LT's Hi Flo Cats & Magnapaks and I was right around 390rwhp give or take... Hope this helps!!!
I have to say though after spun bearing now I am going w/ a 5.0 stroker 298ci from Livernois / Heads & Cams / 2.3 whipple at 16 - 17 psi / new clutch / and much more... Should be pushing a little over 600rwhp; maybe something around 610 -615rwhp... VERY EXCITED!!!! Should be done in about 2 wks at most... Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread.
I have to say though after spun bearing now I am going w/ a 5.0 stroker 298ci from Livernois / Heads & Cams / 2.3 whipple at 16 - 17 psi / new clutch / and much more... Should be pushing a little over 600rwhp; maybe something around 610 -615rwhp... VERY EXCITED!!!! Should be done in about 2 wks at most... Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread.
1/13/11, 07:36 PM
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Haven't heard from anyone who has installed this but it sounds interesting.
http://www.fordracingpartsdirect.com...m-fr4-s197.htm
http://www.fordracingpartsdirect.com...m-fr4-s197.htm
1/13/11, 08:55 PM
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I wonder if that 1.53 hp/ci would hold up under a 5.4? If so your talking 500hp +/-, its to bad Ford never produced an aluminum 5.4 block designed to work with the 3v heads. If the hp/ci thing doesn't hold up then adding 49 cubes would put it into the 470hp range.
1/13/11, 10:19 PM
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Free up your exhaust with longtubes and x-pipes, u/d pulleys, intake, throttle body & plenum, gears and cams. Should be under 4k and you should be right around 400hp.
1/13/11, 11:28 PM
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Gears wont add to the HP number......but will surely make your car go vroom vroom much more quickly. I am thinking of getting the 410 gears that everyone is raving about.
1/13/11, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 5pointoh
Gears wont add to the HP number......but will surely make your car go vroom vroom much more quickly. I am thinking of getting the 410 gears that everyone is raving about.
1/14/11, 05:39 AM
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I've got 4.10's & love them. Driveability around town is much improved, highway rpm isn't bad, & gas mileage (not that I care) doesn't suffer.
1/14/11, 01:15 PM
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So I was running around 12.6's consistently but I feel there was more in it with a better driver... And yes the setup I had N/A was a little pricey (But compared to what I am paying now it is a drop in the bucket. So it is all in ones perspective). I mean I never intended to spend this much money but I wanted to do it right and one thing lead to another and here I am....
1/14/11, 02:08 PM
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Thats why I said there was more in my car; more so driver error.... hahaha. I believe my car could go 12.4 w/ gears and better w/ DR's but I will never know. Now all I'm thinking about is mid 11's...
