Dynoing my bone stock 2011 V6
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The car is speed limited to 114mph. Based on quite a few reports the driveshaft consistently comes apart between 130 and 140mph. Figure you would need to stay below 125 retain a bit of a safety margin.
I don't see the point of changing the speed limiter by just 11mph.
12/1/13, 05:32 PM
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Yeah, I don't either. It was just a thought.
12/2/13, 05:20 AM
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. My Dad's 2010 Taurus with the 3.5L says in the owners manual "For best performance use a higher octang fuel" (something like that). Also in the Lincoln 3.7L owners manual it says the same thing. It doesn't say crap about it in the Mustang owners manual but we do get a few (7-8 wheel horsepower) using a higher octane gas....
12/2/13, 07:59 AM
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I wonder too . My Dad's 2010 Taurus with the 3.5L says in the owners manual "For best performance use a higher octang fuel" (something like that). Also in the Lincoln 3.7L owners manual it says the same thing. It doesn't say crap about it in the Mustang owners manual but we do get a few (7-8 wheel horsepower) using a higher octane gas....
. My Dad's 2010 Taurus with the 3.5L says in the owners manual "For best performance use a higher octang fuel" (something like that). Also in the Lincoln 3.7L owners manual it says the same thing. It doesn't say crap about it in the Mustang owners manual but we do get a few (7-8 wheel horsepower) using a higher octane gas....
12/2/13, 10:31 AM
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how heavy are our cars?
Just food for thought, one of my old cars was a '98 Grand Prix GTP, and with it's sole mod being a changed supercharger pulley (2.5 psi increase) I pulled a 13.96@98.45
That's a 240hp car with maybe a 20hp mod.
Always thought the v6's were pretty light.
Just food for thought, one of my old cars was a '98 Grand Prix GTP, and with it's sole mod being a changed supercharger pulley (2.5 psi increase) I pulled a 13.96@98.45
That's a 240hp car with maybe a 20hp mod.
Always thought the v6's were pretty light.
12/7/13, 09:08 PM
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how heavy are our cars? Just food for thought, one of my old cars was a '98 Grand Prix GTP, and with it's sole mod being a changed supercharger pulley (2.5 psi increase) I pulled a 13.96@98.45 That's a 240hp car with maybe a 20hp mod. Always thought the v6's were pretty light.
Also if I'm not mistaken, those GTP make some great torque numbers.
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12/7/13, 09:12 PM
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My GTP was around 3400lbs and it too was an automatic but with 2.93 gears.
It's lighter than the v6 stang, that's the difference.
All things considered, that's a good time, even if a sim.
12/7/13, 09:17 PM
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Yep your right, I over guesstimated, guess I was thinking about the 3800 motor.