^ yes
"factory" power bumps are much more meaningful than aftermarket gains because all the parameters changed (hardware or software) step up and work in unison |
Originally Posted by Overboost
(Post 6182036)
Nope, but keep telling yourself that!
lighter rotating mass... would seem to fit an 8hp bump |
Has there been any pictures from under the hood? If not, maybe a new intake....
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Well...the Aluminator Forged motor is available for $7.5k or so...and figure $1k install (if you don't want to tear down a nealy brand new car)...and you could probably sell a low mileage '11/'12 Coyote for $3.5k...so $5500 upgrade? That might work out to be the same as the depreciation on our cars.
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Originally Posted by xlover
(Post 6182078)
overboost, any comment on the forged internals theory?
lighter rotating mass... would seem to fit an 8hp bump |
Originally Posted by Overboost
(Post 6182036)
Nope, but keep telling yourself that!
If this isn't a reply designed to start an internet toughguy argument I don't know what is. |
Originally Posted by black sunshine
If this isn't a reply designed to start an internet toughguy argument I don't know what is. |
So.....tell the answer to the op and stop the games and speculation. Not like we are going to beat Ford out of 8 HP.
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Originally Posted by AzPete
(Post 6182249)
So.....tell the answer to the op and stop the games and speculation. Not like we are going to beat Ford out of 8 HP.
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Originally Posted by AzPete
So.....tell the answer to the op and stop the games and speculation. Not like we are going to beat Ford out of 8 HP.
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Originally Posted by brycerichert
(Post 6181585)
Good thing is wasn't a 100hp increase... I'd be doing just that!
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Is the 2013 GT still OK to use 87 Octane? If not , a tweak to advance the base timing may explain it
And I am well aware the 11 & 12 5.0 is rated @ 412 on premium & that 87 octane drops it to 402 or so. Just saying that changing the margin, as requiring only 91 would allow, could result in a tweak to the tune to allow 420 with no change to hardware. |
I thought I read somewhere that it had something to do with what they learned in making the Boss 302 engine. Maybe a revised intake or heads? I think Ford did that for one year with the 98 GT it had 10HP over the 96-97 models
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Originally Posted by 97GT03SVT
(Post 6182452)
I thought I read somewhere that it had something to do with what they learned in making the Boss 302 engine. Maybe a revised intake or heads? I think Ford did that for one year with the 98 GT it had 10HP over the 96-97 models
Revised windage tray? |
It's the same engine that's in the 2011. The 8hp plus a few more have been there from the beginning.
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Originally Posted by TheReaper
(Post 6182545)
It's the same engine that's in the 2011. The 8hp plus a few more have been there from the beginning.
If they did something we would seeing words like improved, optimized, etc and then followed up by a part of the engine or programming. Marketeers can always spare a couple words to tell us why our previous model is out of date and we now need to get the new one. When they don't it speaks volumes. BTW, official horsepower ratings are done on the special fuel used for development and emissions purposes. It's a more pure gasoline than we can buy retail and doesn't have ethanol or any other oxygenates in it. |
Originally Posted by TheReaper
(Post 6182545)
It's the same engine that's in the 2011. The 8hp plus a few more have been there from the beginning.
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Originally Posted by Overboost
(Post 6182586)
Ford certainly didn't pull a GM and re-certify their motor a few years later. There were internal changes to the motor, which came from the RoadRunner (Boss 302) motor development.
not sure why ppl are speculating it is just a tune or a statistics adjustment you made it pretty clear before that there were internal changes |
Originally Posted by 97GT12
(Post 6182558)
If they did something we would seeing words like improved, optimized, etc and then followed up by a part of the engine or programming. Marketeers can always spare a couple words to tell us why our previous model is out of date and we now need to get the new one. When they don't it speaks volumes.
Why give GM & Chrylser any of Ford's competitive edge? They're already in a tizzy now. Let em stew. :stirpot: |
Since I am free to speculate I'll go with modified exhaust ports for improved flow. Improvements in the CFD work done in the Boss resulted in a mod the engineers wouldn't have expected gains from.
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