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Dyno Day is finally here....

Saturday morning, the Sport gets strapped down for a few dyno pulls. I have NO idea what the power will be. SO, I'll post the results when I get home. I've been waiting for quite a while. It's at the local tech school, and the instructor is a high school friend of mine. It's good to know people.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #1 –
285 at the wheels is my guess.

Good luck!
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #2 –
That may be a good guess. I want at least 300, but, that may be reaching. Hoping the engine combo can do what it's supposed to do.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #3 –
Let us know Saturday how it turns out!
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #4 –
I'll post the results and a ic of the sheet. In reality, probably 148 hp at the wheels.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #5 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;453630
I'll post the results and a ic of the sheet. In reality, probably 148 hp at the wheels.

150hp Vinnie. Don't cut yourself short ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #6 –
The horsepower wasn't what I thought, but the torque was more than I thought. Scott (dyno operator) said the air/fuel mixture was right where it needs to be. Horsepower was 276 and torque was 349. It's good enough for me I guess. LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #7 –
Ah, I was 6 HP off. Oh well...
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #8 –
Not bad, got the graph??? If the dyno is calibrated correctly HP & TQ will be same at 5250 RPM, your TQ seems a tad high...

Also remember driveline loss is at least 15% to as much as 18-20%...

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #9 –
I had a stroker windsor in 1999 that made a little over 500hp on the engine dyno and a shade over 350 at the wheels once in the car. Still ran 11.30's in the 1/4 mile at 3300 lbs. I know guys that claimed over 400 at the wheels that still couldn't run the number. Dynos will vary drastically depending on design and correction factor.Should still be alot of fun.
1988 LX, 306 with GT40P heads, Downs Upper Intake on Truck Lower, Powerdyne Supercharger and T5 swap.  Scavenger Hunt Build at it's best.

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #10 –
291hp/349 torque at the wheels is pretty good. You're looking at around 350hp at the flywheel.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #11 –
Nice numbers Vinnie :burnout:


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #12 –
I often wonder if the 70mm throttle body is big eough. He did say that the air/fuel was just about perfect. Nut I still wonder if a 75 would help at all.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #13 –
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'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Dyno Day is finally here....

Reply #14 –
Way cool Vinnie!!


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

“Heavy Metal Mistress”
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