when i consider mods, i want at least 100 additional hp or else i wont be
able to tell the difference. i must have a numb butt. borden's cobra has
over twice the HP of mine, and it, well, seemed fast too. =) so save up for
a nice stroker or vortech perhaps. check out the new 392 crate motor,
530+hp without a blower. my car starts to do uncontrollable wheelies with
more than 600hp however.
cant you get some 17" wheels for the kumhos? that would be much more
entertaining i think than 10 more hp.
there was a problem with many of the 320hp cobras dynoing at 260 or less
(crank). some were ok, some not.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrc01@flash.net>
To: Carl Merritt <cmerritt@ati.com>
Cc: Autocross List <ba-autox@autox.team.net>; James Creasy
<black94pgt@pacbell.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: super chips?
> Thanks, I'm beginning to get skeptical about this whole chip
> thing. They say they optimize it for 92 octane gas, but the stock
> engine already requires 92 octane. I'm still wondering what Ford
> did to increase hp to 320 in the 1999 model engine; previous
> models were "only" 305 hp.
>
> Maybe the newer Ford engines really weren't 320 hp. I remember
> reading somewhere that Ford took some flack for publishing
> unrealistic hp numbers. Indeed, this shows up in the NHTSA
> database as TSB # 99B27. But on Corral.net they are measuring
> 280-290 hp at the rear wheel on stock Cobras, which seems to be
> consistent with a 320 hp engine.
>
> I also noticed that Ford isn't making the Cobra any more. Anyone
> know why?
>
> Maybe it doesn't really matter because all of this makes about a
> 5% difference which isn't noticeable, and the car isn't exactly
> underpowered as it stands.
>
> Carl Merritt wrote:
> >
> > Marketing Bunk. Some people on twinturbo.net dumped the eeprom and
found
> > all of two bits different from stock.
> >
> > Again, YMMV, I have no idea about the quality if their chips for other
> > motors.
> >
> > -Carl
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrc01@flash.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 3:17 PM
> > > To: Carl Merritt
> > > Cc: Autocross List; James Creasy
> > > Subject: Re: super chips?
> > >
> > >
> > > Interesting you should mention the 300ZX chip. Superchips says
> > > they adjust everything on these cars -- mixture, boost pressure,
> > > timing, etc. Check it out:
> > > http://www.superchips.com/300nasp.htm
> > > http://www.superchips.com/300zxst.htm
> > > http://www.superchips.com/300zxtt.htm
> > >
> > > OTOH, they say the Corvette engine is already so optimized that
> > > they could not improve it much with their own chip.
> > > http://www.superchips.com/corvet94.htm
> > >
> > > From 1998 to 1999, Ford increased the horsepower of the 4.6L
> > > engine from 305 to 320. Did they do this by optimizing the chip?
> > >
> > > Carl Merritt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have a chip (Jim Wolf Technology) for my 300ZX, and it
> > > gave a quite
> > > > measurable %7 increase in power (G-Tech derived) and better throttle
> > > > response. However, it's well known in the 300ZX community that the
> > > > Superchips chip for our car does nothing but up the
> > > revlimiter and remove
> > > > the ~150MPH speed limit, no tweaks to the timing and fuel
> > > curves at all, so
> > > > YMMV.
> > > >
> > > > -Carl
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Michael R. Clements [mailto:mrc01@flash.net]
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:39 PM
> > > > > To: Autocross List
> > > > > Subject: super chips?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone tried "chipping" a car? Is this something worth doing?
> > > > > If so, can anyone recommend a chip for the 1998 year 4.6L Ford
> > > > > Cobra engine? I've been emailing a guy at Superchips. They seem
> > > > > like they know what they're doing, their dyno chart looked good,
> > > > > but appearances can be deceiving. I'd appreciate any first-hand
> > > > > experiences or advice.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Michael R. Clements
> > > > > mrc01@flash.net
> > > > > Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> > > > > Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> > > > > -- Barry Goldwater
> > > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael R. Clements
> > > mrc01@flash.net
> > > Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> > > Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> > > -- Barry Goldwater
> > >
>
> --
> Michael R. Clements
> mrc01@flash.net
> Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
> Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
> -- Barry Goldwater
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