[sickstang]

2002 mustang v6 with the following mods:

short ram intake
dual flowmasters exhaust
shortie headers
performance +4 spark plugs
all 4 catalytics off

runing a straight pipe from headers to exhaust
soon to have obx performance wires

how much to the wheels and overall hp do u think iam at?
becuase i feel a huge diference compare to a stock v6

thanks

[ESG-642T]

Originally Posted by sickstang 2002 mustang v6 with the following mods: short ram intake dual flowmasters exhaust shortie headers performance +4 spark plugs all 4 catalytics off runing a straight pipe from headers to exhaust soon to have obx performance wires how much to the wheels and overall hp do u think iam at? becuase i feel a huge diference compare to a stock v6 thanks

Lets see short ram intake (HAI?) - no gain
dual flows - 5-7hp
shorties - no gain again (+1-3maybe?)
spark plugs - no gain
cats gone - loss of back pressure

Total gain estimated. + 5-9 hp, power band moved toward top end.

[HMUSN]

165-170 rwhp.



a tune would make for more.


welcome to the forums.

[sickstang]

to the wheels?..because when i was at the shop instaling my headers..the guy told me il see about a 10h pincrease alone with the headers..so im think to the wheels il have like 180 but to the engine like 230?

[HMUSN]

when he said that he meant 10 crank HP not 10 rear wheel HP (RWHP)


I had the same set up as you with my 6'er except I had highflow cats and I dynoed at 166rwhp.

oh and since I had cats i was at 202 rear foot pounds of tq.

[AtlanticBlue99]

im thinking 160 rwhp/185rwtq

[sickstang]

yea..ive driven a stock v6 compare to mines and i see a prety big diference..how much engine hp do you think i'am at with those mods?

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by sickstang yea..ive driven a stock v6 compare to mines and i see a prety big diference..how much engine hp do you think i'am at with those mods?

does bhp matter? isnt rwhp/rwtq important? well take 20% drivetrain loss and you can figure your bhp.

[sickstang]

yea i know....rwhp is what really matters..but i wanna see how much bhp i gain from the stock 190..what you think?

[HMUSN]

ok... take 165 and X it by .20 and that's your BHP.

[sickstang]

it comes out to 33..realy odd..people that have worked in car shops have told me about 225-230bhp.but im not realy sure..i get diferent numbers all the time

[tjames]

Originally Posted by sickstang yea i know....rwhp is what really matters..but i wanna see how much bhp i gain from the stock 190..what you think?

why so it sounds like you have more horsepower then you do becuase you say what the BHP is instead of RWHP?

[HMUSN]

ok.. now add 165 to that.....




that's your brake HP.

[tjames]

Originally Posted by sickstang it comes out to 33..realy odd..people that have worked in car shops have told me about 225-230bhp.but im not realy sure..i get diferent numbers all the time

it comes 3.8L 190-3.9L 193HP from the factory im guesing you have the 3.8, not that the 3 HP matters anyway, but whoever told you 225-230 is an idiot and doesnt know what their talking about

[AtlanticBlue99]

Originally Posted by HMUSN ok... take 165 and X it by .20 and that's your BHP.

165x1.2 is a gross estimate. 165x.2 is 20% of the 80% of the bhp.

[HMUSN]

yea I guess your right.
15% ... stick.. 20% auto..

somewhere in the middle is good enough.


regardless..

he isn't pushing 225 crank.

[tjames]

Originally Posted by HMUSN yea I guess your right. 15% ... stick.. 20% auto.. somewhere in the middle is good enough. regardless.. he isn't pushing 225 crank.

no 6 from the factory is

[HMUSN]

read the OP's question tjames.

I know that dude..lol

[sickstang]

lol..i am no where near stock..thats why im asking your guys opinion for my bhp with al that..198 doesnt seem right at all?

[tjames]

i know you know that but the guy thought he was pushing 225 because thats what people told him, i dont know where people get these numbers from