[Shotimes] Re: 300 hp

[kerbyh@netzero.net]

That makes it real easy.  In anything that resembles its production form, no.  Never did.

Kerby

--- "dean james" <djshov8@hotmail.com> wrote:

You guys are trying to put too many conditions on this.  The original 
question was basically "did the SHO V6 ever make 300 HP in some form during 
its development".  What rpm's this would occur at, what the torque band 
would look like, how the engine would feel in a 3400# car, these are all 
interesting discussions but not related to the original question.  Maybe the 
engine is capable of 300 HP, maybe some were made in this form, maybe it 
would be impractical in a 3400# car, maybe, maybe, maybe....   But, did the 
dyno ever break 300 when that block and heads were mounted to it?  Cams, 
pistons, manifolds, fuel and spark control- those are all variables that 
could have been changed for the sake of testing.


>Guess I don't see anything "magical" about cams that would get 300 HP out 
>of
>it. Mark mentioned it back in an earlier post......at what rpm is that 300
>HP at, and what does the torque curve look like? I think it would be
>incredibly easy to make cams that would spin the motor to 8,500-9,000 rpm
>and pull 300+ HP. If this motor was in a 2,000 # Miata, getting the 300 HP
>would be no big deal. In a 3,400 # SHO, plus another 1,000 #s of 
>passengers,
>luggage, etc, it would be a pig.

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