[Shotimes] Re: 300 hp

[alfitz@alfitz.com]

Lets see...

How much more do the following weigh....

Full rear end
Regular size tranny
V8 vs. V6
Leaf springs Vs Coil
Etc..


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Zane" <jonzane@kc2ena.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: 300 hp


> I'm having a hard time believing a SHO only weighs 3400#  My mustang has
to
> weigh 3300 w/driver for my NMRA class.  A friend of mine has a completely
> gutted Mustang with Plexi windows and it weighs 2800 with driver.  I just
> don't buy it.
>
> Jon
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Porter
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:17 PM
> > To: 'dean james'; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: 300 hp
> >
> >
> > I'll still say "NO".
> >
> > You also have to define it as when it became the "SHO V6",
> > and not the "Yamaha Engineering Exercise Engine". Wouldn't
> > surprise me at all that Yamaha had a 1,000 different
> > configurations for it, and at one time maybe they hit 300 on
> > a dyno. But as an engine in the trim configured for the
> > Taurus.....I stay with "NO".
> >
> > Still, so what?? People put WAY too much emphasis on a HP
> > number. I'll bet there's no one here who would like driving a
> > 300 HP n/a 3.0 V6 in a 3,400 # car as a daily driver.
> >
> > Ron Porter
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