[Shotimes] How to get 300HP from your 3.0L SHO engine

[Steve Tatro]

I think those numbers (y-pipe with a bigger catback) are applicable
for the MTX only.  As we all know the stock y-pipe for the MTX is crap
but the one for the ATX (with no sharp bend) is better.  Thus a much
bigger improvement for the MTX than the ATX.

I know you know this, you just forgot in your old age ;^)

Steve Tatro
Red/Black '93 with 179k miles
Monroe, Ohio


On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:37:41 -0500, Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:
> You have dyno #'s for all this? I had a Performance Plus y-pipe and a
> Dynomax cat-back and they didn't increase my HP anywhere near 15HP. I had it
> dynoed once and it had 173 HP to the ground.
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 70K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04.
> 
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> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:48 AM
> To: shotimes
> Subject: [Shotimes] How to get 300HP from your 3.0L SHO engine
> 
> OK this is always fun.  How much HP do we get from each mod in a 3.0L
> engine? (This of course precludes adding displacement....:)
> 
> What so fun about this is that it quite easy to increase the HP of this
> engine without affecting the cars usefulness as a daily driver and also
> without taking an equity loan on your house. You can probably do the below
> modifications for ~$5000 + labor.
> 
> The HP numbers below are estimated based on the assumption that all
> modifications are initially installed in the car (thus producing 300HP).
> Then I take one modification away and "estimate" the HP drop.
> 
>                                               Subtotal
> Base setup:        220HP
>                                                   220HP
> Rotating mass (external):
> UDP:                     5HP
> 8lbs flywheel          2HP
>                                                   227HP
> Exhaust:
> HiFlow Y-pipe:       10HP
> 2 1/2" catback:        5HP
>                                                   242HP
> Intake:
> 77mmMAF + CAI +
> 69mmTB:              12HP
> BBB + EH +
> porting:                 15HP
> +20 CAMs:           15HP
>                                                   284HP
> Electronics:
> WideBand HEGO +
> Tweecer:               15HP
>                                                   299HP
> Lubrication:
> Amsoil 5W30:         1HP
>                                                   300HP
> 
> There are other things one can do, but that will affect the usability of the
> car as a family sedan, namely:
> 
> Intake:
> +40 CAMs            10HP (assuming a +20 base)
> 
> Rotating mass (internal):
> Forged crank +
> rods + pistons:     10HP
>                                                   320HP
> 
> For a grand total of 320HP.
> 
> And there are probably other tricks too, such as flipping the [forged]
> pistons 180deg, lowering friction of all turning parts by properly coating
> them, etc.
> 
> What do you think the HP numbers should be???
> 
> Michael
> 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
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