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Number: 2776
From: tasmaniac1
Date: Wed May 28, 2003  12:44 am
Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: How much Horse Power

Body:
You forgot the piston change in '93 too.

-Nick



--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" <lxfiveoh@a...> wrote:
> 1992 5.0 Mustangs were still rated at 225 hp
>
> The 205hp rating for '93 has been attributed to:
> 1) Different rating system, whereby engines were picked from
> the actual assembly line for measurement. Previous testing
> was supposedly done with blueprinted, or non-assembly line
> engines.
> AND/OR
> 2) Small changes made since the introduction of the 5.0 in 1987
> that were never calculated for, but that did have an effect
on
> horsepower. Some of these were:
> * addition of the air intake silencer
> * addition of the MAF sensor (88+ CA or 89+ 50 state)
> * small change in camshaft sometime in 1989
>
> Also, in 1984 and 1985, automatic equipped 5.0's were equipped with
> "Central Fuel Injection" (CFI). The 1984 engines (and rumored
early 85's)
> thus
> equipped were rated at 165hp. Later '85 engines equipped with the
CFI
> system were rated at 185hp.
>
> ...still don't know a thing about these mystery ascMclarens
in '84...
>
> Nelson
> 1990 Mustang LX 5.0
> http://fiveoh.homestead.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Gemelli" <jgemelli@o...>
> To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 9:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: How much Horse Power
>
>
> > Mustangs of those years had the same HP as the better looking
Capri's ;)
> > 1984 175
> > 1985 210 Only factory roller cammed - Carb'd 5.0
> > 1986 200
> > 1987 225
> > 1988 225
> > 1989 225
> > 1990 225
> > 1991 225
> > 1992 215
> > 1993 205
> >
> > The main reasons that 85's had more HP than the 84 was due to the
> > introoduction of the Serpentine Belt system and the roller
camshaft.
> >
> > The 86 lost some HP due mostly to a crummy set of truck heads.
> >
> > HP gained again in 87 with revised heads and a different
camshaft design.
> >
> > 89 was the year that mass air was put into the mustangs allowing
for the
> > engine to be "Hopped up" while still retaining an idle and
smoothj
> > powerband.
> >
> > 92 and 93 - power is said to have dissapeared due to the newly
installed
> > computers. Some people say it was for marketing reasons pushing
the new
> 94.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Gibat-Thoroski" <mercurycapri@c...>
> > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] Re: How much Horse Power
> >
> >
> > >
> > > WwwaaaAAAAAAaaaahhhhh?
> > >
> > > 84 had only 175HP if 4V carb equipped. 85 had 210. 86 had
200.
> > >
> > > But he was asking for Mustangs, not Capris.
> > >
> > > 87/88/89/90/91/92 Mustangs had 225.
> > >
> > > ------
> > > 76 Mercury Capri GHIA / 77 Mercury Capri RSX
> > > http://www.mercurycapri.com
> > > Still working on it!
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Sandy Block <cigarsandy@c...>
> > > Date: Monday, May 26, 2003 4:57 pm
> > > Subject: [ASC McLaren ] Re: How much Horse Power
> > >
> > > > They were all about the same, I believe.
> > > >
> > > > The most powerful ascMcLaren would be the 1984 Mercury Capri
> > > > ascMcLaren Coupe (25 were made).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >

--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "dperry0927"
<dperry0927@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > How much horse power did the most powerful ASC McLaren
Mustang
> > > > > produce, and which year/engine size was it.
> > > >
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