> > Then they wonder why the engine is not generating the claimed for HP.
    > >
    > > I explained this to some guy on the OSH line with a Ford V6 complaining
    > about
    > > lack of power with a 1.7 psru. I suggested a higher ratio and he got this
    > > pained expression on his face. He was thinking what his hand grenade
    > sounded
    > > like running at full power (full prop load) at 4000 RPM.

Holger Stephan wrote:

The Javelin conversion Ford V6 I bought a while ago was dyno'ed to put
out around 180HP at 4300 RPM. If that is not enough I'd say the guy got
himself the wrong engine.

Holger

As I recall it was the Ford Thunderbird SC 3.9L  V6 engine with the supercharger.
Dyno readings can sometimes be misleading depending on who is running it.
Was that the HP number Dave Blanton was claiming or was that done on 
an independent shop dyno. There was a lot of controversy about that as
Blanton did not use the same measure of HP as the rest of the world did (and
still does).

My 1994 Mercury (Ford) Cougar over head cam 4.9L V8 is only rated at 200 HP.
My guess is a stock Ford push rod 3.9L V6 is about 160 HP.

Here are a couple of pictures of the engine. Firewall forward weight
is over 500 pounds.

Paul Lamar
 
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