Horsing Around with the Mustang Six Part 2

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anonymous
  • Start date Start date
Ha, I realized that after I posted the question. Sorry, but my mind is elsewhere...like on my import. :evil: I'm really starting to hate my car.


-Chris
 
To sum it all up the "Horsing around with the mustang six" article has shown everyone that you can achieve 125 at the wheels without to much serious work and run 110mph @ 16sec with 4:1 gearing, which by the way is equal to todays stock Mustang GT with the SOHC 4.6 V-8 which I believe puts out around 180 at the wheels but obviously it's a much heavier car.

Now if someone was to take it another step and enlarge the valves some porting, polishing maybe a more aggresive cam, upgrade the valve train you might get another 20 or 30 and throw on a super charger or turbo and you could make over 200 and at the wheels and out run most anything you come across on the street.

I can't wait to get my car back up and running, tuned and dynoed. The first thing I will do is post the results.
 
BTW, in the HRM article it said that they never tested the Hilborn injected engine....does anybody know if they ever did and how much power it produced?????

Alex
 
You tell me the top speed this one at Bonneville did, and I'll tell how much hp it had within +/- 20%. Or a 1/4 mile time, or a 0-60 time. Estimate a weight, and we'll get close.

showpic.asp
<<<<<<This Hilborn fuel injected 144 cubic inch engine is from the cover of the May 1960 Hot Rod magazine. It was built by Bill Stroppe . It was bored .125â€￾ to 156 cubic inches, had a 10.6 to 1 compression ratio, and used an Isky E-2 cam. It was made to go into a Falcon sedan headed for Bonneville.



showpic.asp
<<<<<<This is an old Ak Miller Six spotted at a swap meet in CA. It was supposedly set to run in a Falcon at Bonneville.


This looks like a set of six Lectron, Amal, or Concentric carbs. See, Jack C has been taking his history lesson

"Two score and four years ago, the founding fathers of Six Cylinder speed, Ak Miller and Bill Stroppe...."
 
Back
Top