My SVO Dyno'd finally

[SchoolBoy]

Well I have been wanting to get my svo dyno'd since the new motor went in, but I also wanted to give it time to break in. So I put the first 2k miles on it running only 12psi of boost, and being very nice to it..... well mostly. So after this last oil change and tune up I bumped the boost back to 14psi. Boy did that wake the car up! Now since I help out at the local speed shop I took it over there to show them. Cam asked me what I thought I would get for power out of it, and I told him I would happy to see 170rwhp. Keep in mind that the 85 svo like mine is rated at 175 to the motor. So he told me to back it in and strap it down so we could see. Cam was mostly worried about my air fuel ratio ever since I popped the head gasket on the freeway. Once I had it staped down with the sensors in place and everything was double checked cam made the pull to 5k rpms. I had him pull to no more than 5k and stop for saftey sake. I was just praying that it would stay together! Not only did it hold up it surprised Cam, the shop owner and me! Keep in mind most stock 87-93 5.0L 5spd stangs they dyno put down 190-200rwhp......




The little beast put down 185.88 rwhp and 235.51 torque. In true svo form the A/F ratio was fat all the out to 5k where it came to a proper level. Also had I had cam pull it to 5.5-6k rpms I think I may have cracked 190rwhp, but better safe than sorry. Not bad for a mostly stock 85 svo. The only mods to the car are: .020 over pistons, an 86 svo cam, ported lower inline intake manifold, port work on the intake and exhaust ports of the head "nothing in the cambers, stock valves", E-6 manifold, and forced4's cold air intake kit. Now thanks to an exhaust leak at the down elbow I have ordered a 3" down pipe from the MerkurDepot.com boys, and I will get a 3" mid pipe made up. Once thats on along with the ajustable FPR, and bypass kit I will go back and have a full dyno work up with more boost "no more than 17psi" and tuning. And if I want to try to get every last bit out of it I will toss my LA-3 in. I have a feeling I may crack 220-230rwhp, but it will be the torque number I want to see.



Also I had the car scaled before we made the pass on the dyno.

Drivers side front 922
Drivers side rear 676
Passanger side front 862
Passanger side rear 694

All up total with sub box and 3/4 tank of fuel 3,154 pounds.