What I was trying to get across on Saleen using a
Vortech was that they were a reliable way to go. The Foxbody ones relate more to this thread. He took a stock 302 put one on with a FMU. In this thread people seemed to think that they were a head gasket blowing tuning nightmare. He put them on and could retain all the drivability and sell them to the public with a warranty. ( I was trying to say this all along, they have good drivability.) No It wasn’t because they had new gaskets. New head gaskets will blow right away if things are not right. And no he didn’t put head studs on.
The S351 was different and didn’t relate as well to this thread. I shouldn’t have mentioned it. As for it being “Mediocre” well let me put it this way. 12yrs ago when they came out they were the highest horsepower car made in the U.S., for years this remained unchanged! They ranged (depending what year) from 480 -505hp Vipers had 450hp back then. They also had massive torque. This was years ago! They ran in the11’s with slicks! I read about one who did I few minor things and got into the 10’s! This was a very small company back then. He didn’t have massive amounts of money to spend like the big guys. In 94 & 95 he didn’t even make 175 cars total! He bolted on H/C/I and a Vortech. Sure he could have made them even more radical but remember they had to be 50 state emission legal and he had to offer a warranty.
Anyway I did have fun with this thread but I just sound like a broken record now. I repeat myself over and over. I was using the latest test I knew of that was that tested stock, stock with a blower, H/C/I, and H/C/I & blower to show what happened. I know you guys think it’s a bad test and the magazines are corrupt but I believe it is what happened.
They put on a Edelbrock kit and made less power than stock until 3700rpm. Say its wrong, drop that rpm by 1000 so now its 2700rpm. You are still past the cruising rpm so mileage will suffer. With a Vortech kit it won’t. But I know you don’t believe me because now you believe it’s to the point that these h/c/i/ kits make more power from 1500rpm if not idle than stock. There is nothing I can say anymore that hasn’t already been said.
I did enjoy going back and forth with you guys! I hope I made you think about some
things!!
Oh yeah on the factory rev limiter, they pull fuel and head gaskets go POP! I’m sorry I worded it wrong on an aftermarket ignition. Yes, I meant one that had a factory rev limiter that alternated between cylinders. Sorry, I should have explained that in more detail.
