90Notch said:
... Compression and cam plays a huge part in the combo like mentioned the 266HR will give plenty of torque but will die out @5000rpm and 320-330rwhp. Not enough lobe area to support anything more ....
Not to cause an argument, just as reference for S&G and comparison sake ... in 5.0/SF Feb 2004 ... Here's a documented dyno test on a n/a CHP 347, Ford Z304 heads (equivelent to 185s with lower compression), Comp 1.6RR, RPMII, Accufab 70, Pro-M, Electric water pump, 1-3/4" LongTubes into mufflers, stock computer, stock fuel rails and 36# (said could get away with 30s) ... and 3 Comp hydraulic roller grind cams:
RPM .....
XE266HR .....
XE274HR .....
XE282HR
3,000 ..... 235 - 412 ..... 230 - 403 ..... 223 - 389
3,100 ..... 242 - 409 ..... 237 - 400 ..... 223 - 389
3,200 ..... 249 - 408 ..... 245 - 402 ..... 243 - 398
3,300 ..... 258 - 411 ..... 252 - 401 ..... 255 - 406
3,400 ..... 267 - 413 ..... 261 - 402 ..... 265 - 409
3,500 ..... 279 - 418 ..... 269 - 404 ..... 271 - 407
3,600 ..... 288 - 420 ..... 280 - 408 ..... 278 - 405
3.700 ..... 297 - 421 ..... 289 - 410 ..... 285 - 404
3.800 ..... 304 - 419 ..... 298 - 411 ..... 293 - 405
3,900 ..... 313 - 421 ..... 306 - 412 ..... 304 - 408
4,000 ..... 323 - 424 ..... 317 - 415 ..... 316 - 415
4,100 ..... 334 - 428 ..... 329 - 421 ..... 328 - 420
4,200 ..... 345 - 431 ..... 340 - 424 ..... 339 - 423
4,300 ..... 357 - 435 ..... 350 - 427 ..... 349 - 426
4,400 ..... 367 - 438 ..... 358 - 427 ..... 359 - 428
4,500 ..... 377 -
440 ..... 370 - 431 ..... 368 - 429
4,600 ..... 385 - 439 ..... 379 - 433 ..... 378 - 431
4,700 ..... 392 - 437 ..... 389 -
434 ..... 387 - 432
4,800 ..... 398 - 435 ..... 397 - 434 ..... 396 - 433
4,900 ..... 404 - 432 ..... 403 - 432 ..... 405 - 433
5,000 ..... 409 - 429 ..... 410 - 430 ..... 415 -
436
5,100 ..... 414 - 425 ..... 416 - 428 ..... 423 - 435
5,200 ..... 418 - 422 ..... 421 - 424 ..... 430 - 434
5,300 ..... 421 - 417 ..... 424 - 420 ..... 435 - 431
5,400 ..... 423 - 411 ..... 428 - 416 ..... 439 - 426
5,500 ..... 424 - 404 ..... 431 - 411 ..... 443 - 423
5,600 .....
426 - 399 ..... 433 - 405 ..... 444 - 416
5,700 ..... 426 - 392 ..... 435 - 400 ..... 446 - 410
5,800 ..... 425 - 384 ..... 436 - 394 ..... 446 - 403
5,900 ..... 425 - 378 ..... 438 - 390 ..... 446 - 396
6,000 ..... 426 - 372 .....
439 - 384 .....
447 - 391
6,100 ..... 416 - 358 ..... 435 - 374 ..... 447 - 385
6,200 .......... n/a ............. n/a ......... 447 - 379
6,300 .......... n/a ............. n/a ......... 436 - 363
Avg power from 3,000 - 6,100 (stock rev limiter 6,250)
266 = 356 - 417
274 = 355 - 414
282 = you do the math.
Take this for what it's worth and make your own analasis ... some like power up top ... I prefer a broad power curve for the street myself