philippio Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 What's the 351 in your screenname? Is it the displacement of the engine in cu. in. or 3.51 litres? Or the bhp output?I'm not very knowledgeable on Ford engines. Help me out, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcarlosf Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledui Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 its the size of his unit and he is american its FUCKING INCHESWhy would a fucking american car use the metric systemThat is only for drugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by doubledui its the size of his unit and he is american its FUCKING INCHESWhy would a fucking american car use the metric systemThat is only for drugs Because almost everyone else in the world uses it! And it's a lot simpler to remember that 1000 mL = 1 litre instead of having to think about fl oz and quarts and pints and gallons and all that useless shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest saleen351 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 351 ci (5.8 liter) iron block dynoed at 429 rwhp and 435 ft lbs torque...now for you car guys that don't know shitrwhp is the true numbers to look at. The avg car looses 12% of power to the wheels.. so this car at the crank produces around 495 hp and about the 475 torquethey don't make the 351 anymore... http://www.performanceautosport.com/cfs/detail/031010b_cons.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatas2277 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by doubledui Why would a fucking american car use the metric systemThat is only for drugs LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest saleen351 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 btw, every car on earht uses metric and standard with their bolt patterns... as with fluids etc, they swap them too...mph vs liters etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by saleen351 351 ci (5.8 liter) iron block dynoed at 429 rwhp and 435 ft lbs torque...now for you car guys that don't know shitrwhp is the true numbers to look at. The avg car looses 12% of power to the wheels.. so this car at the crank produces around 495 hp and about the 475 torquethey don't make the 351 anymore... http://www.performanceautosport.com/cfs/detail/031010b_cons.html Yeah... but when a manufacturer claims that an engine has an output of 400 bhp (i.e. the BMW M5 engine), that's the engine output, not the final output to the rear wheels. The power loss is due to friction (and therefore, heat) losses occuring in the gear box and the entire power transfer from the engine to the wheels.I'm not a fan of american cars but I do know that in a drag race, it's torque that counts and not HP. If you compare an american and a german engine of the same displacement and both normally aspirated, the german one will have more hp but the american one will have more torque (usually a much flatter torque curve). In general... of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzo2 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by philippio Yeah... but when a manufacturer claims that an engine has an output of 400 bhp (i.e. the BMW M5 engine), that's the engine output, not the final output to the rear wheels. The power loss is due to friction (and therefore, heat) losses occuring in the gear box and the entire power transfer from the engine to the wheels.I'm not a fan of american cars but I do know that in a drag race, it's torque that counts and not HP. If you compare an american and a german engine of the same displacement and both normally aspirated, the german one will have more hp but the american one will have more torque (usually a much flatter torque curve). In general... of course. What the hell does "the" mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuorlando Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 It seems as if we have a match made in heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by sotuorlando It seems as if we have a match made in heaven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Yeah no more 302, 351, or 454, all this liter shit, 4.9, 5.4, or the 8.0 V-10 special, now thats a crowd pleaser!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 Originally posted by mdamon7278 Yeah no more 302, 351, or 454, all this liter shit, 4.9, 5.4, or the 8.0 V-10 special, now thats a crowd pleaser!!! The 8.0L V10 is the new Viper engine, right? That's mated to a 6 - speed tranny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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