Prowler V6

[Todd....!!]

Hi David,

Thanks for the correction on the hp figures!  I think I'm stuck in the
profit margin calculation mode?, whereas a 30% Profit margin would be
200hp/(1-.3)

Which STILL doesn't quite make it to 300hp, but 284 hp or so!

Matter of fact, just yesterday, at the dollar store, I laid out $5 worth
of quarters, grouping the quarters in groups of FIVE!  What's that? 
Should've been in groups of 4, ya know?  Was corrected by the cashier..
who correctly grouped the quarters in groups of FOUR!  LOL

As for forged vs. cast cranks n rods...

Whilst in Louisville, Kentuckey a few summers ago, QUITE a few, back in
college, I went by a steel plant... they had a bunch a cranks that they
were creating out of RAW MOLTEN STEEL!!  COOL?  Anyhoo they said that
the cranks were for Toyota Camry's!  They were FORGED!!!  NEW CAMRY'S,
at least about 5 to 8 years ago had FORGED CRANKS, didn't see any rods
lyin around.... 

So ya see, when ya say 'plain vanilla', back in the 60's and early 70's
and some MAYBE EVEN NOW, ALL Mopars came with FORGED cranks and rods,
wheras most others had meager cast units....

I've heard that most s.b. chev 4-bolt main blocks had forged cranks, but
this hasn't been sildified/proven yet to me anyways, anybody?

I'm Just a wonderinnnnnnn fooooooooooooooo.............!!

LATER!

Todd....!!


David A. Cooley wrote:
> 
> > However, my STOCK 440 can put out well over double it's stock power
> > rating with NO mods except the blower... What about that?  Are is that
> > like comparin apples n oranges or somethin.... or tin cans vs. aluminum
> > cans...?  lol
> >
> > However, even with only a 30% increase in HP from 200 hp to 300 hp this
> > would bring the e.t.'s from mid 14's to mid 12's, a GREAT improvement!
> > and that may even make the prowler a Viper contender, at least in the
> > 1/4 mile, ey?
> 
> 30% more from a 200HP engine would be 260...  50% more would be 300
> 
> >
> > I think the bottom end would hold double...
> >
> > In the old days, the big ol muscle v-8's could hold around 3 or more
> > times the stock advertisedd HP!!  I'm pretty sure the newer engine's can
> > hold at least DOUBLE, don't ya think?
> >
> 
> Nope... They try so hard to cut costs that MOST engines are built at the
> ragged edge of holding together anymore...
> A good performance engine now adays may hold another 50% but not double.
> 
> > Wonder if the Prowlers crank and/or rods are forged?
> 
> Nope... It's a plain vanilla V6 that they also put in their FWD cars.
> 
> >
> > Just look at what the shtang dudes are doin with BONE STOCK 5.0 engines!
> > with the paxtons and s, t, u, v, w, x, y, & z trim centrif.
> > superchargers....
> >
> 
> That 5.0 is a 30 year old design...  The new 4.6 won't hold much more than
> 30% over stock without new crank, rods etc, and the 4.6 has been the ONLY V8
> stang motor for the last 2-3 years.
> 
> > Stock the stangy pulls a MAX of 225 hp at the flywheel, these dudes are
> > pushin AT LEAST double that with these chargers! Ya know!
> >
> 
> That's what they'd like you to believe...  Most are lucky to get 300HP with
> TONS of cash dumped into the car.  I know plenty of Stang owners that would
> love to see 400HP without buying a complete new engine.