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95 F150 5.8 SLUGGISH AT HIGH RPM

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Old 09-05-2013, 09:24 PM
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95 F150 5.8 SLUGGISH AT HIGH RPM

i HAVE A 95 F150 I JUST BOUGHT. NEEDS A LITTLE WORK. MAIN THING I NOTICE IS AT FULL THROTTLE POWER IS GREAT UNTIL ABOUT 4K RPM. ALMOST FEELS LIKE AN EXHAUST RESTRICTION. BUT THEN AGAIN I DO HAVE A 93 MUSTANG THAT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEEL THAT IM USED TO. IS THE SLUGGISH FEELING JUST BECAUSE ITS A TRUCK AND NOT A STRRET MACHINE? IM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING HEADERS AND POSSIBLY A SET OF GT40 HEADS. CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG, BUT DOESNT THIS 5.8 HAVE MUSTANG E7 HEADS?
 
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Old 09-05-2013, 09:53 PM
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At about 3500 RPM that 351 is probably about out of breath. Then again the one in my '92 E150 pulled HARD until redline.
 
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At 4k with stock parts, its out of breath. It isn't meant to be run that high.
 
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