Horsepower Problems
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Horsepower Problems
1971 F-100 LWB 302 bored 30 over with a holley double pumper 750cfm Elderbrock performer intake. It has a C-6 auto with 4.11 gears in a 9 inch rearend. Really trying to figure out how much HP and torque it has. Disc brake conversion all around lowered.Has 255/60/r15 all the way around.
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From: peru kansas
unless you have a super hot cam, higher compression ratio, and at least headers that carb is way overkill for a 302 i would guesstimate 220 hp and around 320 tq but who knows for sure sounds like a fun set up at least......And welcome to FTE
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Pretty big carb for a small block, and a DP at that, I'd think it would bog down some with that big of Holley. That's better suited for a 390/428 cu in
Dp's carbs don't do so well on these heavy of vehicles.
May be Mike will chime in and give you some idea on what you wanting to know.
Orich
Dp's carbs don't do so well on these heavy of vehicles.
May be Mike will chime in and give you some idea on what you wanting to know.
Orich
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302 with a 750 DP? Crack that throttle anymore than 1/2 way and It'd be like flushing a toilet.
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Cam lift does not have any relation to cylinder bore.
4.11 gears would create LOW end power. But the engine makes the same amount of power no matter if it had 7.21 or 2.72 gears.
How new are you to this kinda stuff?
Again, no offense meant, but your confused.
