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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: May 2005
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From: Puyallup, WA
I don't have 79 specs available, however here are 77 and 81 specs from the F100/F150 history book, 1953-1996 by Robert Ackerson -
77 302 136hp @3600 rpm 49 state
no california 302 listed
77 351 162hp @3800 rpm F100 163hp at 3800 rpm F150 49 state
77 351 165hp @3800 rpm F100 161hp at 3800 rpm F150 Calif
81 302 133hp @3400 rpm 49 state or calif ? Not clear
81 351 136hp @3000 rpm (F150 only) 49 state or calif ? Not clear
Sorry these are not 1979 specs, i wish I couold answer your question directly, but I thought these would give you some idea, although not the exact numbers you were looking for.
David
77 302 136hp @3600 rpm 49 state
no california 302 listed
77 351 162hp @3800 rpm F100 163hp at 3800 rpm F150 49 state
77 351 165hp @3800 rpm F100 161hp at 3800 rpm F150 Calif
81 302 133hp @3400 rpm 49 state or calif ? Not clear
81 351 136hp @3000 rpm (F150 only) 49 state or calif ? Not clear
Sorry these are not 1979 specs, i wish I couold answer your question directly, but I thought these would give you some idea, although not the exact numbers you were looking for.
David
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2003
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According to www.jason.fletcher.net the 79 mustang was rated at 140 HP @ 3400 rpm and 250 lbft of torque @ 1800 rpm.
FTE Legend
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Yeah.. 1979 was the peak of the oil embargo, Detroit lowered the compression, installed milder cams and redicuously restrictive exhaust systems in an attempt to improve fuel milage. All they really did was make the land yacht cars of the day painfully slow and lumbering. The upside is you can almost double an engines output with a decent exhaust, cam and carb upgrade.
