1996 explorer 302
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Well.. saying it goes "flat on it's face" may be a bit harsh. The '94+ truck motor(which has the same cam as the Explorer motor) will rev to 5k no problem. There's a bit of a plateau between 4000 and 5000 where there's only about a 10hp variance so it may be hard to tell. Tachometers can be off a couple hundred rpm too so that may also factor in. But regardless the curve turns downhill after 4500 and starts dropping fast.. down ~25hp by 5500, so the motor is just making noise and not accelerating any more. Drive an 5.0 mustang and you'll immediately see a difference in the way it pulls up top, and that's all due to 10deg more duration on the intake side of the cam, that's it.
P.S. The pre '94 truck motors are much worse too, especially the pre 92 flat tappet motors, they were all done at 3500rpm just smothered beyond belief with that old cam.
P.S. The pre '94 truck motors are much worse too, especially the pre 92 flat tappet motors, they were all done at 3500rpm just smothered beyond belief with that old cam.
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Well, I got a pre-92 flat tappet cam. And, as you may remember, I posted vids of it pulling hard to 5k RPM. I'm hoping it has a cam in it. Oh well, I'll quit hijacking. You just really have got me thinking since I posted my vids a while back. My truck doesn't 'kick in' until 3000RPM. Then the sound changes and it just starts screaming (in a good way).
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Yeah we talked about that before and there is no way that is a stock 5.0 truck cam.
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Ever seen any 5.0 trucks dynoed before? There's a dyno in Bristol, and I live about 40 minutes from there. That'd be one easy way to see what's going on. I guess if I put down over 145RWHP, I'm doing ok, lol. Where at in the powerband would tell the real story, though.
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