which seems to be at 6500
The difference in HP between 6400 and 7300 is minuscule. When you consider the RPM drop from shifting, I'd prefer to ride that HP plateau for as long as possible.
which seems to be at 6500
only thing that scares me about shifting at higher revs is the abuse on the trans... which already seems to have enough issues for the moment.
only thing that scares me about shifting at higher revs is the abuse on the trans... which already seems to have enough issues for the moment.
The difference in HP between 6400 and 7300 is minuscule. When you consider the RPM drop from shifting, I'd prefer to ride that HP plateau for as long as possible.
nope, you actually want to shift at your HP peak. the TQ peak is somewhat irrelevant because the torque output at a higher RPM in a given gear will be greater than the output at any RPM in the next gear...
Horsepower vs torque
...it's not just about the engine, gotta take the transmission into consideration.
ehhh is it really worth the extra 1K rpm and extra stress?
Uh, yeah. If you're winding the motor out that far, you're not sitting in traffic, and it's not something you do on a regular basis. The extra wear on a motor from a few trips down the strip is so small it's not worth stressing over. If you're going to abuse the motor, then abuse it, don't hold back, get the times you want. Because you can't do it tomorrow.
tell that to guys who did that with nitrious and other forms of f/i hahaha and then put a nice sized window in their block. im not hating but ill let someone else be the crash dummy in this haha
are you talking about the stock dyno run or the boss 302 intake run? if the intake run, did you just not read that article at all? your leaving time on the table by not pulling into the 7s.which seems to be at 6500
err, this thread is about the boss 302 intake - right? thus, aren't we talking about the dyno run with the boss 302 intake + tune? the one that's making 424HP @ 7250:dw:
are you blind dude? the graph shows stock hp dropping off after ~6350 which is why I said shift at that point.
i see what your saying but there is different variables, 3v vs 4v....are you talking about the stock dyno run or the boss 302 intake run? if the intake run, did you just not read that article at all? your leaving time on the table by not pulling into the 7s.
if your talking about the boss intake run, then take a look at this...
Anderson Ford Motorsports Three Valve Cams Dyno Test Photo 18
...the dyno graph is pretty close to this 5.0l graph actually, with the HP leveling off at 6500ish and continuing to 7500ish. now read these two captions...
Anderson Ford Motorsports Three Valve Cams Retest Photo 19
Anderson Ford Motorsports Three Valve Cams Burn Out Photo 22
...they dropped 2 tenths and gained 2MPH by shifting 300RPM later.
and if you were talking about the stock dyno run, then just ignore that last section:lol1:
err, this thread is about the boss 302 intake - right? thus, aren't we talking about the dyno run with the boss 302 intake + tune? the one that's making 424HP @ 7250