I think Doug said he built them all the same as far as Cam, C/R, Balancing and hardened seats.
I'd be sweetly pleased with all the 400 and the 455 numbers.
Without ANY belts and the timing put up to 32, i bet the 400's would go 400 hp.
I'm kinda sorta bummed a little on these 389's.
Supposed to be 360 hp. Without belts, and timing bumped up to 32, maybe the Reef engine would put 360 on the sheet.
I was just expecting more. Not expecting RA3 hp match, but closer than what they did.
Am i clear in understanding these all had alt and pwr str belts in place during test ? (and Sable had a-c belt)
Very interesting data Doc. Thanks for sharing. Its about as honest of a comparison as anyone could hope for. Neat Stuff.
Doug, any thoughts why the Reef and Mayfair engines have as much spread on output ?
454tq/345hp vs. 414tq/323hp
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