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Charley Downing · 03-26-2010, 06:22 PM

Greg come on 290hp. 245hp maybe.

Compare it to a 283ci Chevy like Wade Owens which is rated around 220HP (NHRA). Wade went -1.10 (11.75) at Belle Rose. There is no way the Ford 281ci with a little bigger throttle body and cam can make 75 more hp then say Wade Owens car. The 235 hp 281ci in J/SA is no better the Wades combo in M/SA. Heck I will take it one step further by comparing it to Johnny Fishers 360 dodge. Fisher car ran 11.65 @101mph in K/SA at INDY. Which means he could have ran somewhere around 11.50. I fail to see how this ford combo is any softer then these two combos.
Just so I’am getting your point right. You feel that a 281ci motor will make the same HP as your 350ci motor with a Holley. That is too funny. If that ford motor makes with in 25hp of yours you need to find a new engine builder.

03-26-2010, 06:22 PM	#8
Charley Downing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 760 Likes: 16 Liked 616 Times in 87 Posts	Re: Another bogus hp rating. Greg come on 290hp. 245hp maybe. Compare it to a 283ci Chevy like Wade Owens which is rated around 220HP (NHRA). Wade went -1.10 (11.75) at Belle Rose. There is no way the Ford 281ci with a little bigger throttle body and cam can make 75 more hp then say Wade Owens car. The 235 hp 281ci in J/SA is no better the Wades combo in M/SA. Heck I will take it one step further by comparing it to Johnny Fishers 360 dodge. Fisher car ran 11.65 @101mph in K/SA at INDY. Which means he could have ran somewhere around 11.50. I fail to see how this ford combo is any softer then these two combos. Just so I’am getting your point right. You feel that a 281ci motor will make the same HP as your 350ci motor with a Holley. That is too funny. If that ford motor makes with in 25hp of yours you need to find a new engine builder. __________________ Charley Downing 3548 STK Last edited by Charley Downing; 03-26-2010 at 06:31 PM.