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[DasWolfen at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/27/04 7:11:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rmwoodbury at downeast.net writes:

> But those camshafts?  And what would one of these cars be like if set up 
> for
> daily driving with, say, 375 horsepower?  I dunno.  Sometime ago I read on
> this list that someone whoknew something said that all of these 4.2 liter
> cars that actually saw a dynamometer showed around 300-305 horsepower.  In
> truth, what my car has right now, seems to be enough.

 My Gtech testing with known car weight and all results corrected for 
altitude and temp has shown every stock 4.2 I've tested with at least 295hp, most 
between 300-305. There's a local 92 that has me suspecting its in the 310-315 
range but I  haven't been able to set up a test session with that car.

 IA chipped 4.2's have given results in the 320's

 A cammed 93 used for daily commuting in the DC area is pushing the 370 mark 
and is probably a bit higher but I was never able to get a real good run from 
the car...something about massive torque convertor slip in 1st. >=0)

 I'm swapping a cammed 4.2 into a 91 5spd car soon....I'll be sure and post 
those results.

Keith