Posted by Fastman (216.244.24.47) on May 13, 2001 at 04:49:47:
In Reply to: hp/tq rating?? posted by 74maverick on May 13, 2001 at 00:40:16:
: just curious what the horsepower and torque rating was on my maverick. 302 v8. 74 4door.
: thanks
The 74 was rated at approx. 140 "net" HP and 240 ft. lbs. of Torque.
The 72 was rated nearly the same, but the 72 had higher CR which means it's power output was probably a bit higher than that. 72 was 8.5:1 CR while the 74 was 8:1 CR, thus making the 72 a slight bit higher in reality even though they were rated the same, unless the 74's electronic ign. made up for the difference?
But it is safe to assume "atleast" 140 HP and 240 ft. lbs. of Torque. Even a 289 2v was really capable of 150 flywheel "net" HP, so "I" believe the figure to be closer to around 155-165 "net" for the 302 2v from that era.
Those were the "dog days" of the 302. Not until the early 80's would the 302 get power as it once had(68 302 4v, 69-70 BOSS).
Someone once told me that the 72-up to 91 numbers were all RWHP and called RHP=road HP. Anyone know if this is correct? If so, then it would put the 302 2v 140 HP at the RW's. I am unsure if this is true though. Anyone care to comment?