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(Message started by: cossieguy on Dec 13^th, 2006, 8:04pm)

Title: Have a guess!
Post by cossieguy on Dec 13^th, 2006, 8:04pm

Well, taking my cossie into Clive Atthowes in Norwich for a run on his diagnostic equipment and rolling road. Will be interested to see what the BHP figure will be. It's a standard cosworth(1996 84,000 miles) apart from the Viper induction kit(Resonator and normal air box removed).
Place your guesses on the BHP figure now and the nearest can have a virtual pint on me.(will post result tomorrow).
My guess is 195 BHP.
Guy.

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by scorpio_man on Dec 13^th, 2006, 8:32pm

hi there

160-170bhp at the wheels. :)

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by RichardMS on Dec 13^th, 2006, 8:41pm

187 :-/

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by hellblue on Dec 13^th, 2006, 9:06pm

All things working ok,nice cold air charge this time of year ~ 193 at flywheel.

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by cossieguy on Dec 13^th, 2006, 10:02pm

i'm going on these figures:204 bhp standard+6 for the induction=210 if engine wasn't 10 years old. Probably a good 15 down due to age etc.
Guy.

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by TiberiuS on Dec 13^th, 2006, 10:25pm

There's a similar thread over on the Jag owners forum at the moment. Opinion over there seems to be that well cared for engines can develop more power as they age due to decreasing friction...

And then you get onto Nikasil cylinder coatings...no, don't go there :-/

I'm going with Scorpio man, mine's set at 175bhp @ the wheels ;)

Make mine a Guinness, nice and cold, not too much froth either :D

Regards, Bruce.

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 14^th, 2006, 12:07pm

Decreasing friction? Up to a point i think... One of my old Ford instructors used to research all the cylinder honing diamond patterns for petrols and diesels and he said that as an engine wears the hone marks wear down and so there is greater contact between the piston ring and the cylinder liner, and due to there being less hone marks not as much oil is retained to lubricate the bore, hence why worn engines run slightly hotter due to increased internal friction.

Matt

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by Waglet on Dec 14^th, 2006, 2:32pm

Tad under 200.....199 ish

Title: Re: Have a guess!
Post by cossieguy on Dec 14^th, 2006, 4:18pm

As posted this morning the results are here (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1166094371)