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[Unit 5302]

Originally posted by Stroked408
...Reason being for the lower power ranking on the GT/LX for 93,and this is coming from Ed Lyons at FRPP"the Cobra had 235hp in 93,the GTLX the year before it had 225,it was all for insurance" the Cobra probably had closer to 255-260 so there is no difference in power between the 92 and 93,there is a mechanical difference 92 had forged pistons,and 93's had er hmm hyper-euretic or something like that LOL I hate the pistons reason I cannot spelll it. LOL Sorry Unit5 and Sky had to throw that one in LOL.
Anyway good luck with your car when ever you get it,and follow the advice on here,it is all good from what I read.

I posted the real answer to this issue a day or two ago. In actuality, Ford never rated the 1988-1992 5.0HO's. They simply carried the ratings across from year to year. This was dispite the addition of a restrictive 55mm MAF, a weaker revised camshaft profile, air silencer revisions, weaker computers, and a few other little changes. Ford's official reasoning behind the re-rated numbers being lower was a change of procedure. They stated they were taking average power production vs maximum. Kind of a crock of poo. The Cobra was underrated because of insurance purposes more than likely. The 1988 (CA MAF) thru 1993 5.0HO's probably make the same power, with the same computer. MAF cars don't quite make as much as the earlier SD cars. Bone stock, an MAF car is probably 210-215hp in the real world. The 87-88 SD cars should make about 225-230, generally speaking.