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Originally Posted by syr74

Weaker argument aside, being a Ford devotee I loved the Boss 302 which, like it's cross town rival, was a bit under-rated. But 400hp? Not even close out of either car. Possibly with no accessories attached through an open exhaust and with a bit of creative ignition and carb work you might get close to that number...but stock? No way in Hades. The 289ci Shelby V8's that were absolutely dominating the road courses in Daytona's just a few years prior to these cars were barely knocking down that kind of power in the race cars and they were a lot more massaged than either of these.

Even more, these things, both the Boss and the Z, were high 14 second cars under the absolute best of circumstances in stock trim...that isn't 400hp. Heck, my old 351 Cleveland powered Mach-1 would have absolutely throttled either one of those cars stock and even mildly modified I assure you I wasn't making a legit, full 400hp at the crank with all of the accessories attached and the exhaust hooked up. (back in the early 90's) I was probably 385hp or so given the acceleration my car laid down.

Aaaaahhhhh the good ole butt dyno. Always accurate.