Bombhead Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 Owned me current Cappa for a couple of years now and finally decided to see how many ponies shes still got. 138BHP @ Flywheel 160lbs/ft torque Shes a low mileage 2.8i; 45k. Full SS Janspeed exhaust system & Janspeed manifolds. K&N panel filter That any good?? I know ford originally quoted 160BHP, but then 150BHP when they put the the Cologne in the Sierra.
rich_mkii_rs2000 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 thats pretty good really, as ford massively overstated the colognes output when new.
marky4 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Posted April 30, 2009 that's not bad at all and really good torque
Bombhead Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Posted April 30, 2009 Cool. I wasnt sure if it was putting out good bhp. The bloke said it had bloody good torque considering the age
Guest chriscapriman Posted May 1, 2009 Report Posted May 1, 2009 thnk that explains why mine keeps up with 2.8's, i was doing 155 lb/ft but only 117hp off a lightly breathed on (hi torque cam, leccy fan & ign and 38dgas) 2.0, but my engine doesnt weigh the same as jupiter ive always been of the belief, as long as the car feels fast enough to you and your happy with it for what youve spent, youve done well, i only went the rollers to satisfy my curiosity those outputs sound good to me, like has been said, ford over quoted the colognes bhp figures when new, and i know a 2.9 feels alot faster than a 2.8 still something about an injector capri thats so right tho
Conor Posted May 1, 2009 Report Posted May 1, 2009 thnk that explains why mine keeps up with 2.8's, i was doing 155 lb/ft but only 117hp off a lightly breathed on (hi torque cam, leccy fan & ign and 38dgas) 2.0 What cam have you got in it? I've always been a subscriber to the "Torque wins races, BHP sells cars" rule.
bortaf Posted May 1, 2009 Report Posted May 1, 2009 thnk that explains why mine keeps up with 2.8's, i was doing 155 lb/ft but only 117hp off a lightly breathed on (hi torque cam, leccy fan & ign and 38dgas) 2.0 What cam have you got in it? I've always been a subscriber to the "Torque wins races, BHP sells cars" rule. FR30? bloody good cam IMHO, i use one in me EFI pinto
JP. Posted May 1, 2009 Report Posted May 1, 2009 Had my '74 Capri on the rollers today. Engine 2.6 V6 on standard carb,'81 2.3 heads K&N filter and Janspeed headers/Ashley exhaust. After some fiddeling with larger jets to make up with the K&N filter found 125 bhp@ 4812rpm / flywheel 179 lbft @2409rpm Ford rated the 2.6's @ 125bhp@5300rpm in the earley days but we all know even in the earley days Ford was optimistic so its nice that I finaly found the horsepower Ford advertised with
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