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2005 Ford Mustang V-6 Nitrous Kit - Zex Machine


 2005 Ford Mustang V6 Engine
Doesn't look like it should produce 280 hp, does it? Check out the torque numbers on the dyno chart.

Spinning (Literally) Up The Dyno

Some notes on the dyno numbers. First, the baseline pull was made with PHP's V-6 airbox, A/C bypass belt, alternator, underdrive pulley, and tune, along with JBA short-tube headers and dual exhaust kit. Those were the powertrain mods that permitted the coupe to run 13.9s prior to the nitrous. Second, the reason for the fairly narrow rpm window charted is that as Paul engaged the nitrous at about 2,800 rpm, the V-6 instantly spun its tires on the rollers-despite being firmly strapped down-and didn't settle down until about 4,100 revs. This stuff hits hard. We were using the 75hp jets and ended up with almost exactly that amount of peak horsepower gain. In typical nitrous form, however, the torque gain was monumental.

RPM Baseline Zex Nitrous Difference
Power Torque Power Torque Power Torque
4,100 182.5 233.7 279.3 357.7 94.7 112.9
4,200 186.1 232.7 277.2 346.6 88.4 102.6
4,300 189.6 231.6 274.5 335.3 81.7 92.2
4,400 192.9 230.2 271.3 323.8 75.2 82.7
4,500 196.1 228.8 268.1 312.9 71.2 76.4
4,600 198.7 226.9 267.3 305.2 68.2 71.4
4,700 201.2 224.8 266.9 298.3 65.3 66.8
4,800 203.0 222.1 266.5 291.6 62.4 62.3
4,900 204.3 219.0 265.4 284.4 59.5 58.1
5,000 205.4 215.7 263.8 277.1 58.4 61.4
5,100 205.9 212.0 262.8 270.6 56.9 58.6
5,200 205.9 207.9 261.7 264.3 55.8 56.4
5,300 205.5 203.6 259.6 257.2 54.1 53.6
5,400 204.2 198.6 257.1 250.1 52.9 51.5
5,500 203.2 194.0 254.1 242.7 50.9 48.7
5,600 200.7 188.3 250.9 235.3 50.2 47.0
5,700 198.5 182.9 248.0 228.5 49.5 45.6
5,800 195.1 176.7 243.8 220.8 48.7 44.1
5,900 192.2 171.1 238.4 212.2 46.2 41.1
6,000 188.1 164.6 235.9 206.5 47.8 41.9


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