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How much horsepower did the 428 Cobra Jet really have?

How much horsepower did the 428 Cobra Jet really have?

335 horsepower
The Cobra Jet was a high-performance version of Ford’s 428 big-block and it was so laughably underrated that even the NHRA ignored Ford’s numbers. The engine was rated by Ford at 335 horsepower, but the NHRA gave it a 390-horsepower rating.

How much horsepower does a 5.0 Cobra engine have?

Finally, in 1993, the Ford Mustang Cobra’s 5.0-liter engine produced the highest power of all the High Output engines, 235 horsepower at 4,200 rpm.

How much horsepower does a 427 Cobra Jet have?

Adapted from the 427-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) V8 that propelled Ford’s Le Mans-winning GT40s, the Cobra Jet engine generated 335 horsepower, 440 lb-ft of torque, and was capable of propelling a Mustang through a quarter-mile in less than 14 seconds.

What is a 351 Cobra Jet engine?

The Q-code 351 “Cobra-Jet” (also called 351-CJ, 351-4V) was produced from May 1971 through the 1974 model year. It was a lower-compression design that included open-chamber 4V heads. For the 1972 model year, the only change to the engine was a retarding the camshaft events by 4°.

How much horsepower does a 429 Cobra Jet engine have?

375 horsepower
At 375 horsepower and 450 lb-ft of torque, the 385-series 429ci big-block was the most powerful factory engine ever installed in a first generation Mustang. Ford initially used the short-block with hemi heads in ’69 to conceive the limited production Boss 429 Mustang.

What is the difference between a Ford 427 and 428?

The 427 is the earlier motor with the same stroke as the 390 & 406. The 428 came out in the late ’60’s. Has a smaller bore than the 427 (closer to the 406) and a longer stroke. The smaller bore was easier for Ford to manage with machining the castings in the ’60’s.

What is the horsepower rating of the 5.0 L V8 engine?

395 HP
5.0L Ti-VCT V8 395 HP.

How fast is a 427 AC Cobra?

1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Drivetrain

Engine 7.0-liter OHV, FE Series, solid-lifter, naturally aspirated V-8
0-60 mph 4.1 seconds
0-100 mph 10.3 seconds
Top speed 155 mph (with longer gearing)
0-100-0 mph 14.5 seconds (on road tires)

How much HP does a Cobra Jet have?

The Cobra Jet 1400 produces, as its name suggests, 1400 horsepower and a crushing 1100 lb-ft of twist. Ford claims it’s capable of the quarter-mile in the low 8s at 170 mph.

How much horsepower does a 351 Cobra Jet engine have?

Horsepower. The 351 was available as a two-barrel which was a basic engine and a four-barrel, or performance, engine. The two-barrel was rated at 240 horsepower while the four-barrel was rated at 285 horsepower.

What is the difference between a 460 and 429?

A 429 has a 3.590″ inch stroke, and a 460 has a 3.850″ inch stroke…just a hair over a 1/4″ inch extra stroke. So the crankshafts are different between the two, and so are the pistons (same bore size, but wrist pin location is different between the two), the rods are the same.