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Originally Posted by ntg44
Actually, nobody pulled my leg. I'm not the one who asked the question, nor the one who answered it. Nor am I defending the explanation.
The reason I asked is because the owner of the Boss 302 I was referencing is also a mechanical engineer, and he seemed convinced by the explanation the Ford engineer he spoke with. And he's skeptical by nature, more so than me.
As for myself, being in the software space, naturally I was skeptical about this explanation, but I'm not going to question a Ford engineer about their own engine or related hardware when I know next to nothing about the car. Which is why I asked see5 if the car has 100% stock ECU hardware with a tune or if there's more to the story. Wouldn't be unheard of for the car to be running a standalone ECU.
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Stock ECU with a tune.
I remember a few of drag racing guys turning 8000+ rpm...
That being said, what’s acceptable to the aftermarket isn’t necessarily acceptable to the OEM and I remember reading something similar in an in-depth article on the development of the Road Runner ie Boss Coyote.