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Hi Guys, Can someone tell me how many horsepower a stock standard 253 Holden v8 could produce new.
I'm putting one in a 39 Plymouth and was wondering what the difference between the original 82hp at 3600pm and the 253.
Elvis.
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i'm not sure 253's had any horsepower, lol.
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Hi 80737k, Is that your dog if so what kind is it and whats its name. Heres mine Ned the 11 year old Bullterrier doing what he does best.  Hows the pic uploading
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g'day elvis, love your project. bloody pictures, GRRRRRR. Missus is flat out with the kids and school breakup so i'll have to wait for her. Me and 'puters are enemies, probably allways will be.
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Around 120kw in red form, they did better with the 4 bbl carby in WB Holdens and VH Commodores (the 2bbl carby didn't do the engine justice). They can be made to go well, but yeah they'll never be a 308 or better!
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A 253 in a Torana is capable of low 14's down the quarter (with a quaddie)... Thats speaking well of it!! Although 4.2litres compared with the 3.0litres of my motor's a big difference and i believe mine's only just slower down the 1/4!! For a plymouth
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Hi Guys no I said horsepower, I'm 1962 vintage and don't have any interest in the kw stuff. See I'm talking 253 Holden came in horsepower where as a 2005 Holden motor came with the kw stuff so just in horsepower please. Is 253 corect.
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Thank you Bob, problem solved.
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i have a mainl;y stock 253 in my HZ, put a 4 barrel quaddy and manifold on and now it flies, heaps better than when it had a 2 barrell holley on it.
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In 1975 a 253 produced 185 HP according to the official figures and a 308 was 240. Thing progressively declined from then on. Hope this helps.
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Hello Glen,
Zero horsepower, zero, zero any other takers for the 253 Holden horsepower whats that 160.8 I here ok then 16o.8160.8 any other advance on the 160.8. Is that 185 anymore advances on 185, 185,185 going going one twice three times fist and fina
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I go with Glenn.
From the HQ Service Manual Volume 4 page 4. It says 185bhp @ 4400 for a 253. And it says 240bhp @ 4800 for a 308.
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lots of talk about dogs, relevance? The guy asked about horses not dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello Itsmint,
Well the other day while I was walking my Dog Ned the Bullterrier a funny thing happened he was walking down the road when he saw a kangaroo, he did a double take and ran up to his daddy wanting protection.
His name is Ned but we call him
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i have read somewhere there is a mob out there making steel cranks and using yella terra heads making 300bhp from a 253 but all in all it cost them more then 10 000 g to build so it wasn't really a goer... i rekon u'd be safe saying the 253 will give
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100 hp is near enough to 75 kw. I used to have a 39 Plymouth 4 door. Lost one of the headlight rims and couldn't get another for love nor money. That's one of the problems of buying cars with styling only good for one model.
actually the early 253s (and
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An early 253 with a good cam stock exhaust manifolds and 2 bbl inlet with no mods and comp at around 10.1 and you will get approx 120 kw(160.92 hp)at the wheels thats better than some 308s Around,
253s in commodore cup racing are getting nearly 200kw at
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Hey fellas, I have a sneaking suspicion that those early figures from the HQ Service Manual of 185bhp @ 4400 for a 253and 240bhp @ 4800 for a 308, where at the engine and not the wheels.
I wasnt till the later 70s when they began stating KW figures at t
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Hi Guys.
This question of comparing engine output figures from different eras pops up often.
NO manufacturer quotes Rear Wheel Horsepower. They are all measured on an engine dyno. The thing is the method or standard of measure used.
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