Flexible Radiator Hose For Marine 351 Windsor
This is the 'right answer' for replacing your factory radiator hoses.Made of flexible, formable corrugated stainless steel, this product can flex and bend to make just about any shape, and will hold its shape once bent without leaking. It's easy to cut to length with a variety of tools including hacksaws, reciprocating saws, and cutoff wheels.It's metal, which will conduct heat away from your coolant, assisting with engine cooling.
It looks much nicer than rubber hoses, and has dramatically increased resistance to holes, nicks, chemicals, and leaks. It's flexible enough to accommodate engine movement and vibration with room to spare.We noticed products like this on the market that come with rubber couplers and rubber inserts that can adapt the size down for smaller radiator inlet/outlet sizes.
In fact, we tried one of those kits on our shop car. After blowing the hose off more than once and stripping the low quality worm gear clamps that came in the kit trying to tighten it down enough to hold the insert and switching to our stainless steel worm gear clamps, and nearly warping the head due to overheating, we decided that rubber inserts are not sufficient for holding cooling system pressure. We now sell this great and versatile product without the handicap of rubber couplers and inserts. Check out our silicone reducers and stainless steel worm gear clamps, which will allow you to install this stainless steel radiator hose on any hose system from 1' to 2'.The outer diameter of this product is 1.625' (That's 1-5/8'). So you should order 1.625' couplers/reducers and clamps to attach this product to your size of radiator inlet/outlet. This product is available in 1', 2', 3', and 4' lengths.
Please note that we can not cut it to order - so if you order five one-foot sections, we will ship you five separate one-foot sections, not one five-foot section.Don't mess around with rubber couplers and inserts; your cooling system is the only thing standing between you and a new engine.
Contents.Overview The small-block engine was introduced in the 1962. Displacing 221 cu in (3.6 L), it was designed to save weight, using thin-wall casting with a block that does not extend below the centerline of the crankshaft.
The engine uses a separate aluminum timing chain cover, which differentiates it from the later engines that use an integrated timing cover. All Ford Small Block engines use two-valve-per-cylinder heads, with '2V' and '4V' designations indicating the number of barrels (or venturi) in the. The valves are in-line and use straight six-bolt valve covers. Coolant is routed out of the block through the intake manifold.The design was soon bored to 260 cu in (4.3 L) and again to 289 cu in (4.7 L), then stroked to 302 cu in (4.9 L), settling on the most common displacement offered until the engine’s retirement in 2001, nearly 40 years after the basic block design debuted.
Two additional displacements were produced during the engine’s history. A 351 cu in (5.8 L) model (stroked from the 302) was offered beginning in 1969 and continuing until 1996. The 351W (so identified to distinguish from the 335-series Cleveland 351C) uses a taller block than the other engines in the series to avoid excessively short connecting rods. And for a brief time in the early 1980s a version with a smaller bore diameter that displaced 255 cubic inches (4 l) was produced as Ford struggled with emissions and fuel economy.In response to the Chevrolet Camaro's success in the SCCA Trans-Am series, Ford engineers developed a new racing engine from the small block. The first attempt mated a tunnel-port head to a 289 cu in block, but the displacement proved to be too small to deliver the desired power. The next iteration of the engine mated an improved head design to the 302 cu in block, producing the famous 'Boss 302'. The heads from the Boss 302 became the production heads on the 335-series Cleveland engines, which used the same bore spacing and head bolt configuration as the Windsor engines.As the 1980s drew to a close, Ford began the design of a new OHC V8 to replace the venerable small block design.
The debuted in the 1991, signaling the eventual demise of the OHV Ford Small Block. Through the rest of the decade, Ford gradually shifted V8 applications to the Modular engine, with the Mustang transitioning in 1996. Even as the small block neared the end of its life, development continued, with new cylinder heads introduced for the in 1997. Sale in new vehicles ended with the 2001 Ford Explorer, but the engine continues to be offered for sale as a crate engine from Ford Racing and Performance Parts.Design Changes All of the July 1961 through August 1964 221-260-289 engines used a five-bolt bell housing, with all 221s and 260s being of this configuration, but the 289 changed to the six-bolt arrangement at this time - the change was made due to transmission utilization issues i.e.
The need for larger-diameter clutches, for example.The block mount pads and the cylinder wall contour of the 221 and 260 engines changed in January–February 1963 with the introduction of the 289 variant – all 221 and 260 engine blocks up to this time featured 'corrugated wall' construction with two freeze plugs on the side of each bank and engine mount hole pitch distances of 6 inch.All three block variants from this point on featured the straight wall method of construction, three freeze plugs and an engine mount hole pitch distance of seven inches. The corrugated wall method of block construction had caused cleaning difficulties in the foundry from day one and a change was phased in.221 The first engine of this family, introduced for the 1962 model year as an option on the Fairlane and Meteor, had a displacement of 221ci / 3621cc / 3.6 Litres, from a 3.5 in (89 mm) and 2.87 in (72.9 mm) stroke, with wedge for excellent breathing. An advanced, compact, thinwall-casting design, it was 24 in wide, 29 in long, and 27.5 in tall (610 mm × 737 mm × 699 mm). It weighed only 470 lb (210 kg) dry despite its construction, making it the lightest and the most compact V8 engine of its type of the era.In stock form, it used a two-barrel and a of 8.7:1, allowing the use of regular (rather than premium). Diameters were 1.59 in (40.4 mm) (intake) and 1.388 in (35.3 mm) (exhaust).
Rated power and torque ( gross) were 145 hp (108 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 216 lb⋅ft (293 N⋅m) at 2,200 rpm.The 221 was phased out in April 1963 due to a lack of demand after about 270,000 had been produced.260 The second version of the Fairlane V8, introduced during the middle of the 1962 model year (March 1962), had a larger bore of 3.80 in (96.5 mm), increasing displacement to 260 cu in (4.3 L). Compression ratio was raised fractionally to 8.8:1. The engine was slightly heavier than the 221, at 482 lb (219 kg). Rated power (still SAE gross) rose to 164 hp (122 kW) at 4400 rpm, with a peak torque of 258 lb⋅ft (350 N⋅m) at 2200 rpm.For the 1962 and 1963 car model years, the valve head diameters remained the same as the 221, but for the 1964 car model year, they were enlarged to 1.67 in (42.4 mm) (intake) and 1.45 in (36.8 mm) (exhaust) – this was an economy measure so that both 260 and 289 engines could use the same valves. Rated power was not changed.In 1963, the 260 became the base engine on full-sized Ford sedans. Later in the model year, its availability was expanded to the. The early '1964½' also offered the 260, although it was dropped at the end of the 1964 car model year.Ford dropped the 260 after the 1964 model year with roughly 604,000 having been made.XHP-260 The special version of the Falcon and Comet and early of 1962 used a high-performance version of the 260 with higher compression, hotter camshaft timing, upgraded connecting rods, valves with larger diameter valve stems, stronger valve springs and a four-barrel carburetor.
This engine was rated (SAE gross) 260 hp (194 kW) at 5800 rpm and 269 lb⋅ft (365 N⋅m) at 4800 rpm. This engine was termed the HP-260 by Ford and was specifically made for Carroll Shelby – about 100 were made.Sunbeam Tiger The 1964–1966 Mk I used the 260.The 1967 Sunbeam Tiger Mk II used the 289 ci in V8 when the 'build ahead' stocks of the 260 ran out.289.
A 289 Windsor V8 in a 1965The 289 cu in (4.7 L) was also introduced in April 1963. Bore was expanded to 4.00 in (101.6 mm), becoming the standard bore for most Windsor engines. Stroke remained at 2.87 inches. Ford 289 K-code engine in a: The radiator hose connects to the intake manifold, a telltale Windsor feature.A high-performance version of the 289 engine was introduced late in the 1963 model year as a special order for Ford Fairlanes.
The engine is informally known as the HiPo or the K-code' (after the engine letter used in the of cars so equipped). Oddly, this engine was introduced in 1963 as the only 289 engine available in the intermediate Fairlanes. Lesser-powered cars had the 260 engine in that year. Starting in June 1964, it became an option for the Mustang.The HiPo engine was engineered to increase performance and high-RPM reliability over standard 289 fare. It had solid lifters with hotter cam timing; 10.5:1 compression; a dual point, centrifugal advance distributor; smaller combustion chamber heads with cast spring cups and screw-in studs; low-restriction exhaust manifolds; and a bigger, manual-choke 595 (the standard 289-4V was 480 CFM). The water pump, fuel pump, and alternator/generator pulleys were altered, fewer vanes, extra spring, and larger diameter, respectively; to help handle the higher engine speeds. Even the HiPo’s fan was unique.
Main article:The Boss 302 was a chief engineer Bill Gay-inspired and Bill Barr-enacted performance variant of the Windsor, putting what would become (this engine was still under development at this stage) on Ford's 1967 GT-40 racing block to improve rated power to 290 hp (216 kW). According to some reports, the canted-valve, deep-breathing, high-revving engine could produce more than 310 hp (231 kW), although as delivered, it was equipped with an electrical revolution limiter that restricted maximum engine speed to 6150 rpm. A strong bottom end, thicker cylinder walls, steel screw-in, race-prepared crank, special HD connecting rods, and Cleveland-style forged pistons kept the engine together at high speeds. The key to this engine's power was the large-port, large-valve, quench-chambered, free-flowing heads. The was offered only for the 1969 and 1970 model years. In a January 2010 issue of Hot Rod magazine, a Boss 302 engine built to the exact specifications, settings, and conditions to the original engine was tested. It produced 372 hp at 6,800rpm and 325 lb-ft of torque at 4,200rpm.302.
A 302 'Hi-Po' V8 in a 1967 Ford MustangAlso, a 302 Cleveland was produced by Ford Australia for the.By 1967, the MKII and GT40 MKIV had dominated the for two consecutive years, using various versions of the Ford big-block engine. In an attempt to reduce the high speeds, the organizers of this race capped the engine capacity in 1968. Ford consequently returned to the MKI GT40 (originally using the Windsor 289), but had now increased its capacity to meet the new rules. Since Ford had ruled that the GT40 engines must have a direct link back to its production cars, the 302 was adopted in domestic manufacturing. In 1968, the small-block Ford was stroked to 3 in (76.2 mm), giving a total displacement of 4,942 cc (4.9 L; 301.6 cu in). The connecting rods were shortened to allow the use of the same pistons as the 289. It replaced the 289 early in the 1968 model year.The most common form of this engine used a two-barrel carburetor, initially with 9.5:1 compression.
It had and valves of 1.773 in (45.0 mm) (intake) and 1.442 in (36.6 mm) (exhaust), and was rated (SAE gross) at 220 hp (164 kW) at 4,600 rpm and 300 lb⋅ft (407 N⋅m) at 2,600 rpm. Optional was a four-barrel version rated at 230 hp (172 kW) at 4,800 rpm.The 302 was manufactured in Windsor from 1968 to 1978. Ten years of manufacture was punctuated by several design changes, some small or larger. In 1970, the manufacturing of the engine was moved from Windsor, Ontario to Cleveland, Ohio. Along with the move came most changes that stayed with it for the remainder of its life.
These were longer valve stems with rotating lash caps, bottle neck type rocker studs for a positive stop nut arrangement and a longer pushrod to correct valve train geometry. The water pump borrowed from the 351 Cleveland, with a few minor alterations to the casting, allowed the use of a Left hand water inlet. (this improved water circulation in the radiator to a more cross-flow direction). This change also necessitated the need for a harmonic dampener change to move the timing marks to the other side of the front timing cover and a change to four bolts holding the crank pulley rather than just three.caused a progressive reduction in compression ratio for the 302 two-barrel, to 9.0:1 in 1972, reducing SAE gross horsepower to 210 hp (157 kW).
In that year, U.S. Automakers began to quote horsepower in SAE net ratings; the 302 two-barrel carried a net rating of 140 hp (104 kW). By 1975, its power dropped as low as 122 hp (91 kW). Until began to appear in the 1980s, net power ratings did not rise above 210 hp (157 kW).From the 1978 car model year, the 302 became more commonly known as the 5.0 Liter, although its metric displacement is 4,942 cc (4.9 L; 301.6 cu in). Ford may have used the '5.0' moniker to distinguish the 302 from their, which was known as the 4.9. Despite its advertised displacement, referred to the 302 as a 4.9-liter engine, though the normal 302 Ford engine enthusiast always referred to it as a '5-Oh, 5-Point-Oh, 5 Liter, or 302'. In 1983 the carbureted engine was replaced with.
For the 1986 model year, Ford went to sequential multi-port fuel injection which is identifiable by the large intake with the EFI 5.0 on top. First appeared for the 302 on the in 1980.The first incarnation of the 5 litre or 5.0 brought some more subtle changes to the now dated 302, namely some subtle cylinder head and valve-train changes. A new 'Cleveland Style' rocker arm system was incorporated. Along with rotating valve spring retainers in the place of just the rotating lash caps. A water passage revision and a firing order (1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8) change for High Output variants saw out the 5.0 to the end of its days. 1966–1970.
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1984–1985. 1986–1992. 1981–1990GT-350 For 1968 only, a special high-performance version of the 302 was offered for the Shelby GT350. The main features included: an angled, high-rise aluminum or iron intake manifold, a larger four-barrel carburetor, and bigger valves of 1.78 in (45 mm) intake and 1.6 in (41 mm) exhaust. It had a longer-duration camshaft, still with hydraulic lifters. The heads had special close-tolerance pushrod holes to guide the pushrods without rail rocker arms or stamped steel guide plates.
The combustion chambers also featured a smaller quench design for a higher compression ratio and enhanced flow characteristics. Additionally, high-flow cast exhaust manifolds similar to those on the 289 Hi-Po K-code engine further improved output. Heavy-duty connecting rods with high-strength bolts and a crankshaft were also included in this package.
Rated power (SAE gross) was estimated at 315 hp (235 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 333 lb⋅ft (451 N⋅m) at 3,800 rpm.The package, which cost $692 including some other equipment, was not popular and did not return for 1969. This engine was not a factory engine.
Rather, like all Shelby Mustang engines, it was modified by Shelby American in their capacity as a vehicle upfitter. This special engine is well documented in the Ford factory engine repair manual for 1968 Mustangs and Fairlanes.The block was made in. 'Hecho en Mexico' casting marks are present in the lifter valley, and its main strength was the appearance of much larger and stronger two-bolt main bearing caps on the engine's bottom end - the same as the HiPo-289, but not made from nodular iron rather Ford's standard material.
The Mexican 302 block was produced through to the mid-1990s and even showed up in Ford cars, trucks, and vans throughout the 1970s and early 1980s (Mexican-made 302 engines were often used by the USA car plants when CEP1 could not produce enough engines and many Ford replacement engines were Mexican). Mexican blocks were not made from a high- content material as is generally thought, but rather Ford's usual ACB specification material. They are no stronger than any other USA-made component and the bore service life is generally lower due to less wear-resistant South American-sourced iron ore. All Mexican V8 blocks were cast and machined to accept a front engine mount as required for their truck applications.255 In the late 1970s an urgent need to meet standards led to the creation of the 255 cu in (4.2 L) version for the 1980 model year, essentially a 302ci with the cylinder bores reduced to 3.68 in (93.5 mm).
The 302 /5.0 L was to be phased out and the 255/4.2 L was to be an interim engine which would remain until the new V6 was in production - the 255/4.2 L was a quick fix. Rated power (SAE net) was 115-122 hp (86-91 kW), depending on year and application. Cylinder heads, which were specific to this engine, used smaller combustion chambers and valves, and the intake ports were oval whereas the others were all rectangular. The only externally visible clue was the use of an open-runner intake manifold with a stamped-steel lifter valley cover attached to its underside, reminiscent of previous-generation V8 engines, such as the and the.It was optional in cars including the Mustang and corporate cousin Mercury Capri, Thunderbird, Fairmont, and standard equipment in the. Some variants (i.e.
Mercury Grand Marquis) were fitted with a variable-venturi carburetor which were capable of highway fuel economy in excess of 27 MPG. Due to its dismal overall performance the 255 was dropped at the end the 1982 car model-year with 253,000 units manufactured - 302/5.0 L V8 engine production continued and the plans to phase it out were dropped.Applications:. 1980–1982. 1980-1982. 1980–1982.
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1980–19825.0 H.O. The 302 returned in 1982 as the 5.0 High Output, manual-transmission equipped Mustangs and were first equipped with two-barrel carburetors (1982), then a four-barrel Holley carburetor (1983–85). The block was fitted with revised, taller lifter bosses to accept roller lifters, and a steel camshaft in 1985, and electronic sequential fuel injection was introduced in 1986. While sequential injection was used on the Mustang beginning in 1986, many other vehicles, including trucks, continued to use a batch-fire fuel injection system. The speed-density based EFI systems used a large, two-piece, cast-aluminum manifold. It was fitted on all engines through 1988, after which year it was phased out for a mass-air type measuring system in most applications (non-California compliant cars retained the speed-density system until the received the Modular V8 for model year 1991, and the and for 1992).The same manifold was used in MAF applications, with the addition of the MAF sensor in the air intake tube. The MAF system continued, with minor revisions, until the retirement of the engine in 2001.
Ford offered a performance head that was a stock part on 1993–1995 Mustang Cobra models and pre- 1997-1/2 Ford Explorers and equipped with the 5.0 L engine called the GT-40 head (casting ID F3ZE-AA). In mid-1997, the Explorer and Mountaineer 5.0 L heads were revised and renamed GT40P.
Flexible Radiator Hose For Marine 351 Windsor Heads
The GT40P heads, unlike the GT40 heads, had a very well-developed port shape/design which yielded about 200 cfm on the intake side and 140 cfm on the exhaust side without increasing the size of the ports at all from standard E7TE castings, and without increasing the exhaust valve size. They also had smaller 59-61 cc combustion chambers for added compression, and the combustion chamber shape was revised to put the spark plug tip near the center of the chamber for a more even burn. These GT40P heads are considered by many enthusiasts to be extremely efficient.The 302 remained a mainstay of various Ford cars and trucks through the late '90s, although it was progressively replaced by the 4.6 L Modular engine starting in the early 1990s. The last 302 engine was produced for installation in a production vehicle was at Cleveland Engine Plant #1 in December 2000, as part of a build-ahead to supply Ford of Australia, which installed their last such engine in a new vehicle in August 2002. The 302 is still available as a complete crate motor from Ford Racing Performance Parts.Applications:. 1982–1995. 1996–2001.
1982–1986. 1997–2001. 1987–1992 (1987 LSC models only)5.6 In 2001, Ford Australia also built some stroked, 5.6 L (5,605 cc, 342 cu in) Windsors with reworked GT40P heads (featuring larger valves), a unique eight-trumpet inlet manifold, long-throw crank, H-beam rods, and roller rockers. They produced 335 hp (250 kW) at 5,250 rpm and 369 lb⋅ft (500 N⋅m) at 4,250 rpm.
The 5.6 litres of displacement were reached by lengthening the stroke from 76.2 mm (3.0 in) to 86.4 mm (3.4 in). Truck 302 The Truck Division instigated a pushrod-operated four-valve-per-cylinder, cylinder head conversion in the early 1990s as a means of modernizing/improving and furthering the service life of the Windsor engine.
This work was done for Ford by Roush Industries (for US$1 million) and two 302ci/5.0L and one 351ci/5.8 L variants were built and tested. These engines were highly successful, but upper management refused to allow engines so equipped to go into production, stating that to use a cast iron block in a new car (though the 302 remained an engine option in Explorers through MY2001) was no longer acceptable. One of the 5.0 L engines is in use in a hot rod. Various aftermarket manufacturers have also produced four-valve heads for the 302, notably Dominion Performance. Marine 302 The 302 was also offered for marine applications in both standard and reverse-rotation setups.351W. A 351 Windsor V8 in a 1969 Ford MustangThe 351W is often confused with the, which is a different engine of identical displacement.The 351 cu in (5.8 L) Windsor featured a 1.3 in (32.5 mm) taller deck height than the 302, allowing a stroke of 3.5 in (88.9 mm). Although very much related in general configuration to the 289-302 and sharing the same bell housing, motor mounts, and other small parts, the 351W had a unique, tall-deck block, larger main bearing caps, thicker, longer connecting rods, and a distinct firing order (1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 versus the usual 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8, a means to move the unacceptable 'noise' of the consecutive firing adjacent front cylinders to the more rigid rear part of the engine block all while reducing excessive main bearing load), adding some 25 lb (11 kg) to the engine's dry weight.
The is slightly different, so as to accommodate a larger shaft and larger oil pump. Some years had threaded dipstick tubes.It had a unique head which optimized torque over high-rpm breathing, frequently replaced by enthusiasts with aftermarket heads providing better performance. The early 1969 and 1970 heads had larger valves and ports for better performance. The head castings and valve head sizes from 1969 to 1976 were different, notably in passages for air injection and spark plug diameters (1969-1974 18 mm, 1975 and up 14 mm). From 1977 onward, the 351W shared the same head casting as the 302, differing only in bolt hole diameters (7/16 inch for 302, 1/2 inch for 351W). Early blocks (casting ID C9OE-6015-B) had enough metal on bearing saddles 2, 3, and 4 for four-bolt mains, and as with all small-block Fords (SBFs), were superior in strength to most late-model, lightweight castings. Generally, the 1969 to 1974 blocks are considered to be far superior in strength than the later blocks, making these early units some of the strongest and most desirable in the entire SBF engine family including the 335-series.
During the 1980s, a four-barrel version (intake manifold casting ID E6TE-9425-B) was reintroduced for use in light trucks and vans. In 1988, replaced the four-barrel carburetor. Roller camshaft/lifters were introduced in this engine in 1994.The original connecting rod beam ( ID C9OE-A) featured drilled oil squirt bosses to lubricate the piston pin and cylinder bore and rectangular-head rod bolts mounted on broached shoulders. A number of were attributed to the machining of the part, so the bolt head area was spot-faced to retain metal in the critical area, requiring the use of 'football head' bolts. In 1975, the beam forging (D6OE-AA) was updated with more metal in the bolt-head area. The oil squirt bosses were drilled for use in export engines, where the quality of accessible lubricants was questionable.
The rod cap forging remained the same on both units (part ID C9OE-A). In 1982, the design of the used a new version of the 351W connecting rod (E2AE-A), the difference between the two parts was that the V6 and V8 units were machined in and units, respectively. The cap featured a longer boss for balancing than the original design.The block underwent some changes since its inception. In 1971, deck height was extended from 9.480 in to 9.503 in (casting D1AE-6015-DA) to lower the compression ratio to reduce emissions without the need to change piston or cylinder-head design.
In 1974, a boss was added on the front of the right cylinder bank to mount the air injection pump (casting D4AE-A). In 1974, the oil dipstick tube moved from the timing case to the skirt under the left cylinder bank near the rear of the casting. These details made swapping older blocks from passenger cars with front sump oil pans to more recent rear-sumped and Ford cars more difficult unless an oil pan had the dipstick mounted therein. In 1984, the rear main seal was changed from a two-piece component to a one-piece design.Introduced in 1969, it was initially rated (SAE gross) at 250 hp (186 kW) with a two-barrel carburetor or 290 hp (216 kW) with a four-barrel. When Ford switched to net power ratings in 1972, it was rated at 153 to 161 hp (114 to 120 kW), although actual, installed horsepower was only fractionally lower than in 1971. Around 8.6 million 351W engines were manufactured between 1969 and 1996 at the Windsor Engine Plant Number One.During the 1990s, motor enthusiasts were modifying 351 Cleveland 2V cylinder heads (by rerouting the coolant exit from the block surfaces to the intake manifold surfaces) for use in the 351W, resulting in the Clevor (combining Cleveland and Windsor).
This modification required the use of custom pistons by reason of differing combustion chamber terrain (canted valves vs. Straight valves) and intake manifolds.
This combination yielded the horsepower potential of the 351C with the ruggedness of the 351W small block and was possible because more 351C 2V cylinder heads were manufactured than the corresponding engine blocks (the 351M and 400 used the same head as the 351C 2V).The 5.8 L, 351W, was changed during the '90s from speed density to MAF; performance gains were directly affected. Before 1994, the 5.8 L was equipped with speed density. This programmed coding was placed into the vehicle's computer to tell the motor how much air it should be getting, therefore supplying an appropriate amount of fuel. However, if modifications are made to increase air flow, the computer does not provide more fuel, as it is still following the programmed amount of fuel supplied.
After 1994, the engine was changed to mass air flow (MAF). This allowed the computer to read how much air the engine was receiving through the help of a sensor in the air intake. Because the computer reads this, it is able to increase the amount of fuel the engine gets when the air flow is increased, thus increasing performance.