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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
Posts: 56,781
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Originally Posted by nota
more or less power then the factory ratings is a big debate
trick motors were under rated for drags and ins corpRATS
SOME COMMON MOTORS WERE OVER RATED FOR SALES $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
THE OLD 396/427/454 HAD BOTH AN OVER RATED TRI-POWER AND UNDER RATED 4 BARREL VERSIONS
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Absolutely, several special motors were factory underrated. I've heard that the DZ302 in the Camaros was one of them.
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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