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Originally Posted by nota View Post
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
Absolutely, several special motors were factory underrated. I've heard that the DZ302 in the Camaros was one of them.
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