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03-23-2014, 07:08 PM
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just can't cover up my redneck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Columbus OH
Posts: 11,431
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Re: Horsepower ratings a lie
They have always been "adjusted" to suit the needs of the manifacturers.
They artificially lowered them when they wanted lower insurance rates, so the "gross" figures were not accurate either. The change to "net" figures confused things even more. Then came the emmisions era, where mileage and performance both took a dump. The feds requirments brought mileage back up and fuel injection came along as a way to make that happen. Modern engines make more power, more smoothly, with smaller displacement, and better mileage.....with worse fuel.
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