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Old 06-30-2008, 10:26 PM   #30 (permalink)
Formula413
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S. Court El Ecks - '97 Escort LX
90 day: 31.48 mpg (US)

The Beast - '97 Firebird Formula
90 day: 19.15 mpg (US)

Spock - '92 Vulcan
90 day: 57.88 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by johnpr View Post
I'm aware of what the factory rated them, the truth is you put an un-modded t/a next to a ws6 and race them and there is no definate which is the faster car. this has been debated time and again on ls1tech.com and each time it comes out the same - they are equal cars.
Correct. As another F body guy I can attest to this, I have seen dyno sheets. The widely varying ratings for different LS1 engined cars (Z28/Trans Am, SS/WS6, Corvette) are just marketing, not reality. All LS1 powered cars made very similar power.
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