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Old 03-03-2008, 10:44 PM   #14 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by johnpr View Post
when you throw in the gm f bodys (between 1998 - 2002 w/ LS1 engine) they made 325 hp and have a slightly better fe than the average on the chart (not much to really comment about but it is there) it raises the hp numbers probably a decent amount (there were tons of them made)

my point is that there may not be 1 specific high horse power car that drew those hp numbers up but probably a mix of quite a few (yes we'll pretend mustangs have a substantial hp also (just kidding if theres any 'stang fans here)) do affect the numbers
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john
I'm actually more curious of where the data came from (to find methodology)... On the subject of the F body, they came off the table in '02 - but the hp number keeps rising.... So there's gotta be something else...
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