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Old 09-16-2017, 09:03 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Bob Lutz once said...

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...The result? It was a sales leader for many years in spite of nearly universal disparaging publicity in the motoring press about it's "tractor engine".
"Americans buy horsepower but drive torque."

Torque output of the HSC engine available in the old Tempo/Topaz twins was modest but decent at about 125-130 ft-lbs.
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