RE:

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think they were on a dyno Robert.Mopar has always
underrated the HP. The original 64 race hemi was
nowhere near the advertised 425 hp. Closer to 550-600.
--- Robert <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 820?!
> That cant be right?!
> I'd have thought more like 320 at the wheels if it's
> stock. Most, if not 
> all articles I've seen where they've tested a
> 'stock' musclecar 
> (especially hemi's) have shown the actual rwhp to be
> way down from the 
> advertised hp.
> 
> Regardless of what they said, I'm jealous that you
> get any tv shows that 
> would show such a test!
> 
> Robert
> 63 Polara 500
> England
> 
> Paul Lennemann wrote:
> > 
> > I watched a t.v. show on American Muscle Car last
> night where they took 
> > several popular factory stock motors from the 60's
> and put them on a 
> > dyno to see just what they produced.  They had a
> 409 and a 427 Chevy, 
> > 421 Pontiac, 427 Ford, and a 426 street Hemi.  The
> hemi blew them all 
> > away with 820 H.P.  The closest rival was 637 H.P.
> put out by the 427 
> > Ford.  Chevy's L-88 rat motor did something in the
> low 500's.  Hee, hee, 
> > 
> > hee.
> > 
> > Paul L.
> > '63 Sport Fury
> > 440/727
> >
>
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html
> 
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George



       
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