Good try on the horsepower question, beav. In fact, I thought about banning you as a competitor since you've got two strikes in your favor. 1. age. 2 knowledge. But... NO CHLORESTROL FOR YOU!
Unfortunately, all I've got is age.
I do believe horsepower ratings got downgraded around '72-'73 when the "measurement" of HP output had to be done at the driving axel, & not at the flywheel. All those 300HP rated muscle cars became 180HP wimps overnight. This had nothing to do with Ralph the Corvair Killer. In fact, I don't recall just what prompted the change. All I know is the SVX's 230 is probably equal to around 320 '60s HP. Anyone else care to supersize that explanation?
Ron.
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Good s**t happened.  69 was worth the wait.
'92 stock semi-pristine ebony - 160K
'96 Grand Caravan - 240K
'01 Miata SE - 79K
'07 Chrysler Pacifica - 60k - future money pit.
Last edited by Ron Mummert; 12-03-2001 at 10:48 PM.
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