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Old 02-21-2010, 06:30 PM   #2
Roger Ramjet
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Before 1972 manufacturers typically used brake HP numbers in their advertising. After that engines were listed as net HP. The bHP numbers were higher than the net HP for the same engine. So, the cars of the muscle car era actually had less HP than new cars now.
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