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Old 03-21-2009, 10:26 PM   #64
Chocolate Apocalypse
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Originally Posted by z28xtreme View Post
gearing has nothing to do with the horsepower. hp is hp plain and simple. the rims dont either.
Actually they do. If you take a 4th gen w/3.42s, dyno it, swap in 4:10s, dyno it, you'll end up with a few less ponies running the 4:10s. Also, the weight of a tire/wheel combo makes a difference. Bigger/heavier combo will result in lower numbers on the dyno vs a smaller/lighter combination.
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