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Originally Posted by PalmerGA
My point as well. Engine HP is measured differently these days. It sounds impressive to say the 5th gen V6 puts out (virtually) the same HP as the 60s era base 396 V8... but it just ain't so.
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I think the real difference that we all relate to is the torque curve of the 396 and today's V6. The 396, 325 hp version had 410 ft lb of torque. That was the "nail ya to the seat" sensation that we all remember. That's 132 ft lb difference, and the 396 produced it at lower rpm.