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My first car had a 350 4-barrel with a whopping 170 hp (decent for a '77 car). I remember when the '92 corvette lt1 made big news by breaking the 300 hp barrier (which seemed unheard of in the early nineties. Back then, 200 hp was considered good power. I also remembered how much I wondered what it would be like to own one of those sixties muscle cars; I thought one of those cars could rule the road.

Fast forward from the mid to late nineties, with Camaro Z28, Impala SS, Corvette Grand Sport, SLP's Camaros from '96 thru their marvelous end in '02, and of course Mustang GT and Cobra; You could see that there was a lot to envy out there (even for '90s material).

Now fast forward to 2010 and beyond; Who would ever think that 400 net hp is just entry level for the american muscle type cars? Who would also think that it was legal (not even considering possible) for a customer to buy a 500+ hp car right off the showroom floor? We have certainly come a long way.