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Originally Posted by John Quinn
So the LS cars had more horsepower than advertised and the Mustang has more horsepower than advertised but it is OK for the LS but false rating when Ford does it. Is that what you are saying?
A blower is just another engine part becoming more common of showroom available cars. I don't like blowers either but that is where the factories are going.
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the LT and LS cars appeared softer than they were because the factory rating was SAE NET hp, not SAE GROSS like the older cars. so when they get thrown in with the older cars it exacerbated the amount they were under rated. I don't know why GM chose to under rate them, but i am pretty sure it was marketing related (couldn't have one make more HP than a vette) not to pull one over on NHRA. The LS motors were also a brand new platform that took some time to figure out. I will not argue that it is a very potent combo in stock, and the rest of the racing world. Ford chose to build a motor
based on an engine that already existed (GT500, ford GT), then derated the living crap out if it.
The LS motors proved to be more potent than they were rated, NHRA reacted by seperating the EFI cars so they could sort themselves out. Ford and NHRA are pissing down our leg and their telling us its raining with the CJ cars
YES, there is a big difference