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Originally Posted by BANKO
I was up at Thunderhill with my Chevelle and they had a killer deal on 3 dyno pulls, only $60. I always wanted to know what the little 350 was capable of....to my surprise it wasn't much:
201HP/285ft-lbs @ 5000rpm
I'm convinced I need more, can't wait to feel how much fun 500hp will be! |
Wow! That could give a guy some shrinkage!
Remember in '67 Chevy offered the L79 --- 327 ci 350 hp -- that was SAE GROSS without any accessories back in the day at the flywheel.... your's is at the wheels... so if it was rated at 300 hp and you figured 15% drivetrain loss... that's 45 hp right there - but you'd still show 255 at the wheels...
Of course -- nowadays -- everything is rated at SAE NET -- with accessories as installed in the car... So the old 300 hp gross might only NET 245 ish --- minus drive train losses -- and you'd be about where you are...
Maybe a degree or two of timing added and a little other tune up magic and you'd be about where you could get with that motor.