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Re: Manufacturers 'rated' hp
Posted to Educators Forum on 5/22/2006

SAE horsepower ratings procedures used to let automakers run horsepower tests with rigged engines that had some of the oil drained out to reduce crankshaft drag, higher-octane fuel, and custom software to take advantage of that fuel.

They got caught, and hav... Login to read more.