Exactly the point im trying to make.

"I think thats a load of crap personally.... Accidently getting 700 hp out of it? Yeah right.

Why would they go up to a 6.1L if they could just flip a few switches and get 450 horse out of it?

Hell.. why would they put a v10 in the viper? "

"adam "

I have no Idea why the HEMI now has only 345 hp. I have no idea why chevy makes all those motors if they can get 800 hp out of a 283. Because just like you say "just cus it's smaller doesn't mean it's always weaker"

 

my post was at Adam

what I mean is this, yes, you can get massive hp out of small block motors

but you know what? in a 78 camaro my bro in law was getting 2.8 mpg with his 800hp 283


sure, he had power, but not very long considering he could go roughly 30 miles on a tank of gas, I'd much rather cut my hp in half and have some resemblance of fuel mileage than just saying screw the environment/fuel milage give me power

 

detuning is much more common than most think, Insurance costs rise dramatically as weight to hp ratios change. Clean emissions is another cost to horsepower.