HP Reduction Request

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

In 1962 mfgrs were inflating hp numbers to sell cars. No way that engine ever made near the power later 425hp engines make.

Seven Liters (427 cubic inches) and 425 hp was the pinnacle for advertising for several years in the 1960s. Comparing a '63 409-425hp, a '63 Ford 427-425hp, a Pontiac 421-420hp, or a '62 MoPar 413-420hp in their original form to the later Hemis, High Rise Fords, or Chev L72/L88/ZL1, you know that something is just not right with the ratings.