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Old 03-02-2010, 09:41 PM   #10
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Default Re: Ford cj, and nhra at it again!!!!

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Originally Posted by Alex Denysenko View Post
Uh.......correct me if I'm wrong 'cause I'm just a lowly FoMoCo guy, but wasn't the 396/375 originally rated at 425 HP by GM?

I guess it was OK for them to drop 50 HP without changing anything but the oil filter. LOL
Actually, the 396/425 was a 65 Corvette engine, with a different carburetor, among other things. If you look in the blueprint guide, there's a difference in the cam as well.
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