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Posted by Bill D on February 28, 2000 at 00:59:23:

In Reply to: 100HP/liter is not that special. Just about any posted by John on February 27, 2000 at 22:35:31:

You can not compare the specific hp ratings of forced induction engines to Normally aspirated engines...it is a whole different ballgame...over 100 hp/l is very good for a production NA eng...and you also must realize it gets harder the larger the engine becomes b/c frictional and inertial losses do not increase linearly...100hp/l is not that common...and is damn impressive for a 3.2L production engine...I still think that proper tuning should allow this car to break 400hp NA on the street..we just need some proper tuners to do it

FYI Formula One engines currently produce almost 300hp/l normally aspirated...and they would only loose about 7% of that if they were reprogrammed to run on the 93 Octane at your local gas station

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