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Old 11-15-2011, 02:23 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by lil_chef View Post
My point was there are too many variables but people tend to jump to "underrating".

Take John's example above. His 5.0 put down 375 RWHP. We don't know the conditions, but, let's assume he took the lower end of Drivetrain loss.

375 x 15% drivetrain loss = 431 Crank HP. I'd say that is underrated from the original 412 HP Ford said those 5.0's made.
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