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Old 11-01-2012   #33
Hib Halverson
 
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Default Re: Gross Horsepower LT-5

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51 View Post
Didn't SAE net rating start in 1971? I believe that was part of the reason, along w lower compression, that the 71 LT-1 was rated at 330 v 370hp for the '70 LT-1.
Could be wrong, but my understanding is that GM began using the SAE-net rating system for 1972.

I remember that it was low compression for unleaded gas in 1971 and SAE-net in 1972.
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