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Old 07-14-2014, 12:11 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs View Post
It has nothing to do with push rods. It has everything to do with GM building an engine and then never upgrading it. Not to mention the fact that everyone and their mother knows the LT1 will be in the SS Camaro and will make 450 horsepower or less. Ford and Dodge have both modified their engines to increase power over time. I don't understand why GM refuses to do the same thing.
Push rods are the limitation here, they only can get so much out of it them MPG suffers. LS3 to LT1, 25HP increase? That's pretty sad. With the HP wars in progress, we need much more than that.
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