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Originally Posted by GrabTheWheel
So am I wrong if I thought stock hellcats put down 620-630 WHP stock if not a little more?
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I don't pay much attention to Hellcats. But if they put 630 whp, that sounds underrated to me. Or maybe their drivetrain is more efficient.
I know my Shelby GT500 put down ~600whp stock and it was rated at 662hp.
I'm the furthest thing from an authority but I believe it's all a game.
I recall in the past there were some cases where a manufacturer announced a number and then there were tune issues and when the car settled it ended up low and consumers were pissed.
If I were a manufacturer I'd underrate the car just to allow for that wiggle room + some people only get 91 octane + some people live at high elevation or high temps etc. Regardless of what is true (SAE correction mistakes -- who knows), if consumers' expectations are over hyped then you're going to get a bad wrap.
Just my 2 cents.
EDIT: BTW -- I would guesstimate that about 1/3 of the time I take my car to a dyno I get asked if I want to fudge the numbers on paper. What? Seriously? No.