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RE: how about a nice V8 (was true or false)

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Subject: RE: how about a nice V8 (was true or false)
From: Mike Cousins <mike.cousins@wsnelson.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 08:42:45 -0500

> > There is one clear and obvious reason.  A late B had 62.5
> horsepower.
> 
>   Yah, 62.5hp DIN.
> 
>  > emissions equip (with the exception of a PCV valve) has 95 hp, and
> - with
> 
>   Yah, 95bhp.
> 
>   The difference exists, but it's not as big as you might
> think after unit conversion.
> 
>   Besides, horsepower is hardly the reason anybody drives a
> british car. If you REALLY want to make such a big deal to
> get your hp rating up to a whopping 95, you really should
> be driving some other car.
> 
        [Mike Cousins]  If you want HP, just pop in a Rover V8 & pump it
up to 200 hp!  Too much power is never enough.

        Cheers



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