Thread: Horsepower of original 427
View Single Post
  #21 (permalink)  
Old 02-17-2015, 06:11 AM
Dominik's Avatar
Dominik Dominik is offline
CC Member
Visit my Photo Gallery

 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Cape Town, South Africa/Mainz, Germany,
Posts: 1,601
Not Ranked     
Default
Based on an extensive coast down test with my car (with hardtop though) Dick Smith's car had in the region of 550 DIN hp to achieve 198 mph - which is around 650 SEA hp.

Which was more or less a NASCAR power rating in 1968, wasn't it?
__________________
If I don't respond anymore, that's because I can't log in
Reply With Quote