Thread: Vote 428 or aluminum 427FE??
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Old 06-22-2010, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by RodKnock View Post
Yep, you're lie, er guesstimate, is probably closer than most at the 1 HP per cubic inch figure you quoted.
If you think of the big 454 rat motor from Chevy, and a couple of the big horsepower jobs (Mopar, Ford and others), one HP per cubic inch used to be a very fair benchmark.
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