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Originally Posted by vector1
i think it would be difficult for someone selling engines, the fudge factor could be appetizing.
used to shoot trap and clubs although supposed to set all their targets to the same distance would fudge to keep the scores up, and the shooters knew where to go. some of that has probably been aleviated with the use of radar guns.
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I dont know, there are a lot of people out there that are a bit clueless when it comes to engines and are desperate for a number to brag about. I was one of those people about a decade ago. I had a 327 SBC built by a local shop and they gave me a dyno sheet that said it put out 360hp at the rear wheels. This was a stock motor, with stock iron heads, 600cfm holley, stock crappy flowing aluminum intake, etc. I believed them and bragged to everyone about the motor until i was corrected by educating myself. Not to get further off topic, but my favorite dyno sessions to watch are the ones with stock sixties muscle cars. The owners tend to think that the factory flywheel hp ratings that were done 40 plus years ago with zero accessories attached and long tube headers installed are accurate. Then when their small block rated at almost 400hp from the factory puts out a 160-200 at the wheels they are scratching their heads.