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Originally Posted by WKB
Les,
After reading the latest Wheels magazine you got to wonder if you can trust these figures. They dyoned a FG Falcon GT and a HSV 6.2ltr Commodore. The result showed that although the Commodore had more kilowatts on paper than the Falcon, on the dyno the Commodore was a long way behind the Falcon. Warren
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That's why GM started testing engines using an international standard. ie. SAE J1349.
Having said that....with cars presented for motor mag tests one does not know who tuned and when.
We know that with the Commodore a huge amount of power can be attained from a aftermarket tune. The GM tune has more to do with economy and compliance than performance.
The Falcon GT could have had an aftermarket tune and the HSV a standard factory tune.
Frankly Warren, I wouldn't even consider putting the latest Falcon GT engine into a cobra but that is only my opinion.