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Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp??????? #1119 04/03/2003 6:08 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Aiken, SC C chiphead Shop Shark
chiphead Shop Shark C Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Aiken, SC	For a street V8, the most you can hope for is 1.2 HP per cubic inch. That means that a 283 could make a maximum of 339 HP if you got the combination perfect. chip Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles: Suck, Squish, Fire and Fumes

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Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	sswapp	04/03/2003 8:14 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	GMCpanel	04/03/2003 8:48 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	56picup	04/03/2003 2:51 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	ftyler	04/03/2003 4:03 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	chiphead	04/03/2003 6:08 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	ftyler	04/03/2003 6:31 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	chiphead	04/03/2003 8:20 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	northerngmc	04/05/2003 5:40 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	tclederman	04/05/2003 6:05 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	chevy1	04/05/2003 6:23 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	ftyler	04/05/2003 1:46 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	northerngmc	04/08/2003 3:02 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	eb1	04/10/2003 4:24 AM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	sswapp	04/10/2003 11:07 PM
Re: Old 283 or go crate for 300hp???????	bonehead	04/15/2003 12:42 AM

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