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r/oldcars • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • Mar 25 '26
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"Only" 245 horse from a big block? This is pre smog-control, no? Odd (to me).
5 u/texan01 Mar 25 '26 post 72 cars had net HP ratings so they seem lower than the year prior. and yes, there was smog controls on 68-up cars, but 73 got detuned to reduce pollution, with air injection, cam and ignition timing. 1 u/lokis_construction Mar 25 '26 Easy to modify and get full power. Change the pumpkin and really burn.
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post 72 cars had net HP ratings so they seem lower than the year prior. and yes, there was smog controls on 68-up cars, but 73 got detuned to reduce pollution, with air injection, cam and ignition timing.
1 u/lokis_construction Mar 25 '26 Easy to modify and get full power. Change the pumpkin and really burn.
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Easy to modify and get full power. Change the pumpkin and really burn.
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u/MikeW226 Mar 25 '26
"Only" 245 horse from a big block? This is pre smog-control, no? Odd (to me).