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Re: Why are so many cars underrated?
3000Ways:
A dyno won't give you a more accurate ratings since, as is pointed out above, that's wheel-horsepower and engines are rated at the crank. I think your claim that the SRT-4 engine puts out 270-280 is a bit high, though. Insurance is STILL a major source of any claim that engines are "under-reported" in terms of horsepower. Another reason is that if, for some reason, engines are OVER rated (even by a hp or two), the manufacturer can be sued by owners; nobody's going to complain (except for you) that they're getting TOO MUCH power for their money.
Alastor:
It's not a rumor. The "gentleman's agreement" holds that all manufacturers limited the ADVERTISED horsepower rating of their engines to 276hp.
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