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Old 11-10-2005, 01:39 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Cobalt SS n Civic (Si) opinions

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Originally Posted by Gohan Ryu
Sorry I edited my post as you were qouting me...I was giving props to the SC.

...but (and remember I'm not arguing with an SS/SC owner)...

http://www.chevrolet.com/cobalt/

...indicates 205hp (they don't say whp or bhp, but usually manufacturers don't give whp)...did they under-rate the hp numbers (Chevys been known to do that)?

The rating from Chevy that states 205 bhp is correct. The thing is, GM stops the dyno pull on the motor at 5,800 rpm. The S/C LSJ pulls max power all the way to redline(6,500 rpm), so by the time you're at redline it's pulling around 235-245 bhp.
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