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Old 02-20-2011, 02:11 PM   #15 (permalink)
BrianMSmith
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed View Post
There certainly can be factory freaks. One of my friends had an S2k that would consistently dyno 30-40 more whp than others, when they were run back to back on the same dyno. It is much less common due to tight factory specs, but it does happen.
your friend's car was modified. This is simply not possible according to physics. Do the math on BMEP and you'll see that to produce 20%+ more power, something rather drastic is required - displacement, forced air, nitrous, head modification, etc.
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