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Re: 260 vs 289

To: "Tigers" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 260 vs 289
From: "Bob Hokanson" <tgrrr@peoplepc.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:27:43 -0700
Could this be the reason Shelby recommended running the 260's in the Lemans
Tigers while his own cars had 289's?  Naw.. not 'ol Shel.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Waybright" <gswaybright@yahoo.com>
To: "Tiger's Den" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: Edelbrock Aluminum Heads and HiPo Water pump


> If all other variables are the same, the power potential should be
> proportial to the displacement increase of ~11%. Reality is that the
> 260 will have a number of areas where performance enhancements are
> sub-optimized as compared to a 289 or 302 so you might expect a 15% or
> greater power difference.





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