Check out this link to Chevrolet in the Middle East. The truck HP ratings are higher than in the United States.

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Here we are ready to bomb their neighbors while they drive around in our high tech horsepower. <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" /> The extra power could be do to the lack of cats and other <img border="0" alt="[bullshit]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_bs.gif" /> emission equip.

Also,the rear drive left drive Holden built vehicles are rebaged as Chevrolets. The Caprice SS and Lumina SS can come with a 325 HP LS-1.
Looks like we are getting short-changed by GM. The only new rear drive vehicles availible this year are the trucks, Corvette, last of the F-bodys, the new GTO (Holden).
I can see GM somehow screwing up the GTO launch later this year. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

 

Check out he LUV on that site, hehe
They have been getting our good stuff for years.Be nice to have a Caprice SS huh? Bastages

 

What I found more interesting is that all of the motors--6.0L included-- came standard with a 5 speed! Wonder which tranny they're using to handle all that torque?!?!?!

 

NV4500

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Neil 6.0:
<strong> NV4500 </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That was my guess....I looked up the gear ratios on gmpowertrain.com:

First: 5.61
Second: 3.04
Third: 1.67
Fourth: 1.00
Fifth: 0.75


WOW, what a granny gear!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

heres more

http://gmme.com

 

Man those are nice horsepower ratings.

 

Those are the Gross ratings, not Net.

Gross = engine dynoed without accessories attached (A/C, PS pump, alternator, no exhaust system, etc.)