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  2. General Motors LS-based small-block engine - Wikipedia

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    The extra horsepower was claimed to come from the intake ram-air effect available in the SS and WS6 models. In Australia, continuous modifications were made to the LS1 engine throughout its lifetime, reaching 382 hp/376 ft-lb in the HSV's VYII series, and a Callaway modified version named "C4B" was fitted to HSV GTS models producing 400 bhp ...

  3. Chevrolet Corvette (C5) - Wikipedia

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    The performance figures for the 405 hp (411 PS; 302 kW) version of the Z06 include an acceleration time from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.9 seconds and 11.9 seconds in the 1 ⁄ 4 mile (402 m) as tested by GM High-Tech Performance magazine in October 2004. The top speed of the Z06 has been recorded to be 171 mph (275 km/h).

  4. Engine power - Wikipedia

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    Engine power is the power that an engine can put out. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, pferdestärke (metric horsepower), or horsepower.In terms of internal combustion engines, the engine power usually describes the rated power, which is a power output that the engine can maintain over a long period of time according to a certain testing method, for example ISO 1585.

  5. Chevrolet Suburban (eighth generation) - Wikipedia

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    This came as opposed to the "barn doors" found on the other specifications. [ 9 ] The Suburban was offered with the choice of either a 5.7-liter Vortec V8 , producing 190 kW (255 hp; 258 PS) and 447 N⋅m (330 lb⋅ft; 46 kg⋅m) of torque, or a 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8 outputting 145 kW (194 hp; 197 PS) and 583 N⋅m (430 lb⋅ft; 59 kg⋅m ...

  6. Horsepower - Wikipedia

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    Two common definitions used today are the imperial horsepower as in "hp" or "bhp" which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower as in "cv" or "PS" which is approximately 735.5 watts. The electric horsepower "hpE" is exactly 746 watts, while the boiler horsepower is 9809.5 or 9811 watts, depending on the exact year.

  7. Straight-six engine - Wikipedia

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    Two outputs are available, a standard 400 or 500 hp (298 or 373 kW; 406 or 507 PS) high performance rated at 450 or 475 pound force-feet (610 or 644 N⋅m) of torque. The turbos on the Hurricane Standard Output deliver a peak boost of 22 psi, while the Hurricane High Output turbos deliver 26 psi of peak boost.

  8. Pontiac Sunbird - Wikipedia

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    The Pontiac Sunbird (also known as the Pontiac J2000 and Pontiac 2000) is a model line that was manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from the 1976 to the 1994 model years. . Loosely deriving its name from the Pontiac Firebird, the Sunbird was introduced as the eventual replacement for the Pontiac Astre, replacing it entirely in 1978 as the smallest Pontiac (the later T1000 was slotted below it ...

  9. Orders of magnitude (power) - Wikipedia

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    tech: approximate range of peak power output of typical automobiles (50-250 hp) 5–10 × 10 4 W tech: highest allowed ERP for an FM band radio station in the United States [27] 10 5: 1.67 × 10 5 W tech: power consumption of UNIVAC 1 computer 2.5–8 × 10 5 W tech: approximate range of power output of 'supercars' (300 to 1000 hp) 4.5 × 10 5 W