in response to RW57 engine about a clone 602
GM has done a remarkable job of keeping these engines the same in power and TQ
we have been dynoing these engines since 2006 and have seen very little swing ever in power
we typically have a 3 digit window to call an engine good ---with nothing ever being above that baseline
how would it be possible for individuals to build that same consistency in a "clone" engine?
everyone's natural action is to make it just a "LITTLE" bit better---well guess what --that little bit keeps getting bigger and bigger
if you increase the HP by 1 per cylinder that is a total of 8 HP better---I have never seen any 602 be 8 HP better than another that is not worn out or have an internal issue
I am hoping you can follow my logic and I am up for discussion and debate ---
1 HP per cylinder ---that is very hard for an individual to control when building a "clone"
Brad
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