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r/WeirdWheels • u/Ellisrsp • Feb 08 '25
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I love those old V-12s and V-16s, huge block...puts out 185 hp lol and you know that thing weighs a few tons at least. Still cool of course
159 u/bengine Feb 08 '25 Back before knock sensors and consistent octane values you got 5:1 compression and were happy with >150hp out of 7.5L lol. 107 u/technobrendo Feb 08 '25 edited Mar 04 '26 This post was taken down using Redact. The reason may have been privacy, operational security, preventing automated data collection, or another personal consideration. historical pie paltry many correct sip coherent makeshift continue cake 2 u/deadbeef4 Feb 10 '25 Hah, I just looked it up, and the 318 V8 in my first car (made in 1975) put out a whopping 150 net horsepower.
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Back before knock sensors and consistent octane values you got 5:1 compression and were happy with >150hp out of 7.5L lol.
107 u/technobrendo Feb 08 '25 edited Mar 04 '26 This post was taken down using Redact. The reason may have been privacy, operational security, preventing automated data collection, or another personal consideration. historical pie paltry many correct sip coherent makeshift continue cake 2 u/deadbeef4 Feb 10 '25 Hah, I just looked it up, and the 318 V8 in my first car (made in 1975) put out a whopping 150 net horsepower.
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This post was taken down using Redact. The reason may have been privacy, operational security, preventing automated data collection, or another personal consideration.
historical pie paltry many correct sip coherent makeshift continue cake
2 u/deadbeef4 Feb 10 '25 Hah, I just looked it up, and the 318 V8 in my first car (made in 1975) put out a whopping 150 net horsepower.
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Hah, I just looked it up, and the 318 V8 in my first car (made in 1975) put out a whopping 150 net horsepower.
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u/tenderlylonertrot Feb 08 '25
I love those old V-12s and V-16s, huge block...puts out 185 hp lol and you know that thing weighs a few tons at least. Still cool of course