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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 02:23 AM
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well its confusing because theres conflicting things here. it is a true ss but unless the 330 rating is estimated power to the wheels theres something up. the dash plaque on the dash... in the right spot and everything claims it to be 385/387. i ASSUME that means at the flywheel so as to get that "330hp" rating. any thoughts on this?

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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 11:05 AM
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I didn't know there was a dash plaque from the factory on the SSs. Are you sure it's not an add-on?
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by FIREHAWK#608
I didn't know there was a dash plaque from the factory on the SSs. Are you sure it's not an add-on?
lemme find u a pic of it
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Cool!!! was that a heads and cam package that was bought from the factory? Because the highest output SLP would publish is the
345hp that was on the '02 Firehawks and optioned SSs. Any ratings like the Blackbirds and other "factory affiliated" shops rate Hp at the flywheel. Did you buy the car off the lot, or did you buy preowned where the previous owner might have had one of SLP's pachages installed?
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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pre owned, heres what i think it is... i think for this car they put in a ZO6 cam because that year i believe they were just cammed ls1's i maybe wrong tho.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Damn, I haven't seen a car with a plaque like that. Was that SLP's doing?
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I have seen one of those plaques but it is something you by aftermarket and can get any rating on it
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i honestly dont know, it just seems like it fits. and it would be kinda retarde for someone to go out and do somethin like that.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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that plaque came from www.afterthoughts.com, (interior thoughts) 40.00, you can get them any way you like
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i have seen aftermarket plaques on ebay that can be custom made to your HP rating. might be and might not be aftermarket. that's cool though. nice car by the way.
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thx. i guess it jus has to go to the dyno to find out.
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The special package were 380hp cars (Bergers, Tom Henrys, Hot Rod, etc). I have the same plaque that says 345HP from Afterthoughts Auto.

Put her on the dyno though... there are plenty of factory freeks that dyno pretty good!
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