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92 SSEi vs. 96 SSE

Old Mar 6, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
Actually, that'* backwards, Steve. The L36 has longer legs, as the power is delivered higher in the rpm band.

It still feels dead in said upper RPM range, though. Thanks, naturally-aspirated two-valves per cylinder
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by repinS
Originally Posted by willwren
Actually, that'* backwards, Steve. The L36 has longer legs, as the power is delivered higher in the rpm band.

It still feels dead in said upper RPM range, though. Thanks, naturally-aspirated two-valves per cylinder
It'* not the valve count, but the cam/heads. The SOHC Nova i drive Gets going about 4k RPM.... Only 2v per cyl.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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hey beck where is the car ur looking at?
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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ive driven a car with both motors before and my bonneville deffinately was faster than this l36 grand prix.
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