I read that Datsun HP ratings up through the 280z were SAE not net, so
a 240z at 150hp is really more like 130hp net. Figuring at that rate
my 96hp SAE 1600 was really 83hp.
--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> I highly doubt that our cars had 96HP or 125HP in reality. Like many
> cars of
> that era HP figures were highly exagerated. They may be faster than a
> GT6
> but that's nothing to brag about.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:33 PM
> Subject: Re: OT - 68 Triumph GT6 4 sale
>
>
> > In a message dated 10/4/01 12:36:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > colonel_klink510@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > An acquaitance asked me if I was interested in buying a 68 GT6
> that he
> > >
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Nice and informative site. Just reading up alittle on this car
> amazed me
> on
> > the amount of performance that our Roadsters had during the period
> that
> these
> > cars were produced. Based on the information of the GTS site the
> cars put
> > out about 105hp with 0-60 times around 10 seconds. Btw... these
> were 6
> > cylinder cars too.
> >
> > Comparing it to our Roadsters it is no wonder why Japanese cars
> were hated
> by
> > the other marques. How embarrasing it must have been for a 4
> cylinder
> > production car to put out 96hp in a 1600 and 150hp in a 2000.
> >
> > Ciao!
> >
> > Calspeed
> >
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