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NeilS

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04 horsepower is it considered 500 or 510. In 05 the HP was increased by 10HP from 500 to 510. I think the engines are the same and no modifacations were made to the car, so would the 03 and 04 also be considered to have 510
 

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Correct answers , but if it appears confusing the reason is the Society of American Engineers changed the rating system to more accurately figure the true flywheel horsepower. What this effectively did was bump the power on many US products and conversely it was found that many Japanese vehicles had been overstating their HP. The Viper went from 500 to 510 ( whereas the Civic Si which was touted in print at 200 hp, dropped to 197 ), and since the 2003s, 2004s, etc. were listed as 500 their current true reading would be 510 under the corrected rating scale.
 
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