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      12-12-2010, 01:57 PM   #326
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It was a law in Japan for a while that limited cars to only be 276hp. I forget why but all "performance" cars were only 276hp stock, but I think thats why they were so easy to mod too to help make up for it in the consumer market.
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Most like the R-34, 3000GT and NSX-R (NA1/2) were at 300+ HP even stock. Went on till 2005 when the then new Honda Legend publicly broke with outdated tradition with a (massive ) 300HP.
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Being a fan of Honda engines, I requested that they consider building for the F1 a 4.5 liter V10 or V12. I asked, I tried to persuade them, but in the end could not convince them to do it, and the McLaren F1 ended up with a BMW engine.
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