Originally Posted by Phantom Cruiser

Somebody check the needle...the record's skipping again.

Originally Posted by kargoboy

Yeah, well, every forum has to have at least one hat3r!

Originally Posted by juddz

I won't argue with you - I remember the Mazda Miata thing, where Mazda offered up all those $500 vouchers after it was discovered that they overrated the 1.8L mill. It happened again recently with the RX-8, if I recall. Seems like overstating hp numbers is a little bit of a bad habit over at Mazda, which is made worse by the fact that no Mazda is especially powerful when compared with its primary competitors. The point is, the car is fun to drive as-is, and it's only going to get better. What's in a number, anyway? After all, we all bought these cars because they handle well and are fun to drive, right?

Ever look through the classifieds at all the crummy project cars with 350 Chevy motors in them? EVERYONE who has a 350 claims that it makes 300 horsepower, yet no one seems able to prove it. It doesn't matter if it's a rusty old 1985 Chevy pickup. The guy selling it will claim that damned thing makes 300hp....