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Old 03-27-2010, 06:25 PM
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I'd love to have the re-geared supercharger that many P-40 users in both the Pacific and Med used. Seems the mechanics changed the ratio of the supercharger to yield 72" of manifold at low levels. This gave the V-1710 an output of around 1500~1600 BHP.

Now wouldn't that be special!

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