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Old 09-18-2016, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by BruceWilkie View Post
The base VE matters. If your goal requires say 1500 HP if your base motor can only make say 900 HP and another can make a base of 1200 because of VE which one do you build? Add 600hp of adder or 300 HP of adder?
To me it would matter which one can handle the power adder better. If the 1200hp engine will be very temperamental with the 300hp vs the 900hp with the 600hp, i'd take the 900hp. Base hp does matter (not saying it doesn't) but it only matters to the people involved in the engine program, imo.