Not sure I believe that. Lotus is running 350hp through essentially the same box in the Esprit V8. The final drive ratio is the only real difference. -- Mike -------------- Original message from "ronin5030" : -------------- > I recall Fred also said that the stock transmisison could only handle > horsepower up to the mid 200s. > > Mike > 17084 > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/