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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:38 PM
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How much HP will a stock 6 speed and rear diff safely handle?

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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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Anyone???
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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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you'll be safe well into the 400hp range and probably into the 500's as well. There are people here running 10's and 11's with drag radials and slicks with the stock ZF6/Dana 44
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Cool, thanks.

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Old Oct 21, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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So far so good,, see sig
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