One Horsepower Per Cubic Inch


Type: Achievement
Achieved: 1958
Related to: Edelbrock (Company), Vic Edelbrock Sr. (People)

Edelbrock becomes the first to achieve one horsepower per cubic inch.

Using a new 1958 283 cubic inch Chevy engine with the Edelbrock X1 (Cross) ram six-carburetor manifold and six Stromberg 97 carbs on pump gas the record was made when the dynamometer reported 284 horsepower.

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