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10-23-2003, 02:09 AM

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Re: Why the overbore from 396 to 402

I seem to remember car insurance cost going higher if the motor was over 400 cubic inch and that the 396 was always closer to 402. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] So GM said that 402s were 396 to keep below the 400 cubic inch insurance benchmark. But maybe what I heard was just an urban legend. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

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p.s. is this pick on charley week? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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