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Originally Posted by silente
are you sure that the old LMP2 had 100 hp less than now in 2016?
New engines have around 600hp, 2016 WEC lmp2 engines had about 490-500, but as far as i know the imsa spec engines had something in the region of 550...So maybe we should not expect as much of a difference in lap time in Daytona as we would expect in Europe?
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I think you are probably correct on the hp numbers. The Honda and Mazda units last year had to have made more that 500 hp to keep up with the corvette DPs. The new engines might be more powerful yet, but there are additional improvements from the chassis and tires this year.