# de-tuning question

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/de-tuning-question/15604>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [August 7, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/de-tuning-question/15604 "2006-08-07T08:26:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/de-tuning-question/15604/10 "2006-08-07T11:19:05Z")

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> [@zwarbyt](#):
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> dodge used a fully heat-soaked IC when setting the HP numbers, thats why they are higher than spec’d also they wanted to save the consumer insurance rates, also why the next caliber srt-4 will be called a caliber, and not an srt model only, grouping it into the standard calaber insurance rates

It probably won’t help that much. A trans am or formula was classified as a firebird, but still had double the insurance rate. :gay2:

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