Used Occasionally. overpowering is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary.
In its first year, the 1953 Corvette is powered by 235-horsepower straight six engine and generates 150 horsepower to hit a top speed of 108 mph.
My 67 corvette tri-power 435 hp dyno'd 405 hp at the wheels. If you tune the carbs, tweak the timing, let the car breath by removing the old exhaust manifolds, you will be surprised how much these old engines produce.