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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
The reference to my car is laughable since you don't know anything about the rest of the setup. Rather than making assumptions, how about either asking questions or leaving your nose out of it?
The "slow as a pig" 396 solid lifter Vette motor had .30 over bore spec pistons, spec high lift solid lifter cams, 2" headers with 3.5" collectors, 456 gears in the rear, glass pack mufflers, top of the line (in that day) aftermarket ignition parts (this was points and condenser days), and plugs with a heat range and gapped to match to the rest of the car. It was setup for high torque short runs. It ran on Sunoco 280.
Obviously, it could barely get out of its own way. 
So, Mr I'm no expert but let me show my ignorance, what have you built on a 1960's muscle car platform??? |
Man, some of you old tough guys are easily triggered. I actually was NOT referring to your car but many cars of friends/acquaintances/strangers back in the day. Your car might have been set up great, many were not. For some reason, I've never seen a quick SS Chevelle big block but I'm sure they must exist, right?
I was too young for the bulk of the muscle car days but I rode along as a young teenager with an older friend in his 1970 AMX w/ a close ratio 4-speed and 343 w/ headers. Not sure of the axle ratio but it was quick in short races. We'd go out to the cruising strip at night and get in multiple street races from a rolling start and his win/loss record was impressive. I don't remember ever losing to a 396 or 454 Chevelle, only walking all over them. There were some other cars that beat him, mostly Mopars and once a Boss 302 Mustang! Have no idea if it was stock but holy balls was it quick.
There were lots of guys who had no clue how to set up a car but then my crowd was really young back at the time. They would just fire the parts cannon at it with headers, big carbs, etc. and nothing necessarily was the correct or perfect component. If you built a quick car, good for you. Trust me, I wasn't thinking about you. I never do.
