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mcpoz
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horsepower
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Apr 28 00:13 UTC 1995 |
Anyone remember the fastest cars 0-60 and 1/4 mile in the glory days of
horsepower? Anyone remember the 0-100-0 time of the AC Cobra?
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mdw
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response 1 of 10:
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Apr 28 10:46 UTC 1995 |
Which glory days?
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n8nxf
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response 2 of 10:
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Apr 28 13:40 UTC 1995 |
I have a friend who built one recently from a kit. 15 seconds?
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novajay
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response 3 of 10:
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Apr 29 03:37 UTC 1995 |
1/4 mile times were in the mid 12's for the Cobra,
Hemi-powered Mopars with slicks
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gregc
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response 4 of 10:
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Apr 29 07:45 UTC 1995 |
At a guess, I would say that the glory days of horsepower began around
1955 and ended rather abruptly around 1975. With the 60's being the heyday.
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mcpoz
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response 5 of 10:
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Apr 29 11:37 UTC 1995 |
The beginnings of the power race was 50 or 51 olds with the rocket v8.
The Chrysler 300 in 55 was truly awesome with a 3-speed overdrive and non-
synchro first gear. I recall the 427 cobra at 0-100-0 in 9.8 seconds
whereas the current viper is 0-100 in 12 seconds.
An astonishing car right now is the Mitsubishi 3000 gt. I think this model
has 1.6 L (100 cubic inches) but about 240 horsepower, giving it the title
of the highest specific output sold in the US.
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mdw
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response 6 of 10:
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Apr 29 14:31 UTC 1995 |
Ah. So all of the things people did to get more HP out of model T's
don't count. Ok.
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mcpoz
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response 7 of 10:
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Apr 29 20:57 UTC 1995 |
Hey, they did great things there also, but I don't know much about what they
did. I did hear of "Frontenac Heads" for the model T, and I think that was
a multi valve overhead cam, but I have never see such a set-up. I was told
that the engine had two covers in sort of a "v" configuration. Supposedly
quite a sophisticated (& fast) modification.
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mcpoz
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response 8 of 10:
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Jun 23 00:55 UTC 1995 |
I just read in an automotive magazine that Ford is coming out with two
hot rod mustangs offered through Ford MotorSports. The first was described
as an "all aluminum block side-oiler 427, with a 0-60 time of 3.8 sec" in
the $50K range. The second was an all aluminum block 429 hemi - no
performance and no price listed. They said they would be offered through Ford
dealers at about 500 copies per year.
Oh yeah, the 427 had a 230 mph speedo and was "capable of over 200 mph."
Just what you need for the ride home.
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cuda
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response 9 of 10:
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Dec 21 23:31 UTC 1995 |
mopar ...the only way to drive...if it is a 70 cuda 440+6 that is red .. look
for it coming this summer in the streets of ann arbor.. e.t. 11.00 mabey
faster with NOS co. CUDA
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robtodd
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response 10 of 10:
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Feb 17 00:40 UTC 1996 |
please, let's talk about some reality, a real lead sled with a wedge is what
runs now. Not only coming soon, but here now !! RUN IT !! mopar from Mi.
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