Ralphie ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Share #51 Posted July 2, 2020 5 hours ago, jsharr said: I am more of a fan of the 70 split bumper. Looks a lot like a Vega. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 2, 2020 Share #52 Posted July 2, 2020 18 minutes ago, Zealot said: My high school friend had a Chevelle. He was very good at build engines that made lots of hp. It I recall it was a 396 with dual 4 barrel carburetor with tunnel ram intake, It idled at 2400 rpm and it would rev close to 7500+ rpm. Geared low, a 5:38 rear end. When he raced it with drag slicks it would lift the front wheels off of the ground. This guy could shift a 4 speed nearly as fast as any modern automatic transmission. That's what it sounded during a run at the track. He would shift from first to second gear with the front wheels off of the ground most times during a race. (You can't do that with my Prius.) 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Share #53 Posted July 2, 2020 Easy for me, as I have always loved '40 Fords, coupes, sedans, or pickups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Share #54 Posted July 2, 2020 7 hours ago, Bikeguy said: My high school friend had a Chevelle. He was very good at build engines that made lots of hp. It I recall it was a 396 with dual 4 barrel carburetor with tunnel ram intake, It idled at 2400 rpm and it would rev close to 7500+ rpm. Geared low, a 5:38 rear end. When he raced it with drag slicks it would lift the front wheels off of the ground. This guy could shift a 4 speed nearly as fast as any modern automatic transmission. That's what it sounded during a run at the track. He would shift from first to second gear with the front wheels off of the ground most times during a race. (You can't do that with my Prius.) This is a notorious problem with front wheel drive automobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Share #55 Posted July 2, 2020 1968 Mustang Fastback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 2, 2020 Share #56 Posted July 2, 2020 9 hours ago, Bikeguy said: My high school friend had a Chevelle. He was very good at build engines that made lots of hp. It I recall it was a 396 with dual 4 barrel carburetor with tunnel ram intake, It idled at 2400 rpm and it would rev close to 7500+ rpm. Geared low, a 5:38 rear end. When he raced it with drag slicks it would lift the front wheels off of the ground. This guy could shift a 4 speed nearly as fast as any modern automatic transmission. That's what it sounded during a run at the track. He would shift from first to second gear with the front wheels off of the ground most times during a race. (You can't do that with my Prius.) Nor with my Dart... 😉 My first car was a 69 Chevelle. But it was a Malibu. Nothing like the machine you described here! 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Share #57 Posted July 2, 2020 36 minutes ago, Zealot said: My first car was a 69 Chevelle. But it was a Malibu. Nothing like the machine you described here! 😃 Mine was a '70 Malibu, 307ci, auto. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share #58 Posted July 2, 2020 10 hours ago, Bikeguy said: My high school friend had a Chevelle. He was very good at build engines that made lots of hp. It I recall it was a 396 with dual 4 barrel carburetor with tunnel ram intake, It idled at 2400 rpm and it would rev close to 7500+ rpm. Geared low, a 5:38 rear end. When he raced it with drag slicks it would lift the front wheels off of the ground. This guy could shift a 4 speed nearly as fast as any modern automatic transmission. That's what it sounded during a run at the track. He would shift from first to second gear with the front wheels off of the ground most times during a race. (You can't do that with my Prius.) Why did he have the idle set so high? Most idle below 1000 rpm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted July 2, 2020 Share #59 Posted July 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, jsharr said: Why did he have the idle set so high? Most idle below 1000 rpm? To cover up the timing/stalling issue he couldn’t quite work out...? 😉 JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 2, 2020 Share #60 Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, jsharr said: Why did he have the idle set so high? Most idle below 1000 rpm? The cam had LOTS of valve overlap and lift. It ran a lot soother at the higher idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share #61 Posted July 2, 2020 1 minute ago, Bikeguy said: The cam had LOTS of valve overlap and lift. It ran a lot soother at the higher idle. And fried clutches as you engaged it as that speed too I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 2, 2020 Share #62 Posted July 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, jsharr said: And fried clutches as you engaged it as that speed too I bet. It had a clutch pressure plate with LOTS of pressure. It's more like it fried a lot if tires on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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