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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee
Neil Smedley had a 318 poly 2bbl in a '62 Belvedere at one time. It ran 17.20's with a 2bbl a/t and 2.90's gear. He put a 4bbl on it with a 625 Carter and it ran 17.20's. He changed to a 3.55 rear and it ran 17.20's. He recurved the distributor and got it to the 17-teens. He then added a 2x4bbl and it ran the same.
There you go, nothing to get excited about or maybe Neil is just plain stupid!
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Well I don't know Neal but when I was in high school (about 100 years ago) I had a 58 Plymouth Belvedere two door hard top that weighed about 3,800 pounds. With a rebuilt two barrel engine, a 3.91 Sure Grip rear end and exhaust cut outs I ran some to mid to low 17s. However I was not that great either, it was discovered after I sold it that the exhaust heat riser valve was rusted shut.
I would have thought a much lighter 62 would be quite a bit faster.
Bill