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Originally Posted by Tom Goldman
Mark, I'd be very impressed if it ran under the index in Q ....Even at 2800#. ..... This combo is lower in compression and cam lift than a 258 like Ed F's combo that runs in T., altho the ports are much larger on the earlier heads .....On the plus side ,I guess you could run a 4 speed T-10 in it and not use 4th gear, that would at least give some strength not found in the 3 speed. ....The 290 combo is the sweet one ,only 2900# in K,3005 in L, only as a 4 speed with the 4 barrel in '67 ..Billy Nees has been pestering me to build one of them for years. If Billy likes it ,is got to be good!
.....Tom
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I think so too... What is the carb rated at? Bigger cam and carb than a 283 and 10 less horse ...hmmm
Not exactly a 10 cent car ..as Billy would say..