[Paul Ceasrine]

Easy there guys,
I'm just going by 1969 numbers.
Performance and cost.
I personally like the Boss 429.
Many different results on the Boss 429, by the magazine people.
Some of the first cars tested had 3.50 gears, and ran 14.40's, to much disappointment.
From the 69' model, early test results from Car-Life 7/69 were 14.09 @102.85 mph, with 3.91 gears.
Hi-Performance Car got the up-graded version of the Boss 429 in later 69' to run a 13.64, not a 13.34.
Still respectable.
Compression ratio closer to 11.20 - 1.
Remember, this car was set-up from the factory.
H.D. Suspension, staggered rear shocks, handling package (front-end lowered 1"), F-60 x 15" tires, 15" x 7" wheels, header-type exhaust manifolds w/free-flowing exhaust system, aluminum dual-plane high-rise intake, Holley carb (735cfm), high-lft solid-lifter camshaft (.492/.522), aluminum heads (did you ever see the size of the ports? a small family can live in their), monster-size valves, ram-air hood, 3.91 gears w/traction-lock rear, close ratio 4-speed, HD clutch package, engine oil-cooler, and trunk-mounted 85-Amp battery, and
hi-rated 65-Amp Alternator
* I don't think the 65' Coronet 426-S/365HP (Street-wedge) had any of those components.
But they did come with a mechanical-driven tachometer.
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