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Originally Posted by Harry 6674
I can understand about the not street legal crap. OK. But whats with lockup converter, crash protection, emission control? If you run your stocker with all this crap on it you are missing the boat. As far as compression ratios go I'm sure there are no laws regulating that. As far as the street legal deal goes I'm sure I could get one of those licenced as an assembled vehicle where I live.
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With the higher compression ratio's the manufacturers couldnt get the engines to pass smog certs. in most cases. Worse fact is the "Horse Pizz" they call gas and sell for the street would knock the bearings out of them or at least break the ring lands out of them, Not enough octane. Its not legal to run the $12 a gal. race fuel in most areas on the street but some I know still do it because of the lead content. Just saying.
I know......same deal for most pre 1971 engines such as a 427 69 Camaro.