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Old 12-26-2012, 05:06 PM   #10
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Default Re: Mopar racers,,, help me settle a bet.

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Originally Posted by jmantle View Post
??????? Those dual quad cars would easily run 12.70's on a good day with a legal 283. We were torn down several times so everyone knew it wasn't a 327. As the camshafts evolved, the car would run quicker as a 245 hp than a 270.

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If you were like me, tech guys were feeling the sides of the block for motor mount bosses until they knew you had been torn down. Between setting records and protests, they all knew my '56 was a 265".
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