Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

My original thought was correct.
Based on cost and performance, the 1969 Boss 429 is the
most under performing musclecar.
Boss 429 engine, big-port aluminum heads and aluminum intake,
Holley carb (though under-sized at 735 cfm), and 3.91 gears as standard.
Pretty much a 14.10 machine. Not a good choise for C/Stock.
PC

Now you're not comparing apples to apples. You need to look at the tech guide and explore more thoroughly. What is the allowable compression? Shows 10.5:1 but it may be much higher as I don't see very specific dome specs. A stocker cam is a long way from stock and specs are .492/.522. With the great clutches offered now, you can gear the snot out of those heads and still hook. I can't see the carb being a big problem. I'm sure the 415 factored HP (1970 Boss 429) is a problem but I would say NHRA would review and reduce since there has never been any active campaigning of one. At least in a few decades or so.
As you have seen in this thread, plenty of pigs are now plenty fast in Stock!