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06-08-2010, 01:32 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
Bill ( Grumpy ) Jenkins thought those Chevy II 's with the 327/350 combination ran good too!
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06-08-2010, 01:45 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
As far as the factory slugs went , the street Hemi cars were no fun to own. If you were not mechanically inclined it was not much of a street cruiser. A plug eating, oil burning detuned race motor. BUT, Love it and a lot of TLC and some mods , it was a bear. The 6 pack wedge motors were usually faster on the street at a lot less cost.
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06-08-2010, 01:54 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
A friend bought a brand new 1964 Corvette Midnight Blue/blk int. fastback coupe w/327 365hp (single Holley w/solid lifters & good cam), close ratio Muncie 4 sp, w/4.10 posi rear....pretty sure the car cost less than $6k. The Vette w/that powertrain combo was a screamer-- there wasn't much of anything Detroit built and street-legal that could touch it in '64-5 ....that's my pick for over-performer.....As far as poor performing muscle, I'd have to pick any of the cross-fire fuel injection Corvette models, along with the crossfire injected Camaros.Think they were 1982-1984 vintage and both were very disappointing.... WJ
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06-08-2010, 02:03 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
The bad thing about the 69' Boss 429, if anything went wrong with the internals, you were screwed, it was a fortune to repair.
I'll throw in a 1970 Pontiac GTO 400/350HP. I had one. A 3700lb. pig with an 'Endura' bumper. Somewhat pretty, but it went 'nowhere fast' PC |
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06-08-2010, 02:36 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
In the hands of the general public most anything with multiple carbs was usually a slug.
Buddy of mine used to have an L-88 Vette that I could roast at any time with a 340 Dart. |
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06-08-2010, 02:38 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
Hmmm...how about the '67 Mustang 390? What a pig. Now, with NHRA allowed superseded parts (block, heads, ,oil pan, intake, carb), it's super fast!
And when I see a '69 Mach 1 cross the auction blocks with (big bold advertising!) a 390 under the hood for big bucks, I want to yell...sucker! And I would gladly race a stock '68-'69 340 Dart with a 4-speed and 3.91's against a stock '66 Chevy II 327/350 with 3.73's. I think it would all depend on who was driving.
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06-08-2010, 02:47 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
1976 Trans Am 455 4 speed; hurt my feelings it was soooo slowwwww
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06-08-2010, 02:51 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
although not a car the ss454 pick ups were turds
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06-08-2010, 03:05 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
383 Road Runners were not as quick as the road runner itself.
Ron Ortiz U/SA thats why I have a 273
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06-08-2010, 03:07 PM
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Re: Most Under-Performing Musclecar Ever Produced?
I'd have to say the 1980-81 Turbo Trans Am was the most pathetic excuse for a performance car from the factory although the Boss 429 cars weren't very quick for what they were.
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