Mopar racers,,, help me settle a bet.

[Hemi Moose]

Danny maybe tell them to join in on the fun here, the more the merrier...and I also see this in your future...waffles & breakfast sausages.

[treessavoy]

You know, this is a lot like the argument I've had several times with Chevy guys that think 1957 Chevy's came with a 327.

JimR

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

You know, this is a lot like the argument I've had several times with Chevy guys that think 1957 Chevy's came with a 327.

JimR

Yeah,,, and the idiots that swear you could get a '67 Chevy II with a 396,,,, heard that one too!
Danny Durham

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by treessavoy

You know, this is a lot like the argument I've had several times with Chevy guys that think 1957 Chevy's came with a 327.

JimR

Jim,

They did, all those guys that were winning those Junior Stock Classes
from 1966 thru 1969 were running 327's in their 1957 cars, while claiming they were 283's.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Jim,

They did, all those guys that were winning those Junior Stock Classes
from 1966 thru 1969 were running 327's in their 1957 cars, while claiming they were 283's.

You are kidding, right?

[bigshow2966]

A couple years ago Mr. Norm's tried to release "recreations" of the SS/CA package car that never was, maybe that's where the confusion arose?

IIRC, it was supposed to use a 440 shortblock with Max Wedge heads and intake.

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by bigshow2966

A couple years ago Mr. Norm's tried to release "recreations" of the SS/CA package car that never was, maybe that's where the confusion arose?

IIRC, it was supposed to use a 440 shortblock with Max Wedge heads and intake.

Naw,,, trust me. These 3 were confused long before that!
Danny Durham

[Paul Ceasrine]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

You are kidding, right?

Ed,

In the Northeast, (New York , Connecticut and Milton, Vermont and
Orange Dragstrip in Massachusetts.

Nearly the whole lot of 57' Chevy's were running 327's while claiming a 283 in Stock Class.

In 1968, I saw my fair share of 57' Chevy BelAir's running a supposed
283/270 HP Dual-Quad in I/Stock, hitting 12.90's while on the
brakes, on a regular basis.

These guys went from running 14.10's to 12.90's (on the brakes) in the span of 1-week, after getting their engines 'done'.

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Jim,

They did, all those guys that were winning those Junior Stock Classes
from 1966 thru 1969 were running 327's in their 1957 cars, while claiming they were 283's.

??????? 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.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by jmantle

??????? 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.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

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".