Musclecars That Should Have Been Made - Page 13

Tom keedle · 02-05-2012, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron E

440 6-pack Darts would have been a piece of cake. Engine cradles, exhaust manifolds, radiators, etc. already existed.
Or, to avoid burned plug wires, they could have used a hemi instead.

Oh well, at least we eventually got the K-car.

hey, K cars had hemi's too...........................

cicero819 · 02-06-2012, 12:31 AM

Monte Carlo ss 1983 with 454ci 4speed just like I'm building.

Pvt Parts · 02-06-2012, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by John Boland

I knew somebody that had this exact combo in a '65 Chevy II, 12 bolt posi, street gears and skinny tires... I don't think it was ever pointed straight, lol!

I had a red 64 SS Nova with that exact drive train. (327/365 4 speed, 373 gear)

Mike Schwartz · 02-06-2012, 09:19 PM

I once owned a 1968 Plymouth Fury III Fast Top, so I would love one with the same build specs as the '68 Hemi Dart & Cuda Super Stock package.

Or, since my '89 Olds 88 Royale sedan came from the factory with the 3.8L Buick V6 in it, it should be easy to swap in a complete T-Type or Grand National turbo setup.

bigshow2966 · 02-06-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Mopar Performance did offer somewhat of a v8 and rwd conversion kit for the Daytona.

Calling whay MP offered a "kit" would be optomistic. It was like 2 pieces of steel and a welder, minus the welder.

6t5frlane · 02-21-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

1965 442 with the 425 Toronado "Ultra High Compression" 370 HP engine with W-30 upgrade. Call it 385 HP.

1970-1971 Maverick / Comet with 302W 4bbl instead of 2bbl. Maybe even the Shelby GT-350 351W engine or Boss 302 in the 1970 model. How about a Boss 351 in the '71 models?

'69 AMX with Superstock cross-ram 390 engine. 1970 also since AMC wanted (and tried) to get away with it.

'71 - '74 Gremlin and Hornet 401.

Mopar 6-packs in anything they fit in in the years offered.
Same with the Z-28 302's & even LT-1, any model for years offered. If it fit under the hood, it was good!

Boss 429 F-100 in 1969-1970.

The 401 Gremlins were made. Randall AMC in Arizonia made them ( I think...getting old lol )

Tom keedle · 02-21-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 6t5frlane

The 401 Gremlins were made. Randall AMC in Arizonia made them ( I think...getting old lol )

yup. got one behind the shop...

bill dedman · 02-21-2012, 01:15 PM

And now, for something completely different...

The Mopar factory had a few prototype turbocharged slant six motors. They never did anything (production-wise) with them.

I have an acquaintence who has a 1966 Valiant with a turbocharged slant six that makes a little over 500 horsepower with the 2-valve, cast iron head, and one 4-bbl Holley carb.

It is all-steel and weighs a little over 2,800 pounds.

It runs in the tens at 127 mph in the quarter-mile, on gasoline. That's with a power-robbing 727 and 2.76:1 final drive gearing.

If a "backyard mechanic" can get this kind of output from a hairdryer-equipped, leaning tower of power, just think what the factory could have done...

You can watch it HERE:

Rose Racing · 09-08-2014, 05:11 PM

1969 Torino Talladega with the BOSS 429 instead of the Mustang getting the BOSS 429 I have never understood or known the reasoning behind this...

FINESPLINE · 09-08-2014, 08:38 PM

1971 Pontiac T-37 / GT-37 with 455 Ram Air V as per Lynn McCarty build on U-tube coupled with a Turbo 400 and a 12 bolt rear.

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cicero819 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Aylmer Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,086 Likes: 31 Liked 69 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Musclecars That Should Have Been Made Monte Carlo ss 1983 with 454ci 4speed just like I'm building.

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Mike Schwartz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 533 Likes: 129 Liked 248 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Musclecars That Should Have Been Made I once owned a 1968 Plymouth Fury III Fast Top, so I would love one with the same build specs as the '68 Hemi Dart & Cuda Super Stock package. Or, since my '89 Olds 88 Royale sedan came from the factory with the 3.8L Buick V6 in it, it should be easy to swap in a complete T-Type or Grand National turbo setup.

02-21-2012, 01:15 PM	#128
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Musclecars That Should Have Been Made And now, for something completely different... The Mopar factory had a few prototype turbocharged slant six motors. They never did anything (production-wise) with them. I have an acquaintence who has a 1966 Valiant with a turbocharged slant six that makes a little over 500 horsepower with the 2-valve, cast iron head, and one 4-bbl Holley carb. It is all-steel and weighs a little over 2,800 pounds. It runs in the tens at 127 mph in the quarter-mile, on gasoline. That's with a power-robbing 727 and 2.76:1 final drive gearing. If a "backyard mechanic" can get this kind of output from a hairdryer-equipped, leaning tower of power, just think what the factory could have done... You can watch it HERE: __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 02-21-2012 at 01:25 PM.

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Rose Racing Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Sandusky, Ohio Posts: 353 Likes: 95 Liked 226 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Musclecars That Should Have Been Made 1969 Torino Talladega with the BOSS 429 instead of the Mustang getting the BOSS 429 I have never understood or known the reasoning behind this...

09-08-2014, 08:38 PM	#130
FINESPLINE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y. Posts: 541 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Musclecars That Should Have Been Made 1971 Pontiac T-37 / GT-37 with 455 Ram Air V as per Lynn McCarty build on U-tube coupled with a Turbo 400 and a 12 bolt rear.