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[mowens]

A few weeks ago I driving in my 400hp 25psi boosted Mazdaspeed. Pulled up next to guy in an early 70's cutlass. Smoked him with the AC on, and I still get 25MPG on the highway.

I was googling and saw that even with a 442 the cutlass had about 375 horsepower. When new mine had 435 hp. That's another thing I like. When I need to pass someone, I can pass them.

[gcode]

Dang, even Vegans can be cool 😎 j/k

I miss read this. LOL
We were talking about old cars and hot rod projects and I read this as

Even Vegas can be cool..... and I was thinking
"No!!, No!! Vegas cannot be cool!!,they are a shit stain on the American auto industry that can never be erased."

Speaking of Vegas, a crazy friend of mine once shoehorned a 454 in to a Vega to run 1/4 mile races.
First time he got on it the frame twisted so bad the car was not drivable.
Only 3 wheels touched the ground and it took a cutting torch to get the engine out of the car.

[YoDoug]

I was googling and saw that even with a 442 the cutlass had about 375 horsepower. When new mine had 435 hp. That's another thing I like. When I need to pass someone, I can pass them.

The thing with old Muscle cars, they were heavy and had poor gearing. 3 speed auto or 4 speed manual don't compare well to modern 6+ speed transmissions. Keep a small turbo engine in the HP range with more gears plus the weight advantage of smaller engine/car/etc. and it gets pretty hard to beat with an old carbureted NA car.

[neurosis]

Speaking of Vegas, a crazy friend of mine once shoehorned a 454 in to a Vega to run 1/4 mile races.

My first car was a 65 Barracuda that we picked up out of a junkyard for $200 in 1985. It took some work to get it going, but it was a good first car for a poor boy.

I didn't know it at the time, I found out later; there was a guy that lived about a 1/2 mile from me that had a 65 barracuda in his garage. He saw me driving down the road and flagged me down. This thing had a 440 Magnum with a 6pack on it. The engine was so big the battery was in the trunk of the car. I don't know if you could get them like that or if it was a custom build, but as a 16-year-old kid, I couldn't believe my eyes. I think mine had a gutless 273 in it.

[Jeff]

The thing with old Muscle cars, they were heavy and had poor gearing

They also looked and sounded a hell of a lot cooler than anything we have today.

[YoDoug]

They also looked and sounded a hell of a lot cooler than anything we have today.

My first car in High school was a 72 Chevelle. Sometimes I miss that car. However, I like all the luxuries of modern cars, AC, Cruise, traction control, etc. Also, I have tuned carbs, set points, recurved a dist, in an old car and I have computer tuned a boosted DI modern car. I much more prefer the modern system for tunability, drivability, and reliability.

[Jeff]

My first car in High school was a 72 Chevelle.

Sweet!
Mine was a boat.
A 1975 4 door Chevy Caprice Classic hand-me-down.

[mkd]

I knew a guy that had a fag yellow 1980 firebird 🐦�🔥 with a whooping 150 factory horsepower. 301 Pontiac; 500# turd.

[mowens]

Mine was a 66 Pontiac LeMans.

[Incogneeto]

The thing with old Muscle cars, they were heavy and had poor gearing. 3 speed auto or 4 speed manual don't compare well to modern 6+ speed transmissions. Keep a small turbo engine in the HP range with more gears plus the weight advantage of smaller engine/car/etc. and it gets pretty hard to beat with an old carbureted NA car.

That is true , But I saw an Olds 88 cut a 2'ft round power pole in half and the drunk bastard walked away.

[Incogneeto]

I was googling and saw that even with a 442 the cutlass had about 375 horsepower. When new mine had 435 hp. That's another thing I like. When I need to pass someone, I can pass them.

My first Car 69' Olds 442 Hurst on the floor. 455 4 barrel carb Dual exhaust. Stock Car.

It's true don't rate to todays Hot Cars .But back then only the 440 Cuda and the big Chevelle could keep up.

I bought it used for $900 had to take out a loan. My boss was a veterinarian his wife with the new baby made him sell it to me. I think she wanted me dead....Or him not.

[CNCAppsJames]

I miss read this. LOL
We were talking about old cars and hot rod projects and I read this as

Even Vegas can be cool..... and I was thinking
"No!!, No!! Vegas cannot be cool!!,they are a shit stain on the American auto industry that can never be erased."

I think you misspelled AMC Pacer.

 

[rdshear]

or the Chevette, or Pinto, or Gremlin....  There were a bunch of shit stains back then...   

[JParis]

or Pinto

Ooo, I had a Pinto for aawhile and I'll tell you, that doesn't leave anywhere near the emotional scars that my parents 78 AMC Pacer left...god I shudder whenever I see a picture of one..

My mom had a '68 Dodge Coronet with a 383....I WANTED that car....then she traded it on the "newer" Pacer   :sniff:

[Incogneeto]

or the Chevette, or Pinto, or Gremlin....  There were a bunch of shit stains back then...   

You forgot  "The Civic"