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L88 Corvette takes on ZL1, Z28, W30, SS396 - Drag Video
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<blockquote data-quote="johnkn" data-source="post: 16421366" data-attributes="member: 23549"><p>As stated above, the quickest standard showroom stock 428cj, 454, 455, and even Hemi cars in the late 60s/very early 70s were typically 13 second cars. Boss302, Z28s, TA Challenger, AAR Cuba’s were low/mid 14 second cars stock. Sure there were a few special models, Thunderbolts, Ram Charger, L88, 427 Cobras that we’re a quicker. Then there were the Motion Performance, Yenko, Baldwin, etc cars some of which were “guaranteed” to run 11s and were typically either dominator or tunnel ram cars on slicks. The cars shown in the videos are highly tuned representations of the stockers and run much, much better than the originals, while “appearing stock and within the rules”. My first Shelby in 1977, a 68 GT500 ran a best of 13.8s stock on J60 tires and traction bars at MIR. It didn’t run a high 11 until it had a 454MR motor and 430 gears on 9” tires.</p><p></p><p>And many magazines like SS/DI would run an article on a car, like a ‘70 SS454 Chevelle, run it stock at a best of a mid13 or so after 6 runs, then spend the day tuning, carb jetting, timing, tire pressures, remove air cleaner, loosen sway bars, etc, etc and drop a couple tenths and hit that magic “12” number.</p><p></p><p> I was there......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnkn, post: 16421366, member: 23549"] As stated above, the quickest standard showroom stock 428cj, 454, 455, and even Hemi cars in the late 60s/very early 70s were typically 13 second cars. Boss302, Z28s, TA Challenger, AAR Cuba’s were low/mid 14 second cars stock. Sure there were a few special models, Thunderbolts, Ram Charger, L88, 427 Cobras that we’re a quicker. Then there were the Motion Performance, Yenko, Baldwin, etc cars some of which were “guaranteed” to run 11s and were typically either dominator or tunnel ram cars on slicks. The cars shown in the videos are highly tuned representations of the stockers and run much, much better than the originals, while “appearing stock and within the rules”. My first Shelby in 1977, a 68 GT500 ran a best of 13.8s stock on J60 tires and traction bars at MIR. It didn’t run a high 11 until it had a 454MR motor and 430 gears on 9” tires. And many magazines like SS/DI would run an article on a car, like a ‘70 SS454 Chevelle, run it stock at a best of a mid13 or so after 6 runs, then spend the day tuning, carb jetting, timing, tire pressures, remove air cleaner, loosen sway bars, etc, etc and drop a couple tenths and hit that magic “12” number. I was there...... [/QUOTE]
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