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Originally Posted by blondie67
Hey Jeff,
Yeah, we've got to watch out for those 440's!!  I used to have an old Dodge Dart (okay don't laugh guys), and it had I think the smallest V8 made, a 273? It had two dead cylinders but it still would move. The car had no weight and I would race everyone at every stop light. I can't wait to take my 67 tearing around town. The previous owner lowered the gears so I'd like to take it back to stock so I can drive it on the freeway!
Since Jeff was sharing.....
Blondie should have been race car driver 67 |
In the old days -- for me the Seventies -- the 426 Hemi and 440 Six Packs were tough. However, my bone stock 400/335 with a four speed killed any 383 Mopars or 396 Chevys. However, now I simply appreciate the engine power and the rumpity rump sound. Maybe in the future, I'll go with quieter, more efficient gears, but not yet. Best story so far -- I'm on the road cruising one Sunday in the quiet countryside of Connecticut when a young kid in some sort of Far Eastern vehicle pulls up to me with the worst "music" I've ever heard on top of the typical "muffler" noise from his car. I simply revved my GTO up a little and voila, no more music or muffler pollution. It's great to go back in time once in a while...
