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Who said American cars can't handle

Look at the stats from Road & Track, Trans Am beats RX7 through the cones and for latteral grip.

1983 Mazda RX 7 5 speed

weight 2,445 lbs 0-60 mph 9.7 seconds

Slalom speed 58.6 mph, Skid pad 0.767 g

stopping distance from 60 feet 151 ft,


1980 WS6 Trans Am 4.9 turbo automatic

weight 3,730 lbs 0-60 mph 8.2 seconds

Slalom speed 59.7 mph , Skid pad 0.817 g

stopping distance from 60 mph 158 ft,

 

Handling is not about figures...This is not the place for this kind of discussion so we'll leave it for elsewhere.

*n

 

A friend took his dads 69 Firebird and put a built Pontiac 455ci SD motor in it ... 3 two barrel carbs (6 Pack )
WHOO HOOO! ... you know that $20. bill on the dash trick ? Well , that thing pulled so hard you couldn't reach the dash to get that $20 ... in 4th gear ! ... at 90mph ! Had so much torque , you could use 4th gear from 20mph to 120mph ... what a nice rumble it had , man do I miss that car
DB

 

Mmmm... 6-packs... No one really does that any more because of the price of gas. Too bad too, talk about torque!

 

Here's a nice link on the SD 455 engine / cars.

http://tachrev.com/Web_Pages/SuperSpdwy.html

Six Pak? The Q-jet is enough for most purposes IMO.

 

(calls dealership up mmmm i need a replacement engine)

 

I see you like Trans am's to. What is your favorite years? Mine are 1982 and 1999.

 

I even like Formulas. I tend to side with the 1970 1/2 - 81 cars, but, was a big fan of Knight Rider so 1982,83 black T-tops bring back memories. The late 80s Formula was a nice ride too. Obviously the LT1 & LS1 cars are very fast.

But when I want to save gas, there's only one car I turn to. So should you.

Economy pony

1974 Mustang II Mach I 2.8 V6. Sweet little car!

 

i know alot of muscle cars that have v6s they still haul a** just not as much

 

Yes, the Buick GN 3.8 turbo was a very fast V6 car, even by today's standards.