[DeTomaso] Entertaining TV on Sat (no DeTomaso0

[Dave Londry]

The NHRA rating on a 68 390 fastback is 10.26 (with AFR Canfield or 
Edelbrock heads)
The rating of a 68 440 charger is 10.23 (stock heads)
http://www.nhra.com/competition/classification.aspx

There are about 20 factors I bypassed but it's very close and it 
surprised the hell out of me.
A stock 68 - 383 roadrunner used to drive away from a stock 68 - 390 
mustang,
 first-hand experience1968, new well-tuned cars.

I doan get it.
dave



JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 7/14/10 4:26:44 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:
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>> don't believe that a stock 440 Charger had to be detuned to allow a stock 
>> 390 Mustang to keep up.
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> Sorry, Will. The film makers said they had to progressively reduce the 
> Charger's tire size and width until the thing was quite squirrely on those city 
> streets, or it flat ran away from the Mustang. Take a look at the pitiful 
> tire size during the sequence where the Charger's hubcaps fly off in a corner. 
> They look like trailer tires. To me, thats de-tuning. Cheers- J Deryke
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