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[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Just maybe it was a sneaky way of equalizing the cars and DRIVERS without
smashing any movie star egos.  Michael Shortt

On Jul 15, 2010 3:23 AM, <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:


I don't think you were comparing the right numbers.

A 68 Mustang F/B in the Stock class is rated at 10.26.
A 68 440 Charger in the Stock class is rated at 10.40.

A 68 Mustang F/B in the Super Stock class is rated at 9.94.
A 68 440 Charger in the Super Stock class is rated at 10.23.

Neither AFR nor Canfield makes heads for an FE.  Those comments are for the
302.

NHRA allows Edelbrock heads as stock replacements for the 390.  The
Edelbrock heads are an improvement.  They aren't a huge improvement, but
they aren't race heads like Canfields or AFR.

Of course, these numbers simply reflect what people are doing with the cars
today, with years of tuning, testing, and pushing every rule to the limit.
 What happened on the street in the 70's and 80's would have been different,
and possibly a lot different.

However, the numbers sure don't "speak" that a stock 440 Charger would walk
all over a 390 Mustang.  Outrun maybe.  I don't have an issue with saying a
440 Charger is faster than a 390 Mustang.  I have an issue with making it
sound like it wouldn't even be close.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
>Sent: Jul 15, 2010 1:39 AM
>To: ...

>The NHRA rating on a 68 390 fastback is 10.26 (with AFR Canfield or
>Edelbrock heads)
>The rating ...

>> In a message dated 7/14/10 4:26:44 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.net writes:
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>>> don't believe ...