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| RE: great story and I learned that..... |
| By McQ - 10/30/2003 11:32:09 AM; IP 209.19.180.126 |
That's correct, the 390GT wasn't the dog that current publications make it out to be. It was/is a nice street package. The 390 was a known power house based primarily on the very strong/vaunted '61, early '62 HP 390-375/401 horse package. However the 390GT was little more than a standard 390 with a very decent hydraulic cam, the C6OZ-B.
I tweaked my '66 GTA into the consistent 14's with the main tweak being a C7AE '67 428 PI intake manifold. That intake was a gift from my folks for my 21st birthday in '69. That was a big deal for a very low buck college kid. My GTA remained basically stock in the ten years I owned it with 3.25 gearing, stock exhaust manifolds. It ran very well in 1976...14.3/99mph. Then I made a huge mistake and sold it.
As for a stick/4 speed Cobra running better, yes I agree with you that a good driver wth slicks generally could beat a C6 backed CJ. I wanted to order our dealer Cobra with the 4 speed but the sales manager preferred the auto. because he wanted to drive it too. I was happy enough that he went with the idea of having a performance car on the premises that I didn't argue.
There was another '69 FAIRLANE Cobra driver regularly racing at Deer Park, Grant Marr was his name. He had a Sport Roof(fastback) red Cobra 4.30 drag pack, ram air, 4 speed, 'stone 500's/Hookers. He was an excellent driver who showed no mercy for the powertrain. He powershifted that toploader with stock Ford linkage to consistent high 12's. I think that demonstrated well how easy it was to prep a CJ powered car into very decent ETs for the time.
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