Entry/Update Date Jan 15, 2012
Model: Satellite
Year: 1967
Weight: 3250, w driver 1/4 tank of gas, all fluids
Application: Occasionaly drove it on the road, but it also drag raced. Never tried dodging cones with it.
Engine Package briefly: 360, balanced, blueprinted, high swirl heads, too much cam.
Estimate HP: 400 FW HP at sea level. At my altitude, much much less.
Trans: 727 auto
Speed: Never top ended it. It would run the quarter @ 115
Gears:stock 727
RE Ratio: 4:89, 4:56, 3:23
RE Type: spool for the 4 series, Sure grip for the 3s.
Front Tire Size Brand Model: 255/50x16 Goodyear Gatorbacks
Front Rim width: 8"
Rear tire Size Brand Model: 255/50x16 Goodyear Gatorbacks
Rear Rim Width: 8"
Aftermarket Front End brand: stock layout
Coil Rate: .96 t-bar, aprox 160#
Front Shocks: Mopar Oval track (carrera)
Front Sway bar Dia: 1.125"
Rear Leaf Suspension Model Rate: stock layout, XHD style, 160#
Shocks: Mopar Oval track (carrera)
Rear Sway bar Dia: none
Front Brakes: OEM style
Rotor Dia Width: 11.75"
Caliper-Pistons: OEM iron single pot
Cooling Ducts: none
Rear Brakes : OEM style
Drum Size Dia Width: 10x3 drums
Rotor Dia:Rotor width : Caliper- Pistons :Parking Brake: Dual Circuit Dia MC: 1 1/32, 70/30 split
Chassis: OEM
Subframe Connectors: 1x2 bolt in style that were welded
Torque Boxes: no
Roll bar, Roll Cage: no
Aftermarket stiffeners: Comments: Firm Feel box with fast ratio arms.
1. Best above improvement: Sway bars, sub frame connectors
2. Least effective above improvement: considering the changes from original, nothing disappointed.
3. Next improvement: None, I sold the car years ago.
4. Above car handles IMO on a 1-10 ( 10 best Z06, 1 yugo): I'd give it a 7. I built this in the early 90s. It felt comparable to a Porsche 924 or a mid 80s Vette. Unfortunatly there was not much focus on handling cars back then, so I never bothered to try an open track day or autocross. It was only registered for a short time, so my street experience with it was limited. I ended up running it on the drag strip more than anything else and that gave me a very unique persective of handling set ups vs drag set ups and some of the actual give and take of the differences and their impact
Here is is with the drag tires on it at Bandimere.