Originally Posted By Cab_Burge
When you discuss the old days in Modified eliminator you have to remember that all those drivers let the clutch out at 8000 + RPM with either 6.17, 5.86 or maybe as tall as 5.57 with a 3.25 low gear and shifted them between 8500 up to 9800 RPM, NO torque what so dang ever shruggy
They idle at 1500 + RPM, those motors flat scream from when the top bulb came on until they let off on the other end, none of those motors ran in gear below 2500 RPM until they stuck the clutch in to reverse directions or were shutting the motor off shruggy


That was my point. Those cars made big HP, from little cubes, and a production head, with not very large ports( compared to what is available in the aftermarket today).

526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!