the Cuda would 60 ft in the mid 1.22 to 1.26
Both batteries were mounted so the plates face to the front and back, not sideways to avoid the acid sloshing against the plates
One battery was bought in mid 2013 and the other one was bought two or three years later, both are still working good
I put the alternator on it before racing it due to not wanting to charge the batteries between rounds The analog volt meter never drop below 14.0 + volts with the motor running
The race MSD boxes are voltage sensitive, especially if the battery voltage get down near 12.25 V
This motor (I sold the car last month) had 14.9 to 15.3 to 1 compression ratio with a Power Master starter for the glide, it would turn the motor over several times before kicking out due to no snout centering bung in the stock type Powerglide case mounting the starter on the drivers side