OldmanRick
Well-Known Member
Yes I do. Years ago i did a minor tune on a stock 59' 283 Vette with a solid cam. I assume it was a 097? It was a pretty fast car. Had two Carters, was a 4spd, not sure of the rear gear, but it felt like a 13sec car. One other was a high school friend with a stock 69' Z/28. It had the standard 3.73 rear and seemed really soft on the low end. It was a beautiful car, but i'd say it felt like it would run about 15 flat on a good day. I think to be a bruiser, it really needed a 4.56 gear to keep up with a lot of the cars of the day. The one car that had a factory solid in it that was bad assed, was my buddies 65' Vette with a crate 70' LT-1 and a 4.56 rear. That car went a few 12's with tires and Hooker sidepipe headers. That is until it tossed a half shaft...lol.