Match Race ~ 1968 Road Runner '383' vs. 1966 Mercury Cyclone GT '390'

barbee6043 said
as I remember the 390 was regarded as a "dog" back in its day.... maybe it was biased!????

That Depends on the 'Drivetrain'.

You could get a 1966 Mercury Cyclone GT '390' with;

* Closed-Ratio Transmission .... 2.32 ~ 1.69 ~ 1.29 ~ 1.00
* 3.89 Gears

Those '2' items made a World-of-Difference in the 390.

Back-in-the-Day {1966}, add on a set of Headers and 7" Slicks, and you
could run 14.10's @ 98 MPH while classed in 'C/Stock'.

Very respectable.