The car definitley ran good before he swapped in the coil-over suspension.
440 with .509 cam and the Long Rams meant instant power and tire smoke.
The DOT legal slicks really helped but they still got overpowered at times.
When Don Garlits and Dennis Gage were walking thru the show field they glanced at the car and then about fell over themselves when they realized it had the long rams.
On the way back from 1 cruise-in, a guy driving a warmed up 5.0 Mustang wanted to race him.
His wife told him no and the guy in the Mustang said a few unplesant things about the Dart. She told him to take the Mustang out!
My buddy told the Mustang to take off and he would give him a sporting chance. About 3 seconds after the Mustang took of from a 20 mph roll, the Dart came alive. When the shift light glowed for 3rd gear, he was just passing the Mustang with a huge screech from the slicks.
The 5.0 turned around and slinked away.
It is a huge torque monster.
