454 fun
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From: charlotte north carolina
454 fun
i had a 454 engine rebuilt by bob's speed shop in fort lauderdale for a 72 coupe project i finished a while back. it ran ok, but was too rich. i scored an unmolested q jet off the bay and rebuilt it according to lars' recommendations. i hadn't driven the car much since the carb job, but today i took it out. now, i know it's got 3:70 gears and a wide ratio 4 speed, but-when i nail it in first at about 20 mph it just spins the tires. i know it's only got stock width tires, but it impressed me! thank you bob and lars!!
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Hi jnb,
So it really is TORQUE that's FUN on the street, more than horsepower!
Regards,
Alan
I remember my 68 GTO, 400/350 had 445 ft/lbs of torque at 3000 rpm.
So it really is TORQUE that's FUN on the street, more than horsepower!
Regards,
Alan
I remember my 68 GTO, 400/350 had 445 ft/lbs of torque at 3000 rpm.
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i had a 454 engine rebuilt by bob's speed shop in fort lauderdale for a 72 coupe project i finished a while back. it ran ok, but was too rich. i scored an unmolested q jet off the bay and rebuilt it according to lars' recommendations. i hadn't driven the car much since the carb job, but today i took it out. now, i know it's got 3:70 gears and a wide ratio 4 speed, but-when i nail it in first at about 20 mph it just spins the tires. i know it's only got stock width tires, but it impressed me! thank you bob and lars!!
have fun!
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