For those who don't want to wait....
67' Shelby GT500 = 15.24 sec. 92 mph
2020 Shelby GT500 = 11.49 sec 130 mph
Mustang - Old Vs. New:
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For those who don't want to wait....
67' Shelby GT500 = 15.24 sec. 92 mph
2020 Shelby GT500 = 11.49 sec 130 mph
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Looking back to the 1980's and 1990's, my daily driver was faster than the 1967 GT500.
I was digging through old files and found the build sheet...
1972 Ford Tornio - Full Frame Car - 4,040 lbs Race Weight - Full Interior with Factory Air Conditioning
429 SCJ Built By RHRE (me)
11.25:1 Compression
RHRE Custom Solid Lifter Camshaft by Isky .525"/.525" Net Valve Lift - 300°/301° SAE Duration - 251°/252° @ .050" Lift - 105.5 LSA
Firing Order Customized To 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 From 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 to improve cylinder to cylinder mixture distribution
RHRE Picnic Table Ported & Polished C8AE Heads
730 CFM Holley Vacuum Secondary #71 Main Jets, 4.5 in/Hg Power Valve, Black Cam Position #2 - #28 Squirter, Purple Diaphragm Spring
Stock Ford Dual Point - 20°BTDC @ Idle - 36° Total Timing
Cast Iron SCJ Exhaust Manifolds, 2.5" Exhaust Into Dynomax Super Turbo Mufflers
Ford Close Ratio Toploader 4-Speed ((2.78 - 1.93 - 1.36 - 1.00) 1-3/8" Input
Ford 9" Axle, 31 Spline Clutch-Type Positraction - 4.10:1 Axle ratio
P 275/50/15 Tires At All Four Corners
The car would run 13.80 @ 106mph in the 100° heat of the day at Bakersfield's Famoso Raceway and stay on that dial in all night long when the temps dropped into the 70's...
I was digging through old files and found the build sheet...
1972 Ford Tornio - Full Frame Car - 4,040 lbs Race Weight - Full Interior with Factory Air Conditioning
429 SCJ Built By RHRE (me)
11.25:1 Compression
RHRE Custom Solid Lifter Camshaft by Isky .525"/.525" Net Valve Lift - 300°/301° SAE Duration - 251°/252° @ .050" Lift - 105.5 LSA
Firing Order Customized To 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 From 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 to improve cylinder to cylinder mixture distribution
RHRE Picnic Table Ported & Polished C8AE Heads
730 CFM Holley Vacuum Secondary #71 Main Jets, 4.5 in/Hg Power Valve, Black Cam Position #2 - #28 Squirter, Purple Diaphragm Spring
Stock Ford Dual Point - 20°BTDC @ Idle - 36° Total Timing
Cast Iron SCJ Exhaust Manifolds, 2.5" Exhaust Into Dynomax Super Turbo Mufflers
Ford Close Ratio Toploader 4-Speed ((2.78 - 1.93 - 1.36 - 1.00) 1-3/8" Input
Ford 9" Axle, 31 Spline Clutch-Type Positraction - 4.10:1 Axle ratio
P 275/50/15 Tires At All Four Corners
The car would run 13.80 @ 106mph in the 100° heat of the day at Bakersfield's Famoso Raceway and stay on that dial in all night long when the temps dropped into the 70's...
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OP
Weeeeeeeee!
I know there are faster cars, but you know consistent 13.80's in a 4,100 lbs car is decent for a pump gas daily driver!!!!
Yupp!
The weight of those were pigs, but you are right! Not half bad for it...
I wonder how much heavier the old ponies were compared to the new...
Still in all quite impressive for the years...
Those old 9” ...31 splines were some nice hefty rear butts that were quite hard to break...
The weight of those were pigs, but you are right! Not half bad for it...
I wonder how much heavier the old ponies were compared to the new...
Still in all quite impressive for the years...
Those old 9” ...31 splines were some nice hefty rear butts that were quite hard to break...
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