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Big red was an influence years ago with a 67 Camaro that I road raced and ran to 10.0 in the qtr with a little help from nitrous.
Planning a very similar build with this 69. Will be using a th400; 3.50 gears, 28” tires and a gear vendors setup.
We’re hoping the 540 comes in around 800bhp and then some kind of power adder. Everything is much more expensive than it was 25 years ago when I was running the 67.
Reality is if the Mohave magnum mile (1.5 miles) was still going I think we could hit 200. In just one mile it may take more $ and hp then I want to throw at it but we’ll easily hit the 10.0 in the qtr with the build and hopefully 170-175 in the 1/2 mile as those venues are easy to find.
The 69 is not known for its aerodynamics so it takes a boatload of power to make it happen. Maybe more then I’m ready to throw retirement savings at but we’ll do the other venues-rr, 1/4 & 1/2 and enjoy the heck outa it.
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