Muscle Car's best years?

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Jul 11, 2004 | 11:42 AM

Twister97

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Muscle Car'* best years?

Have three cars, the Mustang, Corvette, and Charger. What are some of the best years of those cars? And I want to stick before 1980.

Jul 11, 2004 | 11:52 AM

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Jul 11, 2004 | 11:57 AM

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1967 - 70

Jul 11, 2004 | 02:15 PM

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1967 - 70

I'm with him on this one. Best years really.

71 was a horrible year, A 454 vette had less then 200 hp.. Keep in mind that in 71, HP ratings went from SAE Gross, to SAE Net.

Jul 11, 2004 | 04:04 PM

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1967 -1970. miss my 68 rt charger. 440 4bbl :(

Jul 11, 2004 | 04:56 PM

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How do you convert from SAE net to SAE gross.

Jul 11, 2004 | 08:34 PM

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Jul 12, 2004 | 04:56 PM

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'71 had the 351 BOSS Mustang. It was the 351 Cleveland with a lumpy cam and BOSS heads. It ran a 13.8 1/4 mile bone stock and a 0-60 in 5.8 secs on a 3800 lb. chassis.

Torque
380@3400rpm

Horsepower
330@5800rpm

Compression
11.1:1

The only other cars that could keep up were big blocks, i.e.

Chevy Chevelle SS 454 LS6 13.65 454 ci
Corvette LS6 13.73 also a 454 ci
Dodge Charger R/T Hemi 13.75 426 ci
Firebird Trans Am HO 13.90 455 ci
Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air 14.90 455 ci

That was Ford'* last good year....