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Does this 0-60 seem right?

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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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I figured about an 8.5 0-60 on my '87 stock motor stock everything, minus the cat convertor. Has the N10 muffler. Does this seem right? Or average at least?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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I think that would be possible. Those usually do about 9 seconds on average ... I think.
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Old Mar 18, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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I dunno. The 87' unless fitted with 3.33 gearing goes from 0-60mph around 10 sec. With the 3.33 9 sec is possible. My grandma had a 87' Bonny and it was snappy off the line but after 40mph it just seemed to die out. It had LOW miles. I'm talking 45K in 2002. Then in 2003 my cousins decided to tow 3000lbs with it at 72K and fried the tranny. It then went to the junkyard.
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I believe mine has the 2.73. I have my personal RPO code list at home, that'* where it'* written down. I don't 100% trust it though because the car has had a used transmission put in, and on the reciept it says "install used 440-t4 transmission, CUSTOMER SUPPLIED". So who knows it may not be what the stocker was.
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Well i double checked, mine originally was an RPO FP3, which is a 2.73. I know it'* got a 4 pin plug, so it'* from another '87. What is there on the trans that can tell me the final drive that it was BUILT with? I know there should be a label somewhere.
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do you have a tach?? what is the reading at 60 mph
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At 60 mine reads about 2200 RPM. Maybe a little higher.
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