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To: MisterArtery

I had a 65 Olds Delta 88 which had a 425 rocket V-8. It was rated at 360hp but I think that was conservative because it ran like a bat out of hell.

Too heavy to compete with the muscle cars but still fast. I once drag raced a hot rod Chevelle SS396. I beat him for the first hundred yards or so. Mine had posi-traction which helped.

It actually got better mileage than my wife’s 73 Cutlass Supreme with a 350. It did have to have premium tho.


11 posted on 04/25/2016 7:01:48 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: yarddog

I drove a Gremlin-X for a while in High School. It had been re-painted, but the “X” striping kit was on backorder so it looked like the base model. I had fun with for awhile.


12 posted on 04/25/2016 7:10:09 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: yarddog

I currently have a 2013 Audi S6 with a 4.0L V8 Twin Turbo and AWD. Audi understates it by a lot at 420hp and 0-60 in 4.6 sec. The car tuners say it is stock 480hp and Car and Driver clocked it at 0-60 in 3.7 sec.


16 posted on 04/25/2016 7:29:11 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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