No way would a 327 (or 350), do 160 unless it was seriously reworked. Even then it probably would not have the rpm’s to go that high without changing the rear end or gears.
I have a 67 Varo that had the 327 and now has a 350 pumped close to 400HP. I’ve had the Camaro over 100 but it starts to float. A Vette has better aero, but 160 mph isn’t very believable. 125 mph maybe, but drag goes up by the square of speed.
Depends a lot on where you are, distance of acceleration and such. Hard to do on a highway with any car, too damned much traffic. Level ground is another question, not easy to find it on public roads without traffic congestion
He wasted no time laying down a smoky burnout as the two pulled away, then boasted that he’d buried the 160 mph speedometer when he was younger. He didn’t say where he did it, but he may be exaggerating, or must have been going downhill. Because, while a 1967 Stingray with a 400 hp 427 cu-in V8 could crack 150 mph, Biden's model had a top speed in the 130-145 mph range.
I concur...
I have a 1980 with the emissions ripped out...original never revuilt small block 350 (mechanic called it “a tired engine”.)
Handed down by my dad to me...never had it over 80.
Probably the closest to 160 mph that a 327 in a C2 could get might have been the 395-horsepower (some sources claim 375 hp) Rochester fuel-injected version from the 1964 Sting Ray (rather than “Stingray” as the 1968-82 C3 based on the Mako Shark called itself).
The next model year (1965), the fuel-injected small block was dropped in favor of a 396-cid big block rated at 425 horses.
“No way would a 327 (or 350), do 160 unless it was seriously reworked.”
Not true at all. I’ve had several cars including a 1996 2.5L Acura TL that could do 160. I even got clocked at 147 after slowing down outside Douglas, WY late one night.
Wife has a 2015 BMW x1 i35 with an inline 3.0L turbo charged 300hp engine. It will do 160 without breathing hard.
I took my LS400 up to 130 approaching Nashville and chickened out. It would do 160, but no way for me!
I disagree. I have ridden in a production 1966 Corvette on a proving ground test track at an indicated 155 mph. My own 1964 Corvette came with a production 327 ci, 375 hp fuel injected engine, and also had a 365 hp carbureted version. It had an axle ratio that allowed 70 mph redline (6500 rpm) in LOW gear.
You would have to strip the chassis, agreed
You would have to put in a carbon driver’s seat and remove everything else and give it the NASCAR treatment