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To: motzman
1987 Mustang GT, BTW.

A buck forty-three in a smogged 302?! Wow!

61 posted on 09/05/2003 7:23:50 AM PDT by j_tull
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To: j_tull; motzman
In those late 80s Mustang engines it was pretty easy to get around the emissions equipment.
66 posted on 09/05/2003 7:29:41 AM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: j_tull
Actually, it is easy to do.

My 89 Mustang Convertible is speed limited at 147 MPH.

It is not exactly stock but in Calif, losing the smog stuff is not an option.

I once owned a 69 Plymouth GTX (a Road Runner clone) with a 440, 3 - 2 Barrel carbs and a 727 trans that topped out at 163. I once made the Atlanta to Augusta run in under an hour...

They say speed kills, can I do it till I need a bandaid?

Cheers,

knews hound

100 posted on 09/05/2003 7:58:42 AM PDT by knews_hound (Out of the NIC ,into the Router, out to the Cloud....Nothing but 'Net)
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To: j_tull
Road & Track had clocked the 87 GT at 149 on the track. It was a little "drifty" but relatively stable. The windows would start to get sucked out after about 120mph creating a high pitched whoosing sound. Keep in mind this car cost around $15,500 in 1987. Not a good thing for a 20 yr old to be driving in NJ.
135 posted on 09/05/2003 9:01:24 AM PDT by motzman (If you can't drive while using a cellphone, you shouldn't be driving in the first place...)
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