---- In 1966, I had a 66 - L79 Nova, and My Buddy had a Hemi Satellite - both 4 speeds. On the highway, in the Country, We had a marked quarter mile ( Shhh !!). In the qtr. the 2 cars were, pretty much, equal - He'd win -- I'd win, but beyond the qtr. I was all done, and His tail lights would disappear in the distance. -- BTW - That was "The Good Ole Days".-- _ _ _ that hemi really comes into its own on the top end. _ _ _ _ __--
-- Yep !! -- The Hemi starting coming on farther down the track and kept on - coming on, shortly, it was bye, bye. -- Sorry - I guess that You were referring to the Vette vs, the Hemi.-- why were the et's close but such a wide spread in mph through the traps --
Excellent question. One of two things, either ferocious sandbagging by the hemi driver, or he is so unfamiliar with racetrack layout that he was shutting off at the mph light, 66 feet in front of the finish line. Mid elevens should be 115-117 mph. Ideal e.t. for the corvettes 120mph would be eleven ohs.why were the et's close but such a wide spread in mph through the traps
-- I agree, it could be done, but it would take quite a bit of fix'n. -- Here's some info for the late 60s into 70. ---- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fix the obvious and they will both run high tens all day. _ _ _ _ _ - --
-- Remember, in 1966 Bill Jenkins set the A Stock World record in His 66 - L79 Nova, at 11.66. At that time He battled with His friend, Gere Stahl, who had a 66 Hemi Belvedere, and both of them were above 11.66. -- I have had several Muscle Cars, over the Years, and the majority of them were 13, and 14 second cars. A 12 second car was rare, in street trim.you've gotta wonder who was driving these things! #6 on the list is an 11.5 sec. car all day every day! --