I knew there were Chrysler's, glad the new Challenger was done. I also knew there was a couple of Pontiac's back in the day. Correct me if I am wrong, there were NO chevies!
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No Chevys, Just Olds, Pontiac, Chrysler, & AMC back in the day. Now with the modern day "muscle" car trio it looks to be a Hurst version of each but not the same.
Agreed, they got enough favoritism from GM. Look at the F88, the Corvette was a flop. GM had the F88 with 120 more hp with better braking and handling than the Thunderbird and especially the Corvette. Never saw the light of day, Harley Earl made 3 different versions of them. People would have been what is a Corvette, it may not have survived. Notice how the 550 hp Olds W43 option never saw the light of day in 71? The rumor from a good source was chebby threw a fit, like child holding their breath and flailing around on the floor and till they turned blue. The golden child always gets their way in GM.That's because the Chevys didn't need the help.
Oh now we're talking about fantasy motors? https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/the-w43-oldsmobiles-dohc-455-v8-that-never-was/
Olds had their chances and blew it: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2013/04/18/yesterdays-car-of-tomorrow-1962-1963-oldsmobile-jetfire/ Buick was burdened with a cat-sh*t nugget of a V6 and turned it into semi-sweet lemonade in everything from street cars, to semi-exotics, to race cars. Pontiac managed to keep their 455 kicking into the mid-70s and then quietly accepted the corporate engine death walk. Every division of GM made their bed and got to lie in it, and no one forced Olds to develop a substandard design - and ask yourself this: why didn't Olds engineers nut up and do what Buick did?
Hold on... I am going to change the title of this thread. Because this should be a fun (and hopefully civil) conversation.
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Other than that, I got nuthin'.
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View attachment 119083realoldspower.com-1988 Olds Cutlass NHRA Super stocker multi time national record holder
For sale 1988 Olds Cutlass factory give away car. multi time NHRA SS/NA national record holder. Regularly held the record since 2000. Runs 1.00+ under
Other than that, I got nuthin'.
6.20 gears!?! It probably has eleventybillion:1 STR in the converter too.
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The torque converter’s impeller is directly connected to the engine; therefore, the impeller will rotate at the same RPM as the engine. This rotation pull
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Dam darn it Mike! Gave me more ideas for my never ending project . . .
Let’s see, dual overhead cams, forced induction, and turbo rocket fluid . . . 🤔
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