it will run high 13 low 14s with that heavy of a car ..my 70 with 455 and 450hp and 4:10s would run mid 13;50s and it had a 3800 stall converter..wont need a roll bar to run.just seat belts and the top up
The Cutlass is really not that heavy. It's not any heavier than my 2012 Kia Optima SX...and that car runs 14.9's all day long with 274hp/269tq. I believe the engine builder...he's done more than one of these. With more gear and less weight, he has a customer with a 1970 W-31 that runs high-12's. I think mid-high 13's is all mine will do considering my car has a lot of options like power steering/brakes, A/C, etc. But again...don't plan to race it...just have fun on the street with it. It does have a 2800-ish custom stall converter built by Mickey at Torco (now Art Carr...and Mickey is long gone from there now). I gave him the specs...he built it. Unfortunately...it has never been on the street since I built it.
Before I can get it on the road...I have to do something with the front end. I think someone put the front suspension from a 73-74 Cutlass on it...and the geometry is seriously jacked up and not really safe at all.
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