That is how i remember them... I could easily outrun the 427 ford in a Galaxy in
the 1/8 but it got a little disappointing as the distance grew.. The old light
car small engine vs big car big engine.
Dave
Doug Odom wrote:
>
> Dave, Your right, we made 403 to 411 at 6500rpm. 427 fords made 575 to
>595 at
> 6500rpm. 426 hemi made 615 to 630 at 6500rpm in those days. Doug
>
> Dave Dahlgren wrote:
> > i also bet you can judge the relative amount of power you engine has by the
>size
> > of the rod bolts and how long they lasted.. That 301 if it was like most had
> > 11/32 rod bolts and some mightly skinny rods.. I also seriously doubt if it
>ever
> > made 2 hp per inch or anything even close to that..
> > Dave
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