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Originally Posted by 66gtk
So...all the glory and folklore back in the day was predicated on these "humble" big blocks putting out a little over 400 HP (give or take). Ken Miles drove a street Cobra on street tires in the famous 0-100-0 run that stood the test of time for decades. I don't understand why today's builders are so intent on making 600 HP or more with these cars when they did just fine with more usable power. Lynn Park has stated on record that when built to stock specs, the cars perform at their best. Yet people can't seem to help themselves by over powering them.
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That is all true, you have to change the rest of the car if you want to add power including wheels, tires, suspension and brakes to be able to use that power. I had a 530 HP tunnel port in the early 1970's that was pretty much state of the art then, it would spin 15" Transam Goodyear slicks at will.
It ran 11.2 @128 mph at Detroit Dragway when making 565 hp years later.
It had old road race tires, 60 foot was 1.85, and it would not hook.