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It isn't a power issue. My stroker 347 with Webers in the "289" has far more HP than my "427" (which is an original 428PI engined car, that way from the factory in 1966).
It may well be a weight distribution problem.
The car does feel more "nervous"-this is a trait shared with 2 other big block cars I have driven. However, the big block replicas I have driven, including a 427 side oiler ERA car, don't have this feel at all, so whatever it was seems unique to the originals. Maybe it is worn parts, but the front end on my car has been re-done by Dave Dralle, in Calif., who sets up lots of race cars. The steering feels tight, but the rear end just doesn't seem attached as well as it should. One person has suggested the steering box may be worn. I'll have that checked. I am open to other ideas.
The good news is that the replicas I have driven don't have the problem, and I would bet the CSX 4000's don't either or you would hear about it.
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