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Originally Posted by L78_Nova
I have heard many unconfirmed street race stories of my 70 L78 Nova from previous owners. Rumors persist that it was never beat by any other stock appearing musclecars at the time. Car was not super fast by any means (very low 13's) but worked well on the street.
Previous owner Had it set up with a 3.10? low gear T-10, 4.11 gears, Sintered iron disc and little sticky hoosiers. He would drop the clutch at full throttle from the lights and be pulling second gear across the intersection!
He also ran that car for three season in the local bracket race series. IT IS UTTERLY AMAZING THAT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE HAS SURVIVED.
I also own a mini tubbed 72 Nova with a 350, faceplated TKO 600, 4.33 gears and an adjustable slipper clutch. This car has run 11.64 at the track. It also surprises several cars on the street, some that should have it easily covered (like my buddies mid 10 second Camaro). On the street the launch is everything ! (but of course those days are ancient history when we were young and foolish).
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Anything can be set up for a jaunt across the intersection.
We had a '69 GMC stepside, with a straight six bored to 305 cu in; a tripower setup with Pontiac progressive linkage, Hurst shifted 4 speed Saginaw with 3:11 low gear, and true duals (Dad created a dual outlet exhaust manifold).
Often, on the way home from work, he would run against a buddy with a small block powered pickup. That guy was pretty frustrated to get beat stoplight to stoplight by a straight six GMC on a regular basis.
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