COPO vs M & O Mopar

[JoeC]

The m-code cars are very interesting and similar to COPO as far as special assemblies but very different in the area of marketing and promotion. The m-code had special hood, graphics, and badgeing compared to COPOs which were kept quiet and very low key. Chevy had to hide them from GM upper management. I read the road tests on that web site but did not see one with a 12s time. Do you know what magazine that article was in or is it on-line? I would like to read it. In my opinion balancing, blueprinting, and Dyno tuning can sometimes get an extra 50hp and can put a pure stock in the 12s but to do it with a car off show room floor is hard to believe. With the pro driver and the Chrysler engineers there may have been something funny going on with that 12 sec drag test car. Just my opinion.