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Title: 62 gal.
Post by: shady on May 06, 2015, 10:23:02 AM

 

hey, don,t laugh, but if you ever wondered what a stock 352 ran like, here you go.

Performance Summary:
      1/4 mile ET:16.776               1/4 mile MPH:82.04
      1/8 mile ET: 10.811              1/8 mile MPH:65.88
      60 foot time:2.513
      Track: beaver springs FERR
      Weather Conditions: great

Vehicle Specifications: all stock except for holley 600 on a c4 4bl. intake & Henderson headers with 2" duals

Model Year:1962

Model:Gal.

Style: XL

Engine Details (link to post in Dyno Results board if available:stock 352

Transmission: c.o.m.

Torque converter details (if automatic):stock

Clutch details (if manual):

Driveshaft:stock

U-joints:stock

Rear end type: stock

Differential type:open

Gear Ratio:3.00

Axles:stock

Front tires:215 70 14

Front wheels:6x14

Rear tires:235 60 14

Rear wheels:8x14

Front suspension information:stock

Rear suspension information:stock

Ready-to-race vehicle weight, including driver:heavy

Title: Re: 62 gal.
Post by: thatdarncat on May 06, 2015, 06:02:17 PM

I actually think that's pretty good, all things considered, especially with a stock automatic. If you look back at old car magazine road test results a lot of "muscle" cars didn't get past the 16's.

Title: Re: 62 gal.
Post by: shady on May 07, 2015, 08:07:59 AM

I had a bunch of 352 cars & this one seems quicker than the others. I would guess mid 17s would be more normal. Like to think it's my super tuning abilities, but prob. just one of the rare ones that runs just a little better than average for no apparent reason.

Title: Re: 62 gal.
Post by: gdaddy01 on May 24, 2015, 04:38:40 PM

I bet cruising around in those bucket seats is sweeeeeet . 

Title: Re: 62 gal.
Post by: 57yblock on May 29, 2015, 10:27:37 PM

I bought a brand new 63 boxtop that I ordered with a 352 and a 4 speed.  Big mistake as it was in my opinion slow and didn't get good mileage either. But as most know hindsight is usually 20 20. When I ran this car at Minnesota Dragways in 63 these are the only mods made on it. I had my neighbor weld a I think it was 2 inch pipe coupling to each down pipe that I just used a pipe wrench to screw in a pipe plug. ;D I put a pair of clamps on the front part of the springs to keep the axles from bouncing. I bumped the timing up a bit too. The rear was stock one wheel wonder 3.40 I believe. I did wedge the front springs a bit. 8)tires were what came on it narrow bias plyed 14 inch things. It was all stock even down to the 2 barrel motorcraft carb that came on the 220 hp rated engine. I remember they put me in J stock at the time. It went 16.70's at 86 and 87 mph. I thought that was pretty lame as my 57 292 went about the same BUT at the time the national record was only about 3/4 of a second faster. ;D. And those cars had headers and good tires and better gears. I had to drive mine 160 miles one way to the strip and back home again. :o It would have been fun if I had , had some money to put headers on it and gears and some kind of a traction unit. Just a distributor recurve would have helped too. Like I said I really didn't like the car (The fastbacks came out about a month after I ordered mine) and I tried to blow it up by driving it to the valve float point and it would backfire and ya just couldn't hurt it. :o

Title: Re: 62 gal.
Post by: machoneman on May 30, 2015, 08:01:30 AM

Thought too your results were pretty good. Those OEM 'matics didn't help matters either.  :(