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- From: neal@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Neal Howard)
- Subject: Re: URGENT Camaro info needed (1974 w/ 455cu in)
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 23:32:41 GMT
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- Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX
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- In article <eric.9@eeco.cba.ufl.edu> eric@eeco.cba.ufl.edu (Eric E.C. Olson) writes:
- >
- >I'm going to look at a 1974 Camaro tomorrow. I talked to the guy who's
- >The car originally had a 6-cylinder engine. The seller has installed a
- >455cid Pontiac engine & TH400 tranny. He said it's still got the original
- >10 bolt rear end. Allegedly good interior, new carpet. Good body - he did
- Did he put in bigger front springs & sway bar ? If not the 6 banger suspension
- parts will be worn out in no time, but then all big block F-body gm products
- handle like pigs anyway.... no flames please, everyone who has owned one knows
- this to be true, but then we owned them for their acceleration, not for their
- handling.
- >
- >I lust for a big block... but can the rear handle it, or should I start
- >looking for another rear NOW? Which rear do I want?
- If you can keep your foot out of the carb, the rear will last for a little
- while, the 10 bolt 6 cyl. rear end isn't the same as the 10 bolt smallblock
- V-8 rear end. You'll probably want to find one of those monster 12 bolt big
- block rear ends or adapt a Ford 9" rear end.
- >
- >Oh yeah, and any gotchas with regard to the 455 Pontiac?
- The biggest gotcha is the absolutely terrible gas mileage but the raw
- acceleration is absolutely wonderful.
-
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