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Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

cc-mar...@earthdink.net (Clams Canino) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 22:10:51 UT

When I got it the 327/350hp was gone - and it had a 350 with the same lift
cam and the condiments from the 327/350 bolted on.
I blew that one in the mid 80's and took an unknown small block out of a
junk Chevelle and thew it in "temporarily".... it's still in there. :)
-W

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

knock...@fisher.net (Dad) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 06:01:37 UT

By the way, a 1968 Corvette small block is a 327, so you updated it
sometime prior to '79?

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

knock...@fisher.net (Dad) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 05:35:31 UT

Must have been 13" wheels.............. ;-))

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

knock...@fisher.net (Dad) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 05:26:34 UT

Snip
Talk with some of your speed freaks in your area and find out what
they would suggest for lube on your new poly bushings. They squeak
like crazy if not installed properly in a very short time. That was
some time back when they may have been made differently. Myself I
would stay with rubber, they'll out live you any way if the last ones

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

cc-mar...@earthdink.net (Clams Canino) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 03:19:38 UT

3.08.
Mine *was* stable up at speed back in the day. I remember going over a
drawbridge with expansion joints at over 100 a few times and it wasn't too
scary. It didn't feel like it was shaking apart on that wide open run I
mentioned iether - I don't remember the exact details though.
I'm in the middle of replacing *everything* under the car now with new and

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

twau...@cox.net (tww1491) — Tue, 12 Dec 2009 01:12:06 UT

The 145 came from a Car & Driver or Road Track test of the 454 with a 3.08.
I ran mine up to 130 several times and it was stable. Now, what the real
speed was -- who knows. Good grief, I could get an easy 120 out of my 70
Honda 750/4 which only had a collector on it.

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

cc-mar...@earthdink.net (Clams Canino) — Mon, 12 Dec 2009 19:44:36 UT

You can put the sarcasm stick away. I made it clear in my post that I knew
that the tire profile accounted for some percentage of error at the speedo.
R.I.F.
-W

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

knock...@fisher.net (Dad) — Mon, 12 Dec 2009 18:02:50 UT

Interesting, the spec's for that era corvette only shows the top speed
of the L71 at 142 in 1968 and the 1971 LS6 (a $1221 option on a $5500
car) just getting to 150. What did you guys do to them to get that
kind of speed? Of course you need to take that as a gain of salt as
that same site shows a black '71 convertible. Personally I never saw

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

cc-mar...@earthdink.net (Clams Canino) — Mon, 12 Dec 2009 04:28:10 UT

think
Back in '79 I once (and *only* once) put my 68 vert (350 small block in it)
to the floor on a dark highway, clear night, with 3-5 miles of straight vis.
Hard top bolted on, lights up and high beams on. Speedo said 155, but I
assume some tire size error. I can't remember the tach now.
I know that a car came out on an entrance ramp when I was about 3/4 mile

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

knock...@fisher.net (Dad) — Mon, 12 Dec 2009 02:52:26 UT

No biggie, when the C6 came out a motor rag taped off the grill and
folded the mirrors back and nudged 190 with a stock issue 400 HP.
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Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

twau...@cox.net (tww1491) — Mon, 12 Dec 2009 02:08:12 UT

Incredible. But, given that some motorcycles off the showroom floor will
hit 170 or so, I suppose it makes some sort of sense. And, I used to think
145 or so in my 71 454 was really something back in the 70s,.

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

cc-mar...@earthdink.net (Clams Canino) — Sun, 12 Dec 2009 21:24:12 UT

Some of the new top dollar Vette's will hit 200, given enough room.
-W

Re: Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

twau...@cox.net (tww1491) — Sun, 12 Dec 2009 17:33:50 UT

198! Will go that fast? I thought the top would be closer to 160 or so.

Corvette Flyby at 198 mph ; skillful driver or completely nuts ? You decide.

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