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Old 08-22-2024, 09:48 AM
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Love these car stories Jose!! Good for you. I’m glad people are appreciating this car.
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I had a AGE M23 in my car for several years with very similar gear ratios. My 3600 pound car ran 11.12 at 124 MPH with that transmission. I prefer the Holley carburetors from the '60s and '70s over the new ones.
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Really cool Camaro, assume just the way it is, would be a blast to drive. Would get my vote over a restored one, anyone can bolt on shiny new parts.
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Getting better all the time Jose....keep 'er going bud!
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7000rpm wasn't nice to the Quanta belt. Any replacement recommendations that can handle the rpm?
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Upon closer inspection some hardware decided to jump ship too!
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With the hardware gone, it's amazing the belt was still on, after it's world turned upside down...

I'd get another of the same belt, since it lived and performed it's job that well.
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I just use parts store belts for anything that will see "action"
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All my vehicles get top grade NAPA belts, when replacing...
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7000rpm wasn't nice to the Quanta belt. Any replacement recommendations that can handle the rpm?
NAPA Gold fixed the same problem I had with Quanta.
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