Ram Air IV versus 455 HO

[StealthBird]

Supergonzo, I think your quote "I regularly beat my LS6 70 Chevelle" would stir up a few people here.



Not sure about the weights. I've seen the weights on several early Birds and GTO's on NHRA digital scales (this was at Route 66 Raceway, the state of the art NHRA track). I have yet to see a 69 Firebird 400 under 3500 lbs. I weighed mine on the scales several times, and it weighed 3520 lbs without me. It's a 69 Firebird 400, TH400, P/S, PDB, no a/c, and on lightweight side, I had aluminum heads (66 lbs. lighter than #62 steel heads), aluminum water pump (4 lbs lighter than stock), aluminum intake (24 lbs. lighter than a cast iron), headers (6 lbs. lighter than standard manifolds), and a Reactor battery (21 lbs. lighter thand a Delco 1000 amp). In original form, it was 3641 lbs. Only thing that may get this under 3500 lbs. would be a 4-speed, manual brakes, and manual steering but even that would be close I think.

My friend weighed his 69 Firebird 400 ragtop, TH400, P/S, PDB, no a/c. It weighed a staggering 3950 lbs (without driver) on the NHRA scales. I simply could not believe it.


My brother's 68 GTO, TH400, P/S, PDB, hideaway headlights, 455 HO heads, 455HO exhaust manifolds, aluminum intake, weighed 3710 lbs. without driver.

The 67/68 Firebird were about 3450 lbs for the hardtops. My friend had his to 3350 lbs. with an aluminum intake and headers, manual steering and brakes, and a transplanted TH350.

Those dern Camaros always seemed to be lighter.