Ram Air IV versus 455 HO

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"Those dern Camaros always seemed to be lighter" Actually my own 69' Yenko clone weighs 3600 lbs, weighed it 4X times. But I think its a little heavy for some reason.


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Sounds about right. Our Y-Camaro is anywhere from 3700-3800+ with me in the seat and a tank of fuel...and I weigh a LOT less than the NHRA's 175-pound driver allowance. I wish we could shed a little weight, but I don't think dad would see the humor in gutting the car!

Your mention of the Chevrolet heads is interesting. When I went through the Certified Stock tech for the Pure Stock Drags, there was our L-72, a Stage 1 Buick, a 440-6, and a Hemi all torn down in the same shop, so we all got to see the goods on each others combo. The comment that kept coming up was at how SERIOUS the Chevy heads looked, even though they were bone stock. Everything from the ports to the valves to the chamber...pretty impressive. Of course the hemi chamber was high-tech, but the Chevrolet was impressive in it's own right. I wish there had been a Poncho and a 427 Ford there to check out as well, but it was still neat nonetheless.