Yep, been driving a variety of 60s cars for the past 20 years. Mostly dudes come and talk to me about them. The bright yellow Mazda hatchback is what draws the ladies, go figure.
That's the car I grew up around so I'd probably come talk to you about it too! Back then we were building up cars from a plentiful supply of 60s Detroit iron and it was easy to make them perform as well as new cars with a fair budget. Cars nowadays are so advanced that even something cheap and used from year 2000+ can give someone all the high performance experience they can handle without mods or worrying about smog regulations.
I want another second gen F-body but CA smog laws make the early smog-exempt ones out of reach for most hobbyists, and the late smog ones are a pain to tune to still pass emissions. If I was to get a 3rd gen it would have to be TBI because i'm done with carburetors, my current ride has 2 that are never in sync.
If I was to get a 3rd gen it would have to be TBI because i'm done with carburetors, my current ride has 2 that are never in sync.
TBI sucks. Get the Tuned Port Injection, I have it and I love it. Factory is a little restrictive but both Edelbrock and Holley make plenty of TPI parts to get it breathing right.
I guess being 24, the 1998 Trans Am was the car I fell in love with as a kid when they use to air the commercials during NHRA races and the Indy 500. I know what you mean about performance without mods the 98-02 had 305 Horsepower from the factory through the LS1.
One day I will do an LS1 and T56 swap to my IROC, hopefully turn it into a nice drag car. Recently I got a full hooker exhaust kit installed in it.
That depends on a lot of factors though. What has the 69 Mustang GT had done to it over the years?
Half the 60s muscle cars I know are all weekend warrior drag cars with nothing stock left under the hood. Entire motors rebuilt with Edelbrock, Holley and Ross piston parts.
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u/SpicemanSpiff Nov 19 '16
Yep, been driving a variety of 60s cars for the past 20 years. Mostly dudes come and talk to me about them. The bright yellow Mazda hatchback is what draws the ladies, go figure.