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From: david@ut-sally.UUCP (David R. Kuykendall)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: RE: 24 NEW TOP SPEED ENTRIES
Message-ID: <1639@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 22:06:23 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 17 22:06:23 1985
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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>The NEW, UPDATED and LONG AWAITED LIST IS HERE!!!
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>Speed (mph)   Vehicle          Location        Notes
>-----------   -------          --------        --------
>162 *	      70 Ford Torino   Kansas          "timed by Kansas Hwy Patrol" (0)
>143 *	      Porsche 928                      "same as manufacture's top spd"

     

I believe I can top that 162.  I presume we are talking about high speed on
legal roads, and not strip speeds.

In 1978 I owned, and still do, a 1968 (** Chevrolet. **) Firebird.  My uncles 
own a garage and race cars (quarter mile).  I wanted to build one. So, we 
started.

first, we riped out the pontiac engine.  I replaced this with a 327 
Chevrolet.  small block (bored out).  Then I installed High compression heads,
pop up pistions, hydralic lifters, small high riser with a Holly 780 
double pumper, and a 360 full race cam.  We also did assorted other 
upgrades but, that is too much to talk about( I don't want to give 
all the secrets).

Well on nite (late) I was starting a long drive that I was not in the mood
for.  So while I was doing 70mph on IH35 leaving San Antonio, I noticed
that I was approaching Selma ( the ass hole of Texas).  The question now 
was to speed up or slow down.  I sped up.  My speedometer registers 165
before it buries the needle.  I do not know how fast I was going, just
that it was over 165.

I do not know which to classify this under pont. or Chevrolet.?

I will let you figure it out.

                                david@ut-sally

ps: 55 sucks!
pss: Get out of my way or we'll both die!