1967 NHRA
Stock Class
Dick Landy did capture the 'B/SA' National Record with his 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T {440/375 HP]
Actually, it was brother Mike Landy's car.
May 1967 ........ 12.63 @ 110.28 MPH
Two-Weeks later they lowered it to ...... 12.61
Correct El Mundo
Even back in 1967
Mopar recommended an Edelbrock Dual-Plane High-Rise Intake Manifold, and the
Holley 780 CFM Vacuum-Secondary Carburetor to properly hop up the 383.
One wonders,
Why they didn't offer that up as an Engine Option with the .484" Lift / 284* Duration
Camshaft.
Roscoe Red
1967 in the NHRA
The Pontiac GTO 400/360 HP 'Ram Air' was the dominant force in B/Stock {Manual Transmission}
The Plymouth GTX 440//375 was the better performer in B/SA {Automatic Transmission}
On the Super/Stock side {SS/E and SS/EA}, hands down it was Mopar by a wide margin...
'The Phoenix Flop'
Town & Country Chrysler-Plymouth ~ Phoenix, Arizona were the biggest Mopar High-Performance
Dealership in the Southwest Region.
They were big performers early S/S cars, and AWB cars during the mid-60's.
They ordered a 1968 BO-29 Race Hemi Barracuda {Automatic} from the...
1967 Plymouth GTX 440/375 HP
Bill Stiles {October 1966}
Even in 'all stock form', the Carter AFB does not provide enough fuel for the 440.
It starves out badly at Top End. The engine needs a lot more air-fuel flow.
If I built this car out for a 'legal' NHRA Stocker. We'd be in the Ballpark...
Aaron 65
I believe that for the Drag Test for Super Stock and Drag Illustrated, the only
upgrade to the 'Carter AFB' #4327S was changing the Primary Jets from .098"
to .101".
Just a little 'richening' of the Air-Fuel Mixture.
1967 Pontiac GTO Production Numbers
Total ....................... 81,722
Coupe ........................ 7029
Hardtop ................... 64,177
Convertible ................. 9517
400/255 HP ................ 2967
400/335 HP .............. 64,177
400/360 HP 'H.O.' ..... 13,827
400/360 HP 'Ram...
1967 Plymouth GTX 440/375 HP
Carter AFB 'Trickery' by Jere Stahl
* Change Primary Jets to .104"
* Change {Right Side} Metering Rod to #16-161 {.0635" x .061" x .058"}
* Change {Left Side} Metering Rod to #16-164 {.0625" x .060" x .053"}
* Change Secondary Jets {Right Side ~ .089"} and {Left...
Mr. Ed
Plymouth Press Release
The GTX will be available at the Plymouth Dealerships on September 29, 1966.
Production Numbers ...... 440/375 HP 'Super Commando'
Total Production ..... 11,277
* 4-Speed ................. 2486
* Automatic ............... 8791
* Hardtop ............... 10,614...
Super Stock and Drag Illustrated
Excellent Performance Tests from 'Back-in-the-Day'.
1967 Dodge R/T {440/375 HP} ~ Automatic ~ 3.23 Gears
Best Performance ......... 14.35 @ 99.0 MPH
Best MPH .................... 100.11 MPH
Left in Drive, and punched out coming 'Off-the-Line' at 1100 RPM's...
That Would Be Correct
The 'Early Production' Dodge R/T 440's were only available with a 727 Torque-Flite.
The 4-Speeds were not available until January 1967.
I Did Not Know That.
One minor mistake in Post #52 Article from Super Stock and Drag Illustrated
They state the 1967 Coronet R/T at 375 HP and weighing in at #3565 lbs. had
a Weight-to-Horsepower factor of ... 10.02
It should be ................................. 9.51
If it was classed in C/Stock, then they were...