Street Gear Poll
My brand new '70 Duster 340 had 3.23 open diff. 8.75 w/TF trans. Would do 138 (rallye pak 150 mph speedo) with me, 4 navy buddies, and a case of beer from Philly to Boston averaging a buck+. Talk about cringe- slapped on a set of "non-rated" snow tires from my previous '61 Impala with some aluminum adapters and the car would "only" do 120 (prolly more like 140+ 'cause the tires were a lot taller than the E70-14's the car came with). Used to pass herds of normal drivers at a buck+ using the breakdown lane. If a Plum Crazy Duster 340 did that to you on I95 45 years ago, I apologize. I was just, "Plum Crazy" back then.
Lost my license indefinitely after a 4 town "Dukes of Hazard" chase back home. Got passed by a cruiser (with it's lights and sirens on) on one of the same roads where the chase took place about 6 months after having my license pulled. I still think they knew it was me and was trying to scare me straight. It did, for a little while. That car had a "Demonic" personality that I loved.
Now I have a 383 Dart GT (1967) and just put a 3.55 SG in it after removing the 2.45 open diff. I haven't replaced the speedo gear yet, so an indicated 90 equals about 63 MPH @ 3,000 RPM and 120 equals 83 MPH. That's with 245/60-14 Cooper Cobra tires. Thinking about taller tires 'cause the 3.55's and small diameter tires (25") have killed my highway gas mileage. 3.23's would prolly have been a better choice, but the 3.55's are great around town. What a difference! And no more Demons.
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