my stock 1987 lx notch 5.0 5spd 2.73 ran 14.2 98.73 mph with a piss poor 2.15 60* avg 60* was 2.25 bad 60* 2.41 tires up in smoke
advanced timming 2 degrees and remove air box otherwise stock
silly 225 60 15 goodyear gatorbacks worse more useless then bfg t/a
shipping weight was 2750 add fluids lets call it 100 lbs as i ran it almost empty add me 250 lbs 3100 lbs
rated 225 hp using 3100 lbs and 98.73 mph says rwhp would be 232 give or take
for new cars only a prepared 87 buick gn could beat it 3 cars outta the hole everytime 13.8 13.9 then even thruout stock gn with a jamoke behind the wheel 14.2 14.3 or worse 87 vettes coudnt beat it but more traction limted then me
many mustangs 14.7 hatchback avg cant drive 15.5 5.0 auto slow as chit
i could not launch it above 1200 rpm
rolling start on the street i could take a gn pretty even 1/2 a fender until 127 mph the factory shutdown for the gn then it was history
i beat a jamoke in 1969 427 vette ragtop he told me no way my car was stock ( coudnt be that he coudnt drive or tune his car) lol
i had it going 5900 in 4th 2.73s 25.63 tall tires thats just about 160 mph quite a few times 5th gear was to deep it woudnt pull it up there
i use to go sit in the break down lane on rte 95 and wait for vettes and porsches to try and get them to top end race
hot rod tested a yellow 5.0 5spd 87 notch with 3.08 gears used vht and ran 13.9 @ 100 and stretched it out in 4th got 146 mph there abouts others tests had top end rated in 5th gear 142 mph they were faster in 4th
paid 10k brand new a bargin
the gt was 16 to 17k silly
they made 52 black 5.0 5 spd notches in 87 with no power options now theres only 51 left now :( prolly less
my stock 68 gts 340 auto 3.23s went 14.3ish@97 mph hate to say it gts would have beaten it out of the hole my notch would have ran it down
the gts was easy to run that et compared to 5.0 if you didnt slip the clutch just right instant tire smoke
the 5.0 notch was and easy 13.0 car with bolt ons drag radials gears and long tubes low 12s on spray