'65 Mustang Hi-po vs '65 Formula S

After I bought my moms 1965 Barracuda back from the guy that bought it for his son, I drove it for 3-4 years with the 383 mag 4bbl A727 combo. But the left exhaust manifold had a slot grounded in it to clear the steering shaft. In a stright line this was fine but if the engine torqued up it would lock up the steering. I tried replacing the motor mounts with solid ones but it only helped a little. Doing a 'U-Joint' bend around was not available back then for common foke, more of a race only back then. And the 383 left no room for air flow in the tiny engine bay so it was always over heating the engine.

The car was very fast with the stock 383 Magnum, Ford 9 inch rear with 3.90:1 gears and a locker.

In 1991-92 (I forget year) I took my moms 1978 LeBarron's 318 and did a complete 0.040" over 9.5:1 pistons and a 340 Resto cam to it but had a set of 273 closed chamber heads with 1.88 Intake and back cut 1.50 ex valves, pocket ported and clean up of the ports. In the A904 I put a 'Trans-go' kit in. This 318 combo with alumumn intake and shorty headers from "Stan's Exhaust" in Auburn WA weighed about 100 pounds less that the 383 with cast iron everything. The header was not a true header, it was a 14 gauge 2.25 inch tube with 1-5/8 primary's bent down to clear the steering, frame and torsion bars. Could not find the early A body Fenderwell headers and Stan wanted $800+ to make a set.

I was at a stop light when a guy with a big chested blond pulled up in the fast lane. It was a 1969 Chevelle SS396. He reved the engine a couple times so when the light turned green, it was on. First light I hole shot him. I was waiting at second light. This light he got the hole shot big time but I was still at the next light a little before him so he turned left and drove away.

Hummmm a 40 over 318 is a 325 right??? SS396 beat by a tiny 325......