quarter mile time of a '65 Delta?
#1
quarter mile time of a '65 Delta?
Hey,
can anyone take a good guess how fast/slow a 65 Delta with the 425cui (HC) engine will go?
I don't wanna try it with my recently bought one, I just wanna know, b/c I talked with a friend about it ... And we were asking ourselves if it can outperform a Toyota Prius or a 09 Mazda MX-5...
Thanks guys!
can anyone take a good guess how fast/slow a 65 Delta with the 425cui (HC) engine will go?
I don't wanna try it with my recently bought one, I just wanna know, b/c I talked with a friend about it ... And we were asking ourselves if it can outperform a Toyota Prius or a 09 Mazda MX-5...
Thanks guys!
#8
I used to race a 65 delta 88 at suffolk raceway in Va. it had a 330 cid engine automatic trans single exhaust open no muffler 4bbl carb. It would eat up ram air 351 mustangs it ran in the low 15's. actual experience for you I would think the 425 would get into the 14's.
#12
Dear olds maniac I have been an Auto Technician and Service manager also service director and general manager for 40 plus years I currently own an auto repair shop trust me they had both engines available in 65 I was there.
#14
I too have over 40 years experience and that is with Oldsmobies....
#15
Car Life Magazine tested a 2 barrel 425 Delta in 1965 and came up with a 17.1 quarter mile time @ 82 MPH.
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...8_Test_1-5.pdf
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...8_Test_1-5.pdf
#16
I know this is an old thread...
I don't know about those particular cars, or about the quarter mile times, but I believe that a Honda Sienna minivan will do 0-60 in about 7 or 7.5 seconds, which, I believe, will beat almost any stock '60s Olds (except some of the real high performance models).
- Eric
- Eric
#17
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