A story about our Jetfire adventures
February 23rd, 2019, 08:32 AM
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A story about our Jetfire adventures
Jim Volgarino done a story about us and our Jetfire adventures.
https://journal.classiccars.com/2019...obile-jetfire/
https://journal.classiccars.com/2019...obile-jetfire/
February 25th, 2019, 06:26 AM
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Eric, I saw a post on FB that had lots of debate about 1/4 mile times. A couple of people wondered what the Jetfire's numbers would've been. Has your research ever come across any data from '62-'63 period?
February 25th, 2019, 06:41 AM
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I have that information somewhere but will have to find it. They are not all that impressive compared to the late 60's muscle car era but for 62 they are not bad. I will see if I can find it and post it
February 25th, 2019, 06:57 AM
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Here is what I found. Oldsmobile never marketed these to be fast race cars and in some cases even discouraged it. I believe the words they used were "in traffic street performers"
With Hydra-Matic 30 mph in 3.9 seconds, 60 mph in 9.2 seconds, and took 32.8 seconds to hit 100. Dashing through the standing quarter-mile required 17.5 seconds
I believe the magazine articles from that time showed the 4 speed to be around 16.7 in the quarter.
With Hydra-Matic 30 mph in 3.9 seconds, 60 mph in 9.2 seconds, and took 32.8 seconds to hit 100. Dashing through the standing quarter-mile required 17.5 seconds
I believe the magazine articles from that time showed the 4 speed to be around 16.7 in the quarter.
February 25th, 2019, 07:51 AM
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Here is what I found. Oldsmobile never marketed these to be fast race cars and in some cases even discouraged it. I believe the words they used were "in traffic street performers"
With Hydra-Matic 30 mph in 3.9 seconds, 60 mph in 9.2 seconds, and took 32.8 seconds to hit 100. Dashing through the standing quarter-mile required 17.5 seconds
I believe the magazine articles from that time showed the 4 speed to be around 16.7 in the quarter.
With Hydra-Matic 30 mph in 3.9 seconds, 60 mph in 9.2 seconds, and took 32.8 seconds to hit 100. Dashing through the standing quarter-mile required 17.5 seconds
I believe the magazine articles from that time showed the 4 speed to be around 16.7 in the quarter.
Wow! And that was the hi-perf model! Too bad they stopped producing these, eventually they would have perfected it. Just a little too far ahead of its time.
Really cool, thanks for sharing.
February 25th, 2019, 07:58 AM
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February 26th, 2019, 06:07 PM
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All things considered, I would call it fairly peppy and I presume nimble. It would keep up with most non-performance A-body’s. My 72 Cutlass Supreme 350 factory 2 barrel, which I swapped to a 4 brl intake and a carter AFB (it was what was available at the time.) would run mid 16’s on Goodyear Eagles back in the day.
February 26th, 2019, 11:26 PM
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Roger Huntington did an article in Motor Trend Magazine on a 1963 Jetfire with a four speed and after a few modifications the car went from a stock 1/4 mile time of 17.0@83mph to 14.8@97 .
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
February 27th, 2019, 03:58 AM
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Roger Huntington did an article in Motor Trend Magazine on a 1963 Jetfire with a four speed and after a few modifications the car went from a stock 1/4 mile time of 17.0@83mph to 14.8@97 .
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
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April 26th, 2019, 06:20 PM
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Roger Huntington did an article in Motor Trend Magazine on a 1963 Jetfire with a four speed and after a few modifications the car went from a stock 1/4 mile time of 17.0@83mph to 14.8@97 .
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
I think that's fast for an engine of only 215 ci. from 55 years ago.
In the article they raised the net HP from 155 to 230 with simple mods but with open exhaust. With exhaust set up for the street, the car made 200hp and ran 15.6 at 89 which is close to a 64 442 (15.5 at 90).
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