danny,
i think the road runner thread will get more hits,,,,,,,,,
though the gto was the '1968 car of the year', there were quite a few mixed reviews for the car.
Hot rod magazine called it, 'the best balanced car pontiac's ever built'
car life magazine stated, 'a nose-heavy, under-steering lump'
performance results;
15.93 @ 88 mph,,,,,,(car life),,,,,,,,,,400/350hp, automatic, w/3.23 gears
15.50 @ 90 mph,,,,,,(car & driver),,,400/360hp, automatic, w/3.55 gears ('ho')
15.10 @ 94 mph,,,,,,(hot rod),,,,,,,,,,,400/360hp, automatic, w/3.90 gears ('ho')
14.70 @ 97 mph,,,,,,(motor trend),,,,,400/360hp, 4-speed, w/4.33 gears ('ram air i')
14.50 @ 98 mph,,,,,,(car craft),,,,,,,,,,,400/360hp, 4-speed, w/3.90 gears ('ho')
14.25 @ 99 mph,,,,,(super cars),,,,,,,,400/366hp,,4-speed, w/4.33 gears ('ram air ii')
note: All performance tests were performed in a stock dealership car, with g70 x 14" tires.
When comparing apples-to-apples, the 68' gto 400/350hp and the
road runner 383/335hp were pretty much equal in the 1/4 mile
with 4-speed transmissions, but when comparing automatic transmissions, the road runner could outrun the gto.
