1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT

Paul Ceasrine · 10-24-2011, 02:18 PM

1966 Mercury Comet,,,,,,,,390/335 HP

#3315 lbs., with a 9.89 wt/hp factor

Built for the highly competive 1966 NHRA C/Stock class.
In 1966, the 9.50 - 10.59 wt/hp class was considered the
'proving ground' for production built street performance musclecars.

* Hydraulic-lifter camshaft, with .481/.490 lift and 270*/290* duration.
* Dual-rate 265 lb. valve springs.
* 10.5 - 1 compression ratio pistons.
* #C60E-R Cylinder heads, with intermediate size valves (2.037" Intake / 1.56" Exhaust)
* A high-flow / dual-throat, medium-riser cast iron intake manifold.
* A Holley Model #4150 600 CFM carburetor (1 9/16" x 1 9/16").

At the 1966 NHRA Winternationals, Mercury shipped out '8' 'special factory'
prepared white w/red-striped cars to attack both the C/S and C/SA class.

Mercury even hired top A/FX racer Billy Lagana, and 'Fast Eddie' Schartman
to each run one of Comet Cyclone GT's at the National Event.

The C/S cars were running 13.00's @ 106 MPH.

C/Stock E.T. National Record: 12.73
C/Stock MPH National Record: 113.17

10-24-2011, 02:18 PM	#1
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone GT 1966 Mercury Comet,,,,,,,,390/335 HP #3315 lbs., with a 9.89 wt/hp factor Built for the highly competive 1966 NHRA C/Stock class. In 1966, the 9.50 - 10.59 wt/hp class was considered the 'proving ground' for production built street performance musclecars. * Hydraulic-lifter camshaft, with .481/.490 lift and 270/290 duration. * Dual-rate 265 lb. valve springs. * 10.5 - 1 compression ratio pistons. * #C60E-R Cylinder heads, with intermediate size valves (2.037" Intake / 1.56" Exhaust) * A high-flow / dual-throat, medium-riser cast iron intake manifold. * A Holley Model #4150 600 CFM carburetor (1 9/16" x 1 9/16"). At the 1966 NHRA Winternationals, Mercury shipped out '8' 'special factory' prepared white w/red-striped cars to attack both the C/S and C/SA class. Mercury even hired top A/FX racer Billy Lagana, and 'Fast Eddie' Schartman to each run one of Comet Cyclone GT's at the National Event. The C/S cars were running 13.00's @ 106 MPH. C/Stock E.T. National Record: 12.73 C/Stock MPH National Record: 113.17 Last edited by Paul Ceasrine; 10-26-2011 at 01:08 PM.