A factory-blown Studebaker,,,

[Paul Ceasrine]

Did anybody ever run one of these,,,,,

1968 Division '7' Points Meet (June 1, 1968)

Gordon Williams (1964 Studebaker, C/SA)
(304 cubic inch / 335 HP, 'R3' Supercharger engine)
versus
Jay Hamilton (1958 Pontiac Bonneville Sport Coupe, H/SA)
(370/338 HP, Fuel Injected)

The #3100 lb. 64' Studebaker Lark fit nicely into the 1968 C/SA class (9.00 to 9.49 Wt/Hp).

The #4000 lb. 58' Pontiac was a runner, and dominant car in 1968 H/SA class (11.50 to 11.99 Wt/Hp.)
How dominant was this car.
1966 F/SA,,,'1966 Stock Eliminator World Champion'
1967 E/SA,,,'1967 Springnationals Stock Eliminator Champion'

What were these cars running at the time.
C/SA,,,,12.70's @ 111 MPH
H/SA,,,,,13.70's @ 104 MPH

The Lil' Studebaker put him away..

[Hemi Moose]

What was Studebaker thinking back then...a factory super-charged Lark, lol.

[Paul Ceasrine]

Moose,

Don't laugh,,,
,,,the 1964 289/289 HP 'R2' Supercharged Super Lark was marketed as the 'first street musclecar'.

It could run with the 289/271 HiPo Mustangs, as they both were in the
same NHRA class.

Now for looks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thats a different story,,,,,,

[Paul Ceasrine]

What I'm told,

Back in the day the #3100 lb. 64' Studebaker Lark,

The 1964 Lark 289/289 HP 'R2' Supercharged,
Fell into the 10.60 to 11.29 Wt/Hp Class-Bracket

The 1964 Lark 304/335 HP 'R3' Supercharged
Fell into the 8.70 to 9.59 Wt/Hp Class-Bracket, but the NHRA had other ideas.

Only a handful of the Super Lark 'R3' cars were built.
Hand-built at the Granatelli's Supershop in Los Angeles, California.
Numbers range from 90 to 125
The 'R3' was a $1000 option.
And the Super Lark could be ordered with 4.55 Gears.

In 1964, the NHRA would not class the 'R3' Super Lark car in Stock Class, as there seemed to be a lack of
factory information on an accurate horsepower rating.
While the Studebaker reps claimed 335 HP for the 'R3', which would have put the Super Lark in the
1964 A/S or A/SA Stock Class, the NHRA was estimating a higher horsepower rating, which would have
put the car into AA/S or AA/SA.

[Hemi Moose]

I couldn't find anything about the engine options in the 64 brochure, but here's some info on the 63 Lark Daytona.


They also used the Paxton Super Charger on the Studebaker Hawk and Avanti models.

[BlueOval Ralph]

Also had ported heads!

QUOTE=Paul Ceasrine;298315]What I'm told,

Back in the day the #3100 lb. 64' Studebaker Lark,

The 1964 Lark 289/289 HP 'R2' Supercharged,
Fell into the 10.60 to 11.29 Wt/Hp Class-Bracket

The 1964 Lark 304/335 HP 'R3' Supercharged
Fell into the 8.70 to 9.59 Wt/Hp Class-Bracket, but the NHRA had other ideas.

Only a handful of the Super Lark 'R3' cars were built.
Hand-built at the Granatelli's Supershop in Los Angeles, California.
Numbers range from 90 to 125
The 'R3' was a $1000 option.
And the Super Lark could be ordered with 4.55 Gears.

In 1964, the NHRA would not class the 'R3' Super Lark car in Stock Class, as there seemed to be a lack of
factory information on an accurate horsepower rating.
While the Studebaker reps claimed 335 HP for the 'R3', which would have put the Super Lark in the
1964 A/S or A/SA Stock Class, the NHRA was estimating a higher horsepower rating, which would have
put the car into AA/S or AA/SA.[/QUOTE]

[Paul Ceasrine]

Performance transmissions;
Borg-Warner T-10 (manual 4-speed)
Borg-Warner 3-speed (automatic)

Rear-end
Dana 44 (w/4.55 Gears and Posi-unit)

The 'R-3' 304/335 HP, also came equipped with factory cast iron headers (Tri-Y shaped) and large tube exhaust pipes.

A special factory prepped aluminum intake manifold, with blocked-off heat riser.

And as Blue Oval Ralph stated, ported and polished cyclinder head (ports and combustion chamber).

Check out these 'sweet heads from the factory'
Intake valves (1.875"), Exhaust valves (1.625"),,,,,,Dual-rate Valve-springs #110 lb. pressure w/valve closed)

[Hemi Moose]

The pure stock muscle car drag race I see three Larks in the staging lanes in this shot below...they also talk about a 1964 Lark Challenger R3 in the link.

http://forum.streetlegaltv.com/showthread.php?p=7264

[Paul Ceasrine]

How advanced,,

The 1964 Super Lark 'R3'

Special 6 quart oil pan, with built-in baffles.
High-volume oil pump
Special dual pick-up.

3.718" Bore
9.6 -1 Compression-ratio forged pistons from 'Forged-True'
Chrome-rings

Top of the cylinder walls, with factory hand-grinded valve reliefs.

Camshaft; .406 lift / 288* duration,,,,,56* overlap (Solid)

Lightweight solid-lifters, with .0005 added clearance.

Dual-point distributor

7MM Ignition wires

J61Y or J-79 Champion Spark Plugs

Carter Competition Series 625 CFM AFB carburetor (1 7/16" x 1 11/16")

Dana 44 Posi-rear,,,(performance gear ratio's,,,,,,,4.55,,,,4.89,,,,5.13,,,,5.38)

15" x 5" rims, with performance road tires

Choice of '2' Borg-Warner 4-speed transmissions
Wide-ratio; 2.54,,,1.92,,,1.51,,,1.00
Close-ratio; 2.20,,,1.64,,,1.31,,,1.00

Those guys were thinking..........

[Hemi Moose]

http://www.americantorque.com/page/0/151/