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Billy Nees · 12-22-2014, 01:35 PM

The biggest benefits of the early (late 70s thru mid 80s) FWD Caddys,Toronados and Rivs was the transaxles compared to the later sideways mounted engine cars. They were (basically) 400 turbos connected to a Dana44 by a chain. Much more parts availability and strength.

12-22-2014, 01:35 PM	#5
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,499 Likes: 3,603 Liked 7,783 Times in 1,743 Posts	Re: Is this a viable "stock" NHRA ride? The biggest benefits of the early (late 70s thru mid 80s) FWD Caddys,Toronados and Rivs was the transaxles compared to the later sideways mounted engine cars. They were (basically) 400 turbos connected to a Dana44 by a chain. Much more parts availability and strength. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K Last edited by Billy Nees; 12-22-2014 at 01:46 PM.