Worst Performance Car You Ever Owned!

Paul Ceasrine · 08-02-2010, 02:35 PM

Alex,
i'm glad you started it off with a 273.
They could run decent if you did things correct.
My 67' Cuda 273/235HP convertible automatic was an outright 'DOG'
at first.
Rebuilt the engine at my fathers shop,
* .040 Mopar 10.5-1 pistons
* Re-ground crankshaft .010 rods/.010 mains (Re-balanced)
* High-Volume oil pump
* Windage Tray
* Sealed Power double-roller timing chain
* Sealed Power solid lifter camshaft .425 lift / w/258* duration
* 3/angle valve job on the heads, w/340 exhaust valves (1.60)
* 340 (240 lb. valve springs)
* Heads milled (.012) Compression ratio (approx. 11.0-1)
* Edelbrock aluminum Dual-plane high rise intake
* Carter 500cfm AFB (re-jetted)
* Accel Dual-point distributor
* Accel Super Coil
* Belden Ignition Wires
* Flex-A-Lite 6-blade fan
* Holley High Pressure fuel pump
* Cragar Headers (1 1/2" primary / 3" collector / medium tube length)
* B & M Shift Improver Kit (A-904 transmission)
* B & M Shifter
* 3.23 Sure-Grip Posi
* Plus a host of other bolt-on items (ie; Tach, Slotted mags, Gabriel's)
At age 15 went down the track, thought I was flying. Went down the return road, got to the timing slip booth, and was expecting a time-slip with at least a 15.20 on it.
The guy in the booth hands me a time-slip with a 17.27 on it. I tell him
he's given me the wrong time slip. He' says 'Oh No', I saw you go down the track, and this slip is correct. And follows up with 'Your car is slow'.
I get back to the pits, and everyone says "why didn't you get on it'.
I reply,' if I pushed the gas-pedal down any harder, my foot would have
went through the floor-board'.
I wanted to run at least low 15.00's. Of course, I overhead someone say
'the only way that car could run in the low 15.00's, is if you pushed it off the top of a mountain'.
What did they say, 'You need gears, you need a better camshaft, you need a transmission and converter'.
Part I
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08-02-2010, 02:35 PM	#3
Paul Ceasrine VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,546 Likes: 0 Liked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Worst Performance Car You Ever Owned! Alex, i'm glad you started it off with a 273. They could run decent if you did things correct. My 67' Cuda 273/235HP convertible automatic was an outright 'DOG' at first. Rebuilt the engine at my fathers shop, * .040 Mopar 10.5-1 pistons * Re-ground crankshaft .010 rods/.010 mains (Re-balanced) * High-Volume oil pump * Windage Tray * Sealed Power double-roller timing chain * Sealed Power solid lifter camshaft .425 lift / w/258* duration * 3/angle valve job on the heads, w/340 exhaust valves (1.60) * 340 (240 lb. valve springs) * Heads milled (.012) Compression ratio (approx. 11.0-1) * Edelbrock aluminum Dual-plane high rise intake * Carter 500cfm AFB (re-jetted) * Accel Dual-point distributor * Accel Super Coil * Belden Ignition Wires * Flex-A-Lite 6-blade fan * Holley High Pressure fuel pump * Cragar Headers (1 1/2" primary / 3" collector / medium tube length) * B & M Shift Improver Kit (A-904 transmission) * B & M Shifter * 3.23 Sure-Grip Posi * Plus a host of other bolt-on items (ie; Tach, Slotted mags, Gabriel's) At age 15 went down the track, thought I was flying. Went down the return road, got to the timing slip booth, and was expecting a time-slip with at least a 15.20 on it. The guy in the booth hands me a time-slip with a 17.27 on it. I tell him he's given me the wrong time slip. He' says 'Oh No', I saw you go down the track, and this slip is correct. And follows up with 'Your car is slow'. I get back to the pits, and everyone says "why didn't you get on it'. I reply,' if I pushed the gas-pedal down any harder, my foot would have went through the floor-board'. I wanted to run at least low 15.00's. Of course, I overhead someone say 'the only way that car could run in the low 15.00's, is if you pushed it off the top of a mountain'. What did they say, 'You need gears, you need a better camshaft, you need a transmission and converter'. Part I PC *