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Old 01-13-2014, 10:40 PM   #1
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Jack Larson from Cropsey IL. Taken 2007 at Gateway. V/S 250.
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About 1980, give or take a few years, Dan Rockwell from NY ran one in a hard chargin
Pinto wagon STICK....either V or W/Stock. Wheels-up starts usually...the car went
ROUNDS....

Back when Stock was STOCK....OEM pistons, OEM lift, duration, and overlap on cam,
OEM spring pressure, maybe OEM trans....although I heard he might have had a
"enhancement" in the rear axle dept!
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Rockwells car was a 2.0.
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Rockwells car was a 2.0.
Ooooopppsss!!! Sorry Billy! Even more impressive, I guess? Didn't he eventually
get the car to run low 15's in W...and maybe high 14's in V...at that time?
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Jack Larson from Cropsey IL. Taken 2007 at Gateway. V/S 250.
Larsons car is a 200.
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Larsons car is a 200.
Darn you Billy, you can see that on the hood better than me and I took the pic. : )
I need to take more time when I post.

Bruce Castle in the background too.
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Jack Larson from Cropsey IL. Taken 2007 at Gateway. V/S 250.
Is this car now legal to have a 4spd? I believe it came with a 3speed? I like the car.
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Is this car now legal to have a 4spd? I believe it came with a 3speed? I like the car.
Yup.
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Did anyone ever actually use the 250? Nowadays that would be crazy when a 302 is factored at less HP. How did it get 145hp to begin with?
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Did anyone ever actually use the 250? Nowadays that would be crazy when a 302 is factored at less HP. How did it get 145hp to begin with?
Pretty sure nobody has run a 250 as it has the same head/intake and carb size as a 200 plus it apparently has oiling issues. (I looked into it once upon a time) 145hp was the stock hp.
Same reason people run a 302 but not a 351W 2bbl. Bad enough top end for 302 cubes let alone another 49!

Not to highjack a thread, but Billy, didn't you say at one time even the bigger ports/valves of a 351M don't help and it's a bad combo too?
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