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1969 Pontiac GTO vs 1963 Studebaker Avanti PURE STOCK DRAG RACE - no commentary — RedlineArchive
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1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air drag racing 1963 Studebaker Avanti supercharged. First car is a 1969 Pontiac GTO. The other a 1963 Studebaker Avanti. The Pontiac GTO has a Ram Air III 400 V8. The Avanti a 289 V8 with a factor Paxton Supercharger putting out 6 psi. The GTO has 366 horsepower, while the Avanti was rated 289 horsepower. The Studebaker Avanti has a Borg-Warner 3-speed automatic transmission. The GTO has a 4-speed manual transmission. The Pontiac GTO weighs-in at 3958 pounds with driver. The Avanti is coming in at 3708 pounds, driver included. The Avanti has 3.73 rear gears, and the GTO 3.90 rear gears. There were 6143 total 1969 Pontiac GTOs produced with the Ram Air III V8 and a manual transmission. In 1963 there were only 1552 Studebaker Avanti made with the R2 supercharged engine. Original testing for the Avanti was completed by Motor Trend in July 1962 and it ran 0-60 in 8 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 15.8 seconds @ 91 mph. The 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air was tested by Muscle Car Review and they found a 0-60 of 7.4 seconds and 1/4 mile in 14.1 seconds @ 98.2 mph. Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race. FAST Factory Appearing Stock Tire factory stock. Super Car Drag Race. Remember, both cars participate in the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, so please check out their website: https://www.psmcdr.com Also make sure you find them out on Facebook. The rules for PSMCDR are listed below: For 1955 to 1979 musclecars built in United States and Canadian assembly plants with a minimum warranty of 12 months and 12,000 miles. Any car running faster than 11.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded. Any convertible running faster than 13.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded. Casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Blocks do not have to be "numbers matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only. All Engines – 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised. The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed. The valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. The ignition system must be stock, including the distributor, cap, coil, and wires. Points may be replaced with any electronic conversion that fits under the stock distributor cap. The carburetor must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Jetting and metering changes are permitted. THE CHOKE ASSEMBLY MUST BE IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONAL! Cast-iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are NOT allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. Pipes must be routed as they were originally for the year, make, model, and engine combination. Mufflers must be stock looking in design, that is, oval in shape. No glasspacks or straight pipes allowed unless installed as original equipment. Maximum muffler inlet and outlet size is 2.5 inches. X & H pipes allowed. The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed. The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed. Duration at .050" lobe lift must be within 1% of factory specs. Lift at the valve must be within 2% of factory specs. Maximum stall limited to 2200 rpm. The transmission must be correct for year, make, model and engine of the car. 3-speed manuals may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available. The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as the car. Any gear ratio is allowed. Reproduction tires or radial tires only.You are allowed to run tires one size over stock. Factory wheels only. Disclaimer: The Cars And Zebras YouTube channel is a news channel bringing results/news of drag racing with added history of automobiles. All footage/pictures used were either captured by the Cars And Zebras channel, or used for critique purposes under Fair Use.

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Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana. The company held a location at 1600 Broadway in Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. The firm was originally a coachbuilder, manufacturing wagons, buggies, carriages and harnesses. Studebaker entered the automotive business in 1902 with electric vehicles and gasoline vehicles in 1904, all s...

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