L88 !!!

[Steve B.]

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Ken, I believe that the test car had a 3.36 rear. The testers noted that the car was still in second gear and with a 4.56 gear it would have run in the 11s.

[Ken A.]

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Ken, I believe that the test car had a 3.36 rear. The testers noted that the car was still in second gear and with a 4.56 gear it would have run in the 11s.

You're probably right. The test I had a copy of was an automatic ZL-1 with the Chevy guys trying out different header configurations & "letting" HOT ROD document their activities. With 10 1/2" slicks & a stock suspension (modified w/bump stops) they, GM & HOT ROD test pilots, were claiming 10.80's & 11 flat runs til the Turbo broke. They were doing 5 grand neutral starts!

[Dale S.]

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Wow. I had not heard that "neutral start" term in a looong time. Thanks for the memory. Dale

[Peter G.]

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Wow. I had not heard that "neutral start" term in a looong time. Thanks for the memory. Dale

I used to call them "Neutral to Drive Drops" when I did it......

[Peter G.]

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You're probably right. The test I had a copy of was an automatic ZL-1 with the Chevy guys trying out different header configurations & "letting" HOT ROD document their activities. With 10 1/2" slicks & a stock suspension (modified w/bump stops) they, GM & HOT ROD test pilots, were claiming 10.80's & 11 flat runs til the Turbo broke. They were doing 5 grand neutral starts!

There are previously unpublished photos of that automatic equipped ZL-1 test car in Corvette Racing Legends. I was under the impression that it had 5.13 gears and was using a Can Am block for over 500 cubes. The tires were too narrow to handle all the power.
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