1970 Hemi Cuda vs 1971 Buick GS 455 - Stock Drag Race
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- 1970 Plymouth 426 Hemi Cuda (Barracuda) vs 1971 Buick GS 455 - Pure Stock Drag Race (Factory Stock)
First car is a 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda, obviously with a 426 Hemi. It's opponent is a 1971 Buick Gran Sport 455. It's not a Stage 1 car, but as you'll see it's been built well (following the rules of Pure Stock/Factory Stock racing) and it's runs very well!
Remember, both cars participate in Factory Stock class through F.A.S.T drag racing. Make sure you visit their website. www.fastdrags.com
Here are the Factory Stock rules:
Rules
For 1955 to 1979 muscle cars built in United States and Canadian assembly plants with a minimum warranty of 12 months and 12,000 miles.
Drivetrain:
Automatic Transmissions: The transmission and torque converter must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Shift improver kits are allowed. After-market shifters are not allowed. No manual valve bodies. No lightweight internal components allowed.
Manual Transmissions: The transmission must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. 3-speeds may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available.
Rear Axles:
The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as the car. Any gear ratio is allowed. Driveshaft safety loops are mandatory on all cars 13.99 and faster!
Engine:
Must be factory correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Dealer installed engines and dealer performed engine modifications are not allowed. Casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Modifications are prohibited. Blocks do not have to be "numbers-matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only. NO strokers! Random P&G checks are possible. Compression may be increased to the greater of NHRA allowable stock blue print or 1.5 over advertised compression. NHRA
Electrical System:
The battery must be retained in the original location and securely fastened down with the original style hold down. The charging system must be fully operational at all times.
Fuel System and Carburetor:
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!
Pulleys:
All pulleys must be factory issue, and they must have the correct diameters for the year and horsepower claimed for the engine.
Valve Train:
The complete valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Rocker arm ratio must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed. Roller tip rockers allowed as long as correct ratio is used.
Camshaft:
The camshaft must be correct for the model, year, and horsepower claimed for duration, lift, and type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). No roller cams allowed.
Exhaust:
Cast iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. NO internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. The exhaust system may be upgraded to a maximum of 2.5-inch head and tail pipes.
Ignition System:
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.
Cooling System:
The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed.
Suspension:
Front Suspension: Stock springs and shocks must be retained. Drag springs and shocks that allow excessive lift during launches are NOT allowed.
Rear Suspension: Traction devices are limited to hop-stop bars for the upper control arms on coil-spring cars. Pinion snubbers and clamping of springs are allowed on leaf-spring cars. No slapper bars or ladder bars of any kind are allowed unless originally equipped at the factory.
Tires & Wheels:
Reproduction tires or radial tires only. No soft compound tires of any kind allowed. Retread tires are not allowed. Use of traction compounds or rubber-softening chemicals on tires are strictly prohibited. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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There is a small error in the video. When Cars magazine tested the Hemi Cuda the trap speed was 105 mph, not 115 Like the video states. Still impressive!
I was just going to say that. Not that it really matters. Good vid!
@@jeremyrennersleftnut905 I should probably stop drinking on the job. And by that I mean drinking while I make these videos. And by drinking I mean consuming Sprite.
@@CarsAndZebras you could try butter beer…… Who am I kidding that stuff taste like shit.
Well, they can't always get things correct.
@@CarsAndZebras yes, there is that sugar rush to blame.
I have to admire a man who brings a Hemi Cuda to the track and runs it. Thats something you very rarely see.
Yeah its always nice to see someone actually driving their car instead of treating it like a museum piece. That's like strapping down an Olympic athlete to a chair.
Could you really drive that Cuda nowadays without being Carjacked..!!
Yes Mr. Sixpack is the Kind!
Thank you Bob !
@@thomasauslander3757 No. BLM would snatch it in an instant. BLM = Burn Loot Murder.
With ALL these cars. Some more rare than others. But the owners driving them like they were built for. Rather than blue chip flips at auctions every 2 years, where cars are bought, and then put under class , never to be driven, until the next auction.! What a waste.!!!
Sub 13 seconds for a regular '71 GS, lower compression smog motor, is pretty impressive...a better matchup would have been a '70 GS Stage 1 vs. that 'Cuda ! Awesome cars, and a great race!
Close race! A ‘70 Stage 1 would have a better chance, just depends on how many of the allowed modifications they utilize.
hemi will still take it but it will be tight,
@@CarsAndZebras GM was already caving to the upcoming emissions regulations requiring catalytic converters and the resulting drop in compression rations from the previous 10.5 to allow unleaded gas in '71, while Chrysler stuck it out to the end.
Pure stock rules (last time I looked) allowed an increase in compression ratio, so you don't know if this is still a low compression motor or not. That said, I'm sure that back in the day there were more or less stock GS's that would outrun a lot of Hemi cars - not all for sure, but a significant percentage of them. My own 67 Hemi ran low 13's stock, with 3.23 gears. My lightly modified 340 Barracuda with the same rear gears would run even with it. Of course, the fact that it was 800 lbs lighter helped.
@@andrewp1998 i dont think so they where digging in the 12s on old tire technology. a true stage 1 would usually outrun them properly geared for the track.
Back in the day, my brother-in-law was a Zone Manager for Buick and came over with a 455 Stage I with dealer-installed Stage II heads. It was a sleeper AND a monster!
Awesome video. Me and my dad enjoyed watching it together. He's a Buick guy from back in the day and I've been in love with the Cuda since I was 15. Loved seeing that HEMI put that 455 away.
Getting the hemi option would’ve been the best investments of somebody’s life with what they go for now
Very true, but hard to guess which cars would have skyrocketed in value.
@@CarsAndZebras just buy one of each!
Exactly.
@@CarsAndZebras honestly though if you bought any coupe with a big block and some options and kept it real nice you're sitting on a gold mine 40 years later. They all go for pretty good money these days
And with a convertible = early retirement
My brother had a 1970 440 six pack 4 speed cuda. The way I remember it turned 13.86 quarts with about 20,000 miles on it. The 1970 road runner 383 automatic turned 14.39 quarters with with traction bars and fat tires on the back and a happy little 14 year old driver. I had to look threw the steering wheel and hang on because I was to short to see over the wheel. Yes those were the days. $3 to get in at Puyallup race way Washington state. I think the lord was watching out for me alot.
A 1971 anything from GM is not fair against a 1970 High Compression Hemi car. But that '71 Buick did a good job...
Mopar still had the high compression in'71 too - GM's choice to go wimpy 2 years early. 🚗.
Feds imposed emission stds and constraints on us beginning with 71 models. Compression and hp were chopped badly.
For this Buck to stay within a car length of that hemi is very admirable!! That hemi shoulda been at finish line handing the Buck his time slip.
@@whicker59 GMs went from 11:1 to 9:1 in '71 of their own choice as the law went into effect for '72 when GM engines got even worse than '71. Mopar didn't cut compression until '72 to 8.5:1
He probably changed the pistons, as he was allowed to go up 1.5 points in compression.
@@drippinglass says who??
Had a buddy in HS who had the 70 GS. The fit-n-finish of that car was remarkable, as was the ride!
I keep hearing that but I’ve never owned one. I’ve been looking for a 1970 or 1971 for the last 1 to 2 years, but can’t find what I’m looking for.
@@CarsAndZebras I'vd got a 72 skylark and I absolutely love it. They're not easy to find but worth the search
I had a 72 Skylark. Just closing the doors said QUALITY. Buick back then was something else. The lines were perfect. Never any overspray. Trim perfect. I love that hemi cuda...and I'd have to choose it, but in reality it's not half the car that Buick is. I love MOPAR just because of the power and styling, but they were lax when it came to quality production. Trim often didn't line up. Paint overspray. Door slam sounded like a VW Beatle. Light doors. The doors on the Bulk are massive...heavy. Same with the hood and bumpers. I take that back. I'd rather have a 70 Buick GS Stage 1 than the hemi cuda. It's a whole lot more car.
Both a hemi- Cuda with 3.54 and 4 spd, and an ls6 chevelle in different articles ran 13 1 , so much for blowing away all times with a 13.38
That 'Cuda is my dream car, nothing on the road will ever be as cool as a thunderin 426
me too
TheAmericanRedhead me too the closest I could get is a 1970 Dodge Challenger with the 440 magnum four-speed pistol grip I have had for 20 years and love the car but would trading tomorrow for that Cuda plus some cash
@@billybob9961 my buddy had the 71 black cuda, what a beautiful car!
@@billybob9961 i had a 73..
I like the AAR Cuda's with the strobe stripe, even though their displacement was limited to the SCCA Trans Am rules there's just something super cool about a Cuda that has the name All American Racing associated with it.
Thank you for this! My father has a legit, vin registered 1970 GS 455 stage 1 in burgundy mist, it’s going to be his retirement project. His first car was a ‘70 skylark, which he had built a stage 1 spec 455 for, and that engine will go in the stage 1 car.
50 years ago I raced a 1968 American motors AMX 390 HP. I broke a track record at the Las Vegas Stardust raceway. I miss those days.
Welcome back! I was beginning to worry about you! Even my employees were asking my why we weren't watching our weekly C&Z vids!
I just had a few other projects to finish up and needed a few weeks off 👍
@@CarsAndZebras Good to have you back!
Daddy Doug making a quick cameo! Thank you as always. Stay safe 👍
Yes, I figured it was time that Dougy fresh made another appearance
FAST Factory Appearing Stock Tire. Seen them race at Lebanon Valley Dragway many times. When i first saw this class i couldn't believe how fast they run. Was looking under the hood of a 1971 Boss 351 Mustang, noticed it had ARP Head Studs, then i found out the Rules, what you can and what you cannot do. Very exciting class, if you're into the old Muscle Cars. Those little tires is the secret on how to get them so fast, sure it takes alot of practice launching on those little tires.
Been looking forward to next video
And been looking forward to you watching! 👍
That’s Philly for you. I am from Philly and not surprised by the dude taking that ball from that lady. City of brotherly love.
Both great cars! They participate with the factory stock class through FAST (see the description box). Also, if you wanna show some support for the drivers make sure that you join the Stock Appearing Drag Racers group on Facebook.
@Cars And Zebras, how about you cover perhaps some of the most underrated muscle cars ever from GM, namely, the Acadian Beaumont, the First Generation Pontiac (Canada) Acadian, in particular, its SS variant (by the way, it is actually on the same platform as the Chevy II/Nova, and it is also the only GM vehicle that is NOT a Chevrolet vehicle to have an SS label), the Chevrolet (USA) Biscayne (which is around the same size as the Impala, yet had all of the options from all of the most awesome GM cars, including every single engine and transmission option from the legendary Chevrolet Chevelle SS), Opel Diplomat, Vauxhall Victor, Vauxhall Cresta, Vauxhall Velox, Vauxhall XVR, and Chevrolet (South Africa) Lumina SS?
Either That Cuda jumped and red lighted or the Buick GS driver got caught asleep at the line (shaking my head). Sure wish it would have been the Buick GS Stage 1 but none the less the whole video had me glued to my seat. Great job....
My neighbor across the street has a 1970 GS and it hauls a$$. My 1st car was a '70 Cuda with a 340 and it was no wimp. I love Mopar muscle cars most.
The 1970 GS out of the box was nearly impossible to beat by any showroom stock car. I wish I could find a decent one for sale!
Mopars rule. That is sweet Buick tho
Mopar 340's giant killers
@@CarsAndZebras Can i ask the name of the song at 0:06 ?
Thanks for including the weather conditions.
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Run that same race again with a 1970 Buick GS Stag 1. 10:5:1 compression ratio! 1970 vs 1970! Bring it on!
Please bring it on! Hemi is a legend and Hemi 'cuda is the ultimate muscle car.
@@shawnturbeville994 my stage 1 no frills car eill
@@shawnturbeville994 will,big fingers small buttons,sorry about that
@@shawnturbeville994 you might not believe this, but that Cuda in the video is Bob’s. He blew the engine a couple years back, so I think this is a replacement. I’m not sure if he is still fine-tuning everything right now. I think he was taking it easy that day
Hemi Cuda is the KING of Muscle then Nothing and I mean NOTHING will beat it except another Hemi Cuda
Nobody talks about the van with the cool paint job!!
This one was excellent on your part, oh, and the race too... Thanks
You cant beat the 426 hemi cylinder head flow. The guys in Top Fuel drag racing knew long time ago that the Hemi was THE engine to run if you wanted to make big reliable power. The Hemi block was also beefy with cross bolted mains.
Especially when you enlarge the ports to 2 times their standard size lol.
Maybe but not the factory ones.
@VegasRT500, no top fuel drag cars use a MOPAR 426 street hemi engine. Keith Black or Ed Pink hemi engines. MOPAR street 426 hemi engines are crap.
For me, this was one race I couldn't choose sides. It's like having to pick just one kid to favor. All I've owned & built were Buick's & Mopar's since I started driving in '82. As far as I know, this has been Only 1 'truly equal' head-to-head match up of these 2 road terrors; and that was in 2003 at Byron Dragway.The Buick was a stock Stage1 455 w/Turbo 400 Q-jet w/strip kit (allowed since the Cuda had dual quads) and Dextron trans fluid. Engine was blueprinted, cam & crank degreed for true TDC, 10W30 Valvoline NSL oil & Amziol 75W140 diff lube. The Cuda was a stock 426 HEMI, 727 HEMI Torqueflite (std 727 - 3/4 clutches, Magnum 4/4 & HEMI 5/4) running Trickshift trans fluid. Engine was blueprinted, cam & crank degreed for true TDC, Mobil 1 15W-50 oil & Lucas 80W-90 gear oil. Both cars had 4.10 gear & were running 110 octane pump gas (leaded), true factory duals (no crossovers) & Heartthrob 2.5 " center IN/OUT mufflers. Both cars were tuned up at 4500rpm. The Buick was fully loaded with options while the Cuda only had PB, manual windows & No A/C. The Buick ran all 3 belts while the Cuda ran only 1. Both cars were driven by 2 other drivers. After the 1st run, they switched and ran again. Both times, the GS won, 12.07 & 12.16 @ 115mph and change. Buick's also had another Real big advantage, and that was ins premiums. ALL Buick's were insured as the base Regal with 350 V8. The GS was an option pkg and so were the motors unlike every other make at the time. I know because I had a 69 GS and my ins was the same as my aunt who had a 71 Regal 4dr sedan w/350 2bbl and my 73 455 Stage 1 Centurion was the same as my 71 LeSabre 2dr hardtop w/350 4BBL. All the other muscle cars of the era were 2 to 3X as much. It was even the same for the 80's GN's & GNX's. They were insured as a pedestrian Regal w/231 V6 2bbl or throttle body.
What is funny is that has not changed. I was looking at a 69 Impala 350 and a 70 Wildcat 455, the Buick had the cheaper insurance....I ended up buying the Wildcat.
I was wondering where you got to???Good to have you back.
Cheers😊
Had a buddy in high school in ‘67-‘68 that had an old big fin Dodge, faded black and red 2 dr HT. It had a 392 hemi in it. Auto. Fresh rebuilt engine. Crazy fast car. We had lots of fun blowing everyone off the road!
In high school I owned a beautiful 70 GS 455STAGE1! What a fast and gourgous car! Seriously miss it! That race wasn't fair, the gs wasn't a stage1.
It also had the smog engine
I had in the day a 340 cuda that turned low 12"s. I did have it modified of course. I had the torque flite 3 speed automatic and a hemi hi-stall converter.
Man, that trap speed at 113. That Cuda needs some beefier tires. What a beast.
I think the rule set they race these under limit tire options. This race was some what unique in both cars got off the line rather well, something you dont always see with high torque motors.
the car was a Barracuda 'Cuda. Had a brand new 340 'Cuda in 1970. The Hemi was incredibly front heavy. The driver did an excellent job of getting it off the line. The color was Tor-Red. The same color in a Dodge was Hemi Orange.
A demonstration of how the Buick can hang on low end torque, but the hemi comes into it's own further down track with high end hp.
I ran a '70 10:1 Buick 455 in a dirt street stock racecar. Won slot of races with it.
I love these videos for giving us information and delivering it in a fun way. Keep doing what you're doing!
Great Race C&Z! Thanks!
The roar of these elephants is epic. All mortals take a step back!
Two absolute gems 💎
I had a 72 Skylark. Just closing the doors said QUALITY. Buick back then was something else. The lines were perfect. Never any overspray. Trim perfect. I love that hemi cuda...and I'd have to choose it, but in reality it's not half the car that Buick is. I love MOPAR just because of the power and styling, but they were lax when it came to qualify production. Trim often didn't line up. Paint overspent. Door slam sounded like a VW Beatle. Light doors. The doors on the Buick are massive...heavy. Same with the hood and bumpers. I take that back. I'd rather have a 70 Buick GS Stage 1 than the hemi cuda. It's a whole lot more car.
At 17 i had a 70 cuda 440 with factory headers but no shaker but cool emblems on the 2 air scoops..'cuda 440..Orange..front drivers seat was proped up with 2 x 4..torqe was so high it broke the back of the seat..heard that alot about cuda's from other people who owned them back then..im 62 y.o.now..my cuda 440 is stil my favorite car i owned..
The reason the buick is able to pull of such a light weight is because it's a post coupe. The post cars generally weigh 200lbs less than a conventional pillarless hardtop.
That low compression 71 Buick ran way above it's weight class to be within a half second of a high compression Hemi Cuda!
Didn't get my notification for this vid, and sucks when Y-tube does that crap. Those Hemi Cuda's are badass and agree, as they are my top choice for hottest muscle car of the era as well. Although I have to narrow it down a bit and is actually the 71 model year that I like best, with those cool gills in the front 1/4s & grill. Although the 70 AARs are totally sick to, and also really like the look. Ronnie Sox & Dick Landy ruled the strips across the country, and were kings of the blacktop. Dick started with Plymouth and then switch to Dodge, but Ronnie had great success with the Plymouth (A/FX cars) factory experimental Mopars and we're badass dude's with lot's a class
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BTW, love the Mopar content and please keep em rolling bud 👊🏼
The Cuda is definitely one badass muscle car brother.
Love the video man great work
Thanks for watching!
@@CarsAndZebras thank you for the content
Nice race. The Buicks are always lighter, that's why they always handled better then all the other A-bodies. The 455's are only about 50lbs heavier than a 350 chevy. The 70 Stage 1's are also making 510lbs (gross) @ 2800 rpm - they don't need bigger gears, but Buick used to recommend if you were running a stick car to immediately toss the 10-bolt and go for a 12-bolt with 4.10s.
I just watched a video where an A12 Roadrunner (440-6 pack), ran 12.05 at 113 mph. That's with only 10:1 compression too. And automatic 727 on the column and skinny stock 14 inch tires!!!
Congrats on making it to Yahoo's Main Page...too bad nobody seems to go there much anymore 8>)
The boulevard bruiser against the bankers hot rod,great match up.
The way that Hemi continues to pull! No wonder it has that trap speed! Fast car!
Either one or better yet both!! But that Buick coming in that close is impressive at the least.
Godday C & Z,
Absolutely fantastic video, a Hemi vs a Hemi Killer, that Buick wasn't hanging around, 12:89 is not to be sneezed at. Hope you have been well with your line of work. Just before your video I just finished watching Nick's Garage his latest video. A whole hour dedicated to back to back dyno testing a 426 Hemi, & yes I still have an erection, your video was the climax, so funny the timing couldn't of been better.
Great video once again I was starting to worry that you have disappeared from the screen.
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I must be seeing things the cuda won haha go fords when are they going to put a Ford 427 side oiler high riser or tunnel port against anything??
Thanks for watching, Louis! Hopefully things are good in Australia. It is starting to get very cold around here already.
@@CarsAndZebras
Sounds too cold where you live. We are finally getting some sunny spring weather & summer is around the corner. Plan to come to Australia some time, happy to show you around
I don’t know about that Louis, then I must be #2.
Cheers mate😊
@@francfurian8215
Always happy to receive guest from all over the world.
Australia is a beautiful country for all to see & enjoy
Beautiful car that Hemi Cuda my friend back in the day had one of those what a ride it was. Oh and by the way the heat of the meat is determined by the angle of the dangle
Nice.. good matchup. 👍
Nice video and you were actually funny this time!
Among old big blocks, the Buick is the lightest, and the Hemi, the heaviest.
The curb weight was no surprise.
if you don't get a good jump on a Hemi you are never going to run it down on the top end. Back when they were new I often saw cars pull a length ahead at the 1/8 mile only to have the Hemi go screaming by before the 1/4 mile mark. There is simply more mass in the Hemi to get spinning then there is in the Buick motor.
Dude, the commentary you put on here is perfect. Absolutely hilarious. Not so fun when you're taking a rip and you say something hilarious as fuck XD keep up the great work!
I believe that segment of tv commercial had the sound of the saying they used “Plymouth Makes It”. ❤️ Good Day Everyone!
Man those hemis sound amazing!
you should hear one on nitro if yo think that's amazing
Wow! 2 absolutely beautiful cars. Too bad the Buick didn't have a manual & better gears in the rear though.
That is a nice Skylark Post Coupe' ;)
My mom had one of those it had a six cyl 3 sped, that’s not a real gs
The Buick Stage 1s were torque monsters
I've seen both these cars abandoned in backyards and rotting away at one time or an another. I do plumbing and heating. The greatest sacrilege.. an amber 70 Chevelle SS 454. 4 speed Munchied out. It was complete, but all but dead. 75 yr old owner..." I'm working on it".
Close race. Would have liked to see best of three. Thumb up.
Love these cars too bad the 440 kicked the hemis butt, along with the Stage 1 Buicks. I know I know the Mopar guys are going to nuts on this comment now.. Great videos btw. Pretty honest on your channel.. much appreciated keep up the great work..
My first car 1970 buick skylark I was 18 and raced at Chicagos doty road started with 300 dollars in my pocket would go home with about 4grand I loved that car what a badass
The amount i've seen those cudas auction for at Mecum and others makes me think i wouldn't put it near a dragstrip👊👊👊👊
What nobody seems to mention about the Hemi is the practically unlimited potential of that motor! From the oil pan up that motor was designed for one thing in mind and that one thing is racing! Versions of it dominate Top Fuel to this day!
The bottle opener man must be all show and no go
With the Stage 2, the Cuda is left in the dust! Ouch.
I have a 72 GS and I love it!
You forgot to mention the Cuda had a slightly shorter wheelbase and body than the Barracuda. They done it to compete with Mustang and Camaro because the Barracuda was too big
What do y'all think the net numbers of the Hemi are?
It was almost standard practice by the big 3 to understate the power ratings on these cars for insurance purposes
I love his sarcastic humor😊
Feds imposed emission stds and constraints on us beginning with 71 models. Compression and hp were chopped badly.
For this Buck to stay within a car length of that hemi is very admirable!! That hemi shoulda been at finish line handing the Buck his time slip.
Yes I agree..The iconic Cuda is the pinnacle of the era and top muscle car of them all, but the 71 is my favorite model year and also fetch the most at auctions 💪🏼😎
Not very many 1971 models out there. I like the grille of the 1971 as well. 👍
I would take either car
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With the 'cuda 3.55 axle if 8 3/4, 3.54 if Dana 60. It's hard to imagine a Hemi car without a Dana, even with a 727.
The 3.23’s in the Hemi Cuda were probably to try to get at least 6 mpg
Looking at the Plymouth chart at 45 sec. Does anyone know the difference between the 383, 330 & 335 HP engines?
These cars make my mouth water like an 8 piece bucket of my original recipe chicken! Available at a KFC near you.
Oh fuck off KFC
@@mcdanolds6760 sure thing Ronald....we can always get some WORM enhanced burgers from the local clown car burger flipper.
It's been a while! I was wondering when the next video was gonna be uploaded, take care!
Thanks for watching! 👍
Hemis made more like 480-490hp and well over 500ft lbs of torque. they underated the hell outta them. If you look up on TH-cam “nicks garage the keeper” then you will see the true horsepower. He basically builds it back to factory spec and dynos it.
Power doesn't mean anything if you have to be at 6000 rpm to get it. That's why rhe hemis were pigs on the street. The 440s walked all over them. On the drag track
Lovely! Thnx tons, C&Z!
Buick is cool.
the Hemi 'cuda? Omgosha over the top commanding heart skip a beat amazing
Thanks for watching! And I agree, the mopar suspension back then definitely had an advantage
@@CarsAndZebras Agreed. & y'know who else has an advantage..on vid making?
Cars & Zebras!! Bc of your love of the cars & humor and originality!
Keep after it, man.
Just gets your blood moving Beautiful cars
70 Hemi Cuda omg that most impressive. Everybody wants a heni cuda they are kings.
It states Top Speed was 115mph... yeah right. The amount of air being sucked through those engines is more than I’ll breathe in my lifetime !!
Ah yes, the sound of a Hemi powered Mopar. Eargasm.
Nice !
I see this is at Atco raceway. So are they actually selling it to someone else and closing down? Because I've been hearing different things but I wasn't sure
The buick is so light because its on the A body and buick engines were well designed and light. A stock iron buick 455 is only a few more pounds than a chevy 350.
Cuda jumped right b4 Green? Slow down speed u will see the Red car lift early, but don't think he crossed the line.? Both drivers had very good R/T!
225 and 318 were also available in 1970
The 225 and 318 were not available with the Cuda. Which obviously is what the video has focused on, not the regular barracuda.
I'm Driving the BUICK.
Beautiful car my friend !!!
Put some '70 Stage 2 heads on that 455 & u will SPANK the Hemi! LoL
Wish this would've included the reaction times.
It's been a while!!!!!
Just a little bit 😏
@@CarsAndZebras missed your videos glad your back
What a difference a year makes. Compression ratio of 10.2 Cuda to 8.5 for the Buick. Surprised the Buick ran that quick.
Compression is overrated. Cylinder head flow makes a much bigger difference than compression does. You can build an engine with 13 to 1 compression and the biggest cam you can find, but if you don't have a good set of heads, you're wasting time and money. I've always been surprised at how well those Buick heads flowed, especially compared to Hemi heads that were designed to flow a ton of air as efficiently as possible.
@@livewire2759 the compression ratio can make a big difference in performance. I had a 71 GS 455 with low compression and positraction rear. A friend had the 1970 GS 455 with higher compression without positraction. Obviously I could take him off the line but starting from 30 miles an hour he easily walked away from me. Cylinder heads can make a big difference but so can a compression ratio.
@@martyharless5097 Sure, compression makes some difference, my point is that heads make a much bigger difference than compression. If you start with a low compression stock engine, raising the compression will make more power, but keeping the compression the same and bolting on high flowing aftermarket heads with a camshaft to match them will make a MUCH bigger difference, and if you raise compression on it AFTER bolting on better heads and a big cam, it will still make only a little difference.
It's the same thing with headers. If you bolt headers on a stock engine, you will gain some power, but if you build a racing engine and put manifolds on it, then switch to headers, you will notice a much bigger gain.
@@livewire2759 better flowing heads and more aggressive cam, yes but better flowing heads alone maybe not so much unless the original heads were garbage. I understand your point
@Boneseyy L The Buick wasn't runnin' the '71 stock compression of 8.5 though...it was bumped up ta 10:1 (stated @6:50-6:55 in the video).