Originally Posted by
blacksheep-1
That's amazing really, I'm old enough to remember when Garlits went 200mph with his top fueler, and was alive (as a kid) when the 150 mark was broken. The speeds are incredible for basically a s"stock" type car.
The technology of today is something else. Back in the early 80's I had a 11:1 302, toploader, solid lifter cammed, 411 geared 65 Mustang and it would be lucky to run low 13's. Now I have a car that idles better, can be driven for distance, and light years ahead on power numbers. Funny that in todays environment a 8 sec, 9 sec car is all over the place on the net.