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Old 04-10-2006 | 10:27 AM
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that was exactly the problem that i have seen..they were great once they were all opened up, but from a stop, into a hard launch, it would load up when the secondaries would open...
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Old 07-06-2006 | 02:29 PM
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i have the poor mans muscle engine...
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Old 07-06-2006 | 06:25 PM
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which one?
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Old 09-14-2006 | 06:29 PM
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The 340 was a sleeper. I still have mine, Having been in a 69 charger with a hemi and 69 with the 440 (both pure stock) they could be real close to 60. The hemi needed more tuning to run right. It was also a very heavy motor. I would take the 440.
Old 09-21-2006 | 06:56 PM
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Man I'll take the 440 anyday!
Although I currently own a "true R/T " with a 383 Magnum... I had a 70 R/T/SE with a 440 in 1972 with less than 40k on the odie... Sure wish I still had her... HINDSIGHT IS 20/20, AIN'T IT!
That baby was solid as a rock... set it & forget it! IT WOULD SCREAM!!!

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Old 09-21-2006 | 10:13 PM
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i cant even imagine selling my stratus (first new car) or my mirada (first car when i turned 16)...i dont know how you guys sold these awesome muscle cars!!
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Old 09-21-2006 | 10:21 PM
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For me, I sold it for several reasons:

1. My new employer gave me a new company car to use. I also didn't have to do the maintenance.

2. I was 21 and I did not have the finances nor resources to fix up a car that was poorly built to begin with.
I hated the torsion bars and the rust I had a difficult time stopping.
Your cars that you kept are of much higher quality and reliability and don't make rattle noises.

3. I had just gotten married and living in an apartment and I just didn't have the room to keep it.
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Old 09-21-2006 | 11:14 PM
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I wonder if I'm going to keep my first car, the Intrepid. I don't count that Olds because it was a hand-me down and a piece of junk. If I keep it, it's going to need a new paint job. It is showing signs of sun damage already. It has never been keep in a garage. Plus it has been on a college campus for four years and on a high school campus for one year, let alone who ever owned it before me, it had a few dings in it when I bought it.

I've thought about giving it to one of my less fortunate relatives after I'm done with college. I know I will get nothing for it with around 138,000 miles on it.
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