Did it many times. I'd like to be able to say that it was all from some fabulous re-engineering on my part, , but it was almost all factory equipment. about the only things I did to it was a fancy ignition system. a cam , a high volume fuel pump and an insanely large carburetter, along with a few minor suspension mods to keep the handling just a little less terrifying. We used to have a dead end road out in the middle of the desert where we used to go to race. About 15 or so miles long, no cross streets, houses, kids or dogs. I used to love talking guys with the traffic light racers into going out there. With the 2.21 rear end on that thing, it was a dog off the line, but I used to just love the look on their faces as they were grabbing top gear, about the time I was winding out first, and reaching for second and that's when I'd pass them. there were a few times I was siting on my hood at the other end when they got there :-)
The thing was an absolute dog off the line though. Just about any small block could stomp it in a 1/4. Pontiac put out some insanely fast cars way back when. There used to be a sheriff in he north end of the Mojave desert about 25 + years ago with a Grand Am police model, that he seriously hopped up. 455HO with cross ram dual quads, side pipes ( yup, side pipes on a cop car ) and I'm pretty sure he had an overdrive manual tranny. I spoke with him at a diner one time. Real nice guy, he did like to pop the hood and show that thing off. Nobody got away from that thing, including all the rich guys from LA in the Ferrari , Lamborghini, Lotus and Masseratis who would head up there every weekend. A friend with a modified Porsche 6 cyl passed the guys hiding spot at about 140 and thought he was close enough to the county line to make it. A few miles later the sheriff passed him like he was standing still, and kept going. Turned out he was headed to an accident scene 30 miles away and wasn't even after him. You can't be too quick to poo-poo some of that old 'mercan iron. -----Robert E M wrote: > You did 220 mph in a GTO? Geez, almost fast enough to catch all those > fish that got away. :-) hee hee > > Ed > 300E > > On 01/09/07, *Robert & Tara Ludwick* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Not a bad looking car, but that silly little story included from the > star is pure fiction. Anyone who's ever owned a '68 GTO ( present > company included ) knows that 120 is just a nice mild cruising speed, > those beasts don't even start breathing hard till around 180...that's > when it's time to use the last third of the gas pedal travel. We > used to > have a lot of fun with that car out on a dry lake. 220mph+ is an > interesting feeling :-) > If they passed a GTO at 120 it's because the guy in the goat didn't > care, not because the 6.9 is some super car. > I wonder why he included that little snippet in his ad? I guess it > didn't help him sell the thing. > > ---------Robert > > John Robbins wrote: > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300145019267 > > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300145019267> > > > > Its already ended, but I bet you could get in touch with him and > make an > > off eBay offer if you're nearby. > > > > If it was about 2 hours closer I would be on my way to look at it. > > > > John > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
