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Rocky1974 · 12-09-2013, 12:09 PM

You are living in the "good ole days" of the muscle car right now. I grew up with those old cars and they were absolute pieces of crap compared to the new cars. I have a '69 Camaro in my garage right now and it is as nice as they get. Arizona body, full frame-off restoration, the best of everything, and you still can't drive it without having to work on it. It rides rough, doesn't handle well, noisy and sucks fuel.

Today's cars are faster. And not just a little bit, a lot! Today's base V6 is faster than a 69 325hp SS 396. Those old cars were rated in gross horsepower and the new ones are rated in net horsepower. 325 gross horsepower equates to about 220 net horsepower. Today's LS3s will make about 360-370 horsepower at the wheels and about 410-415 with headers, cold air kit, and a tune. My tuner told me that he dynoed a 1970 LS6 SS 454 Chevelle. He said it had headers, a re-jet, a re-curve, and made just under 350 horsepower at the wheels

30 cents a gallon gas may sound nice, but not when you're making $2.50 an hour and your car is only getting 8-12 mpg.

Today's cars are more complex, but they are much easier to work on. I installed headers on my '10 and it was much easier than my '69. Anybody who tells you anything different hasn't worked on both. I'll deal with that fuel injection and computer any day over a Quadrajet.

Don't get me wrong, I love the nostalgia and the way my '69 takes me back to my childhood, but if I get in a financial bind and have to start selling cars, the '69 will be the first to go. The '10 will be the last to go.

12-09-2013, 12:09 PM	#40
Rocky1974 Drives: 2010 RJT 2SS M6 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Garrison,KY Posts: 1,548 View My Garage	You are living in the "good ole days" of the muscle car right now. I grew up with those old cars and they were absolute pieces of crap compared to the new cars. I have a '69 Camaro in my garage right now and it is as nice as they get. Arizona body, full frame-off restoration, the best of everything, and you still can't drive it without having to work on it. It rides rough, doesn't handle well, noisy and sucks fuel. Today's cars are faster. And not just a little bit, a lot! Today's base V6 is faster than a 69 325hp SS 396. Those old cars were rated in gross horsepower and the new ones are rated in net horsepower. 325 gross horsepower equates to about 220 net horsepower. Today's LS3s will make about 360-370 horsepower at the wheels and about 410-415 with headers, cold air kit, and a tune. My tuner told me that he dynoed a 1970 LS6 SS 454 Chevelle. He said it had headers, a re-jet, a re-curve, and made just under 350 horsepower at the wheels 30 cents a gallon gas may sound nice, but not when you're making $2.50 an hour and your car is only getting 8-12 mpg. Today's cars are more complex, but they are much easier to work on. I installed headers on my '10 and it was much easier than my '69. Anybody who tells you anything different hasn't worked on both. I'll deal with that fuel injection and computer any day over a Quadrajet. Don't get me wrong, I love the nostalgia and the way my '69 takes me back to my childhood, but if I get in a financial bind and have to start selling cars, the '69 will be the first to go. The '10 will be the last to go. __________________ 2010 RJT 2SS M6, Kooks Long Tubes, NPP Exhaust, CAI Cold Air w/Jannetty Scoop, RotoFab Washer Bottle, Elite Engineering Catch Can, MGW Shifter w/ZL1 Shaft and Knob, 2015 SS Sedan Steering Wheel and Air Bag, 2012 Heater Hose Conversion, 2012 Power Seat Conversion, RS Head Lights,Gen5DIY RS Conversion Harness, LED Fog Lamp Bulbs, Backup Camera Kit, NLP Spoiler, SLP Splitter, ZL1 Rockers and Diffuser, Color Matched Shark Fin, RS Roof Mouldings, Painted White Stripes, WCC LS3 Emblems, Heritage Grille and Blacked Out Tail Light Panel w/Retro SS Emblems, 416 RWHP, 411 RWT, Tuned by BlueCat. Last edited by Rocky1974; 12-09-2013 at 12:42 PM.