Another 455 combo I recall from my bracket racing days from ‘93 through ‘02 was installed in a full weight ‘64 Le Mans (surely at least 3800 with driver) belonging to another friend. Back then I would pick everyone’s brain about the specifics of their combo and especially take note of mild combos that would perform outstandingly.
462 running stock 6X-8 heads for 8.6:1 compression, a regular old restricted junk Performer intake and whatever 750 or 800 Quadrajet which really makes no difference. H-O Racing HC-01A cam which is in the same category as the Summit 2802 and 3-tube headers which we all know are nothing special. Backed up by a 2500 stall converter, a TH350 and 3.08 gears running 10x28 slicks.
It ran 12.90s all day at our local high desert 2700 foot altitude LACR, take your best guess at how it would have run at sea level.
Sometimes you can get a lot out of nothing special.
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1964 Tempest Coupe LS3/4L70E/3.42
1964 Le Mans Convertible 421 HO/TH350/2.56
2002 WS6 Convertible LS1/4L60E/3.23
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