Posted by roadrage (IP: 152.163.207.46) on June 17, 2000 at 08:36:34:
In Reply to: Road Tests?? posted by Erik on June 13, 2000 at 16:21:59:
: Does anyone have any original road tests for a 71-72 Maverick with a 302, automatic trans. with 2.79 gears?I need to find out what the top speed is , along with ACCURATE! 1/4 mile times.Or if you may have a car like this what are your figures?If you do supply your figures , I need to know bone stock cars, no modifieds.Thanks
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i saw an old hot rod mag that tested the (then) newly available, V8 powered maverick. the 1/4 mile ET was only 17.1 seconds. i dont recall what the trap speed was.
however, with a little tweaking it isnt hard to improve upon that.
i got my mildly rodded 73 V8 to run 15.5 at a little over 90 mph.
this test was not run at a local track, so its not totally accurate.
however, i know of a 302 powered 66 mustang (similar weight and size) that consistently runs mid 14's. there is no reason a maverick cannot do the same.