Chevy Vega Re: Cheap cars (was: 1%...)

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Wed Aug 1 16:03:40 2001

> >You do have an option today. Buy a nice looking car and put an Edelbrock
> >engine, four-barrel, intakes, etc. in it.
>
> Four barrel ???? That would be a step backwards. I'm currently
> running 3x 2 barrels on an Edelbrock designed intake. (original 1970 Dodge
> Challanger RT convertible with 440 six-pack)

Anyone here old enough to remember this:

Well, I stepped off the pavement into my cut-down-short...
Cat in the next lane, says, "Man, you look like a real sport."
He said "when that light turns green, I'm gonna dig out ahead of you."
Well, I answered him back, like about the, only way I could... <-
wrong lyric

.......vvvvvVVVVVVRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!

        I got three carburetors....
                ...twin pipes...
        I got three carburetors....
                ...milled heads...
        I got three carburetors and no-body's passin' me...

        <insert walking saxomophone bridge>

So, I pulled up to the stoplight, just my baby and me.
Same cat pulled upside, he was GREEN with N-V.
He said "man, what you got under that crazy, fat hood"
Well, I answered him back, like about the, only way I could...

.......vvvvvVVVVVVRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!

...

Well, I wheeled off of the highway, and down under the underpass,
when all of a sudden, I was like Ooo, out of gas!

dah-dah-dah-dah-dom-dom
dom-dom

"Well, man, what happened?" dom-dom
"I don't know, I can't dig this scene, something's gotta give"
dom-dom
"Well, fella, I dig on your predicment. You got

        ...three carburetors....
                ...twin pipes...
        I got three carburetors....
                ...milled heads...
        I got three carburetors and no-body's passin' me...

> Gas mileage? What's that? Actually it's not too bad. I get
> about 15-16 MPG on the highway. But you should see what the gas gauge does
> when I put my foot to it and the second and third of carbs kick in!

I still get chills when I hear the blower on the 327 on Mad Max's
car in the first movie... didn't that have an Edelbrock manifold?

-dq


 
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