mbrule
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NICE!
455 Rocket
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Great cam for the engine. Should really start to pull in 3rd. For future considerations and if you wanted to increase bottom end torque, go to 2.5" pipe. I'd also not hesitate in the least of putting in no smaller than 4.33's at the rear. Heck , I might even go to 4.66's. Whatever the duration took away on the bottom, you'd pick up right quick with this set up. If its a "crusin" car, no lower than 3.73's. You have a super car. I used to have a 68. They had an ugly front end but with some head work (one of the best things you did was to deck the block) , cam change and headers, it ran 12.4s all day long. Really surprised some stock Cobra Jet 428 Mustangs.
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Cliff_Johns
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I recommend you crank it up and listen to this.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQZV6q00sUc]Kathy Mattea - 455 Rocket - YouTube[/ame]
Kathy Mattea signing 455 rocket. Fine song.
Cliff
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She's kind of hot...not so much the song however. Just too typical sounding for my tastes. As they never put the 455 in the 59 Olds perhaps a more appropriate car or change the song to "394" (who'd go for that?). 1959 was also the last year Olds won the Daytona 500. Richard Petty drove an 88 to victory with the 371 engine.
RDrancher
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Yes it did. Nice ride!
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Ridgewalker
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Great song! I just wish they had an era correct car to tout the Rocket.
Of course not too many 455 Rockets were shipped in '67.
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Great song! I just wish they had an era correct car to tout the Rocket.
Of course not too many 455 Rockets were shipped in '67.
Nope, you're right but I'd rather have your body style than the 68 442's body style.
