Originality - why stroke your 427?

[bobcowan]

Originally Posted by xb-60

I’m looking at an Autocar road test from 1967 of a 427 Cobra, and the comment is “The back tyres spun nearly all the way to 60-odd mph in 1st” and “we paced out the black marks later and found that they went on for a conservative 60 yards”.

Remember that this was done with 1960's technology. Tires and suspension are significantly more advanced now than then. Half a century makes a big difference.

There's no such thing as too much power. Only not enough control.