[Stuckinda60s]

I had some Pontiac parts and Rhoads Lifters I was selling at Fall Carlisle, (For you Left-Coasters, that's a major East-Coast flea market.) and was talking to a guy who had a 326 '67 Le Mans. I told him that they could be made to run respectfully and had an instant friend. He asked for some tips and I gave them to him. Told him he should run an 068 cam, Rhoads Lifters(!) and do a little porting on the heads. He lived about 60 miles away and ended up ordering the cam and lifters from me. I made a trip and took them down to him as a favor so I could show him how to do the heads.

He must have done them right, as he said it would "light em up" from a dead punch, without power braking and said it pulled real well, starting to come alive about 3500. This was with a Turbo-400 and 3.08 posi. He was a very pleased individual.

I don't know if he ever ran it at the strip, but from what he said, I wouldn't be surprised to have seen real low 15's or better. Don't forget that the OHC 6's could run in the high 15's with just a little tuning.

Also don't forget that stock class '74 GTO that was the consistent class record-holder. NHRA kept factoring it and he kept going faster. Bill Rink if I remember correctly, he was running 11.60's at over 108. That's impressive for an engine with less than 8.5 to 1 compression. Try that with a 350 Chevy with that kind of compression. Due to factoring of the Pontiac, the Chevies ended up in a lower class.