Jim Mino not only ran with - but Out Ran LS6's and Hemi's with a 68 Firebird Ram2 400 in Pure Stock Musclecar classes in the 80's - 90's
Bruno did the exact same thing with his 69 GTO Ram4 400 , 20 years later in the 2010's.
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Jim is no longer with us, but I'm sure Bruno would say 28 or 55 more cubic inches would have been very welcome. And Jim Mino would probably have agreed too.
Don't see any reason why the 70 LS-1 455 SD Pontiac wouldn't have banged all their azzes in 1/4 mile Pure Stock racing, even more so.
It just seems kind of logical - in my opinion.
Especially if guys like Mino or Bruno were driving them.
But it wouldn't re-write all the record books or changed all the history in all the other classes or racing forms.
Don Garlits Richard Petty and John Force would have still used Hemi's
Big Chief Justin wouldn't be using LS-1 455SD today either
The 68 GTO 400 H/O was also rated 360hp, same as the 68 Ram1
Never was a 2bbl 428 in anything 67-68-69
67 4bbl Base 428 was 360hp
67 428 HO was 376hp
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