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Re: W50 versus W58 Mon, 08 September 2003 12:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
clintgodde wrote on Mon, 08 September 2003 18:17

Norbie, The Bullnosed Toploaders have been used in just about every high torque Ford application of their day, and saw duty in both factory race cars (eg, the phase 3 GTHO Falcon that everyone acknowledges, had one), and also truck duties.

Yes I'm aware of that, but the forces experienced by a Toploader in a Phase 3 (a high 13 second car if you're generous) is absolutely nothing compared to a full-weight 8-second drag car launching off the line! I'm not aware of any manual drag cars using a factory box that come close to an 8-second pass, apart from the Mk4 Supra - and that's sort of what I was getting at.

Of course most sensible people with sub 10-second drag cars opt for a built auto, which brings us back to that topic. Smile
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