D.Hearne said:
This guy sounds like a Chevy salesman. Fact was the small block Chevy guys hated to meet up with a Cleveland. If the small block Chevy was so great, then why did Nascar make the Clevelands run restrictor rings under the carbs? And further more, I doubt you own a Pantera, you can't even spell it. And they weren't built for the fastest 1/4 mile times, they were intended to be run a little further. The difference between the 71 and 72 motors was more than a reduction in compression, it also involved retarding the cam timing too.
I own a yellow 72 Pantera. I didn't look at the way I spelled it; but, if it's wrong, it's a typo. Now, I went back and looked and it's spelled correctly you redneck. You may have noticed it spelled without a typo about 3 times prior....yea, that's a typo....... good lord, I'm being spoken to on the subject of spelling by a guy from S. Louisiana.
Pantera's weren't made stock for 1/4. In fact, they really weren't made for anything in particular except for looks. I love them; but, they were not good in the twisties or in a straight line. They also aren't good when it comes to corrosion prevention (whole different story). Tell you what, go buy one and see if you disagree. Until then, save it.
Second, As you can see, I own 2 windsors, a mod 4.6 and a cleveland powered car. So, I'm not exactly a Chevy salesman. I only own 1 chevy at the present time ( I used to own a BB 'Vette, but not currently).
Third, the ONLY actual difference in 71 vs 72 was the compression ratio. They same cam specs were used. The comp. ratio was reduced in order to run on a minimum of 91 research octane. If you disagree, why don't you show us all the cam specs for a stock 71 4v cleveland vs. a stock 72 4v cleveland? I see them installed the same way..........I don't see any difference until much later.
Tell, me this....are you saying an LT1 produced less peak hp or tq, in stock config., than a 351c 4v with manifolds? How about with headers? Hint- The answer is no, not even close in both cases.
I'm done here.