Secret Sauce: What Made 60s Engines Roar?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • The 1960s were the golden age of muscle cars, with many models boasting over 300 horsepower. The variety of these vehicles was vast, from compact coupes to luxury cars. The muscle car’s roots can be traced back to the 1930s and 1940s when moonshiners would modify their cars for more power, which also led to the creation of NASCAR. By the mid-1960s, the muscle car era was in full swing, with the 1964 Plymouth Barracuda and the 1964½ Ford Mustang leading the way. Other automakers joined the scene around 1967, contributing to a surge of muscle and pony cars. Despite some questionable transmission options, these cars ruled the roads.

Комментарии • 26

  • @1RAYGC
    @1RAYGC Месяц назад +1

    Large displacement, high compression, large carburetors, and long duration high lift camshafts.

  • @ladamyre1
    @ladamyre1 Месяц назад +6

    I didn't have to watch for 2 seconds to know the answer to that thumbnail question: COMPRESSION. Back then you could get 100 octane gasoline at Sunoco, just dial it in at the pump. With 100 octane you could safely run 13.5 to one compression as long as you jetted the carburetor a little rich.

    • @alfredmorency8296
      @alfredmorency8296 Месяц назад +2

      I had a 426 max wedge in the late 80s, and I had to drive to a drag strip to get fuel It could use.

  • @billsouza4457
    @billsouza4457 Месяц назад +5

    I'm an old school mopar guy but you probably should have mentioned the GTO before the pony cars.

    • @marydrew124
      @marydrew124 Месяц назад

      The old engines were nice but can't match the power of the new ones

  • @alfredmorency8296
    @alfredmorency8296 Месяц назад +3

    The Oldsmobile Rocket V-8 came out in 1949, the v-8 Old's introduced in 1916 was a 40 hp side-valve that was not called a "rocket".

  • @jamesbosworth4191
    @jamesbosworth4191 Месяц назад

    The 1964 GTO kicked off the Muscle Car era. The Mustang and Barracuda were not initially Muscle Cars. The Buick Nailhead was a 264, 322, 364, 401, and 425 versions. The 215 aluminum engine was not a nailhead. The Chrysler HEMI lasted through 1958 in it's first version.

  • @greybone777
    @greybone777 Месяц назад +1

    Compression supported by 110 octane fuel. Mostly 110 octane fuel

  • @dalebowman3666
    @dalebowman3666 Месяц назад +2

    Oh my gosh what Oldsmobile had planned after the 455 but then the emissions crap started and they had to shelve it.

  • @billmitchell7785
    @billmitchell7785 Месяц назад +1

    1964 Pontiac GTO started it all. '65 Mustang? Seriously?

  • @angeloavanti2538
    @angeloavanti2538 Месяц назад

    Well, you got a few details wrong for sure but there's is nothing like the kick in the ass from Holly 850 double pumper on a great manifold. Fuel injection is nice but......

  • @chuckz8053
    @chuckz8053 Месяц назад

    Number 7 Pontiac, "did not" share it's design with other GM V8's.

  • @michaelkrumm1198
    @michaelkrumm1198 Месяц назад

    Rovers never used nailhead Buick engines Rover purchased the patterns for the 215 cu.in. aluminum Buick from GM.

  • @danquinnell3502
    @danquinnell3502 Месяц назад +1

    Cams, cubes, carbs and compression. Yeah baby

  • @wb7942
    @wb7942 Месяц назад

    Displacement too...

  • @jamesemick1452
    @jamesemick1452 Месяц назад +1

    Easy ,no smog bullcrap

  • @chuckselvage3157
    @chuckselvage3157 Месяц назад +1

    They bumped up compression ratio

  • @Tactical-God
    @Tactical-God Месяц назад

    Really No Special Sauce .... the ShortStroke BigBlocks , Teamed w Big Compression , Big Cam , Big Carbs , would Jus FLAT OUT EAT
    !!!🔥!!!!!🔥!!!
    regardless of Make .... then it waz A matter of Tuning N who waz the Best Wrench ....🛠.... Helluva Time 2 Live ..... Nobody knew we'd wake'up One Morning
    N
    It would All B Gone ..... Lightning inna' Bottle type thing .....

  • @peterrivney552
    @peterrivney552 Месяц назад +1

    Click bait !!! what are the secrets

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 Месяц назад +1

    Garbage wheres the Boss 302? The Pontiac 400sb

    • @AlexJonesWasRight1776
      @AlexJonesWasRight1776 Месяц назад

      heres my chevy SB 400 for your viewing and hearing pleasure 103 octane always ruclips.net/video/vOgM0EhpNEY/видео.html

  • @petereconomakis149
    @petereconomakis149 Месяц назад +1

    What awful make no sense video. A Aluminum Nailhead in a Rover and Pontiacs V8 making max of 310hp..
    Take this video down please!! Nothing you state is correct. Anything to make a dollar?? Sad!

  • @mickangio16
    @mickangio16 Месяц назад

    Bad