Re: For Sale: 1968 Dodge Polara show winner, must see photos / rare classic

"HEMI-Powered" wrote:
> I can categorically say - my opinion, YMMV - that a 318 in
> ANY C-Body car is so anemic as to be almost dangerous, almost as
> bad as the 1st 2.2L K-Cars. You're trying to push around a 4200+
> pound car with only 230 bhp, which might be around 150-160 net
> hp. The power-to-weight for even the bhp was only around 18:1.

The combination of the 318 and the excellent torqueflight trans is pretty
amazing.  A buddy of mine had a '68 Fury III with the 318 2bbl.  It would
beat my '71 Galaxie 351W or a '74 Monte Carlo 350 from 0 - 60 with no
problem.

When the car is heavy, look at the torque, not the horsepower.

Ken D.