Re: [Amc-list] t96, torque, revvy sixes, was Re: more information on my 63 770

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Yeah, I'll give it a third or forth.
My 63 with a 196 auto in both original aluminum and replacement cast iron versions cruised at 80 mph for hours on end. I was 17-18 and didn't know squat about it, but it was an automatic car and as long as you didn't try to punch it down into "passing" gear it just cruised happily along. At 80mph passing gear just made a whole lot of engine noise with no speed increase! 
   As for revving and dumping the clutch, well my 64 American had a 196 twinstick. In stock form the clutch wouldn't hold! It acted like a drag racing slipper clutch. Put both left and right feet on the floor and slip the left one off the clutch! The car would lift it's noise and move forward, never spun a tire! I seriously doubt, even with the power pack two barrel it would sport enough torque to do much tire turning. 
   Ah those were the days, no sense in saying I wish I'd kept those cars as hey, they were rusty in 78-79!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
> <snip>
> > (Back to the original quoted message...) since torque would not be increased, 
> > only revs, you could to this in an older car in front of a T96, I bet, unless 
> > you revved to do hole shots. A 199 is not exactly torquey.
> </snip>
> 
> I can attest to that. My 67 American has a 199 and an automatic which 
> makes it a slug around town. Once it's up near highway speed, it's 
> actually okay. The 232 in my 68 American (which was not rebuilt to stock 
> specs) with a 3 speed manual is a totally different beast. It's really 
> torquey. However, I don't think you can rev the wee out of either of 
> them when not in neutral. The 68 tops out at 85 mph and if memory serves 
> (which means I'm probably wrong), that's not much over 4000 RPM. Both 
> cars are great highway cruisers. They are both happy around 70 MPH and 
> when I took the 68 to Kenosha in 2004, I'm not sure I did much slower 
> than that until I got to Chicago.
> 
> Matt
> 
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