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I watched it around the 35 minute mark. No surprises about the ‘15. As a kid, I remember R&T doing an article about a straight six Mustang and how much power actually met the road.

I couldn’t tell for sure if he was cranking the car safely. I also question the safety of spinning up the 4 blade fan with no hood. He also is missing a screw on his windshield hinge.

Excellent article and video.

So what did the RT test prove of a 100 year old plus car in the 21st century using modern fuel?

The test would be more interesting if a 1915 gasoline mix was used compared to a 21st century blend.

The test would be interesting is 1915 oil was in the crank case.

So what did the test prove?

A better test the 1915 car against the "Improved 1927."

When I was attending school in the early 60s, the school had a wheels on rollers type dynamometer. It was rated to 300 horsepower. At this time no one ever expected a standard production car to exceed 300 HP at the rear wheels. They allowed the students to check their car's power.

One day a student showed up with a 1963 Chevy with a 409 ci. engine. It maxed out the machine. Shortly after that the GTOs and etc did the same thing.

Art Mirtes

A friend got his grandmother's '58 four door Bel Aire with a 348 and a powerglide. He put a 3 -2bbl intake, cam, cast iron headers, and a 4-speed in it, and a 2 track tape player. Lotta fun. Safe? Uhh, no. Grandma got a new 1966 maroon Malibu 4 door with a V8 & automatic.

Some of the 348 Chevys came stock with 3 2BBL carburetors.

He had a genuine Chevy cast iron setup. I think it had a vacuum arrangement, which was replaced with a mechanical progressive linkage. It worked very well.

That was a neat watch, Bob.

The last tour in Kanab (2012?) there was a dyno setup. I thought it was Kevin Prus but I could be wrong. I couldn’t find the article with the results but out of 20 or so tests there were quite a few under 20 HP. Keep in mind it was an MTFCI tour and there were more stock vehicles than at a MTFCA tour. Highest HP was Don Houseman’s Rajo powered speedster at just over 50. I didn’t Dino my speedster because I didn’t want to be disappointed.

Andy

Drivelines eat power.