Originally Posted by Snowwolfe
Originally Posted by ERK
Some of those 60-70 cars run strong. My 69 Chevelle with a375 hp 396 would bury the speedometer in 3rd gear and pull over 7000 rpm in 4 th gear. 3.08 gears and G70 15 tires. You figure out top speed. Edk


Thats puts you at 187 mph for the gearing you posted and the 7000 rpms in 4th gear and the size of your tires (27 inches tall)
https://www.tremec.com/calculadora.php

For comparison purposes the C7 Corvette coupe has a top speed of 187.


The Chevelle is a 396, the C7 is only a 378 (6.2L).

The 396 must have been seriously underrated, it would require at least 500 bhp to make 187 mph.