falcon_master
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Hey everyone. Searching around a really cool site that has a huge list of specifications for our cars and detailed acceleration and top speed reviews. Well I was looking st how pathetically slow mine is 0-60 in 16.7 seconds top speed of 82 mph. But I noticed that 1960 144s were rated for 90HP but 61 and afterwards are 85HP yet all the specs remain the same like compression ratio and configuration. Because according to this site a 1960 falcon with a 144 3spd will do 0-60 in 15.4 second a full second faster. Is it possible to regain this 5hp I know it’s not a big deal but with this anemic thing every HP counts. One things I was thinking is if I reall wanna keep it looking original engine I can take my 144 and make it a 170 but keep the 64 casting code and 4 main block. It would be impossible to tell. Thanks everyone just curious what changed between 1960 and all the other years because my car is Chevy Chevette levels of slow.