My uncle and I have gone back and forth of who would win if him and I lined up. He owns a '71 Nova SS that's all stock. Got a 365 in it I believe. It's been his show car for years. He says he's about around 300hp and wants to maybe line up one day since he's never opened his up before.

I have an 06 ss/sc with a few mods:

Zzp stage 3 kit
Stage 3 heat exchanger
2.8 pulley
60#s
Injen intake
Magnaflow catback
Unknown tune


What's your opinion?

 

No idea who will win lol. A tie perhaps?

 

Well if it is stock it definitely didn't have a 365 in it. The only GM 365 I have ever heard of was a late 50s Cadillac motor. The Nova SS has a 350 or an optional 396. Based on how much HP you say he has, it is the 350. I think it would be close buy you might get him. Old muscle cars were a lot of the time grossly underrated from the factory, in terms of power.

 

Now that you said that it is a 350. I couldn't remember exactly it's been so long since I been around his car. He's had it in storage for the last year. But it's definitely a 350.

We cannot have no ties here hah this is bragging rights I refuse to end in a tie

 

Should be a decent run

 

I think so as well. I'm thinking a drivers race.

 

It should be close from a dig. I think he might get you off the line, but if you guys are running a 1/4 mile, you should have him by a car at the end. If he has a 4 speed Muncie in it, it may be a little closer. You have a weight advantage as well.

 

You'll beat him.. for sure. And you'll save a ton of gas doing so over his out dated wanna be muscle car ;-)

 

Honestly in drag racing, whoever gets better gas mielage is irrelevant. Your statement is quite ignorant anyways, you think that at WOT a Cobalt SS gets better gas mileage than a 300hp 350 Nova? I think not. Even if the Cobalt got better gas mileage in the race, the difference would be negligible.

Now if we were talking about which car was the more efficient daily driver than I could see your argument. Also you must have never driven an "outdated wanna be muscle car." There is nothing like pulling up to a red light, whole car is shaking from your motor idling, you can hear the valves opening and closing. It's a badass experience, there is a big difference between the feel of a NA v8 and a blown 4 cylinder. You feel that raw power. I love both, but there is something about a carb'd SBC that I love more than anything.