1970 Plymouth HEMI Cuda vs 1969 Pontiac GTO Ram Air IV | PURE STOCK DRAG RACE

1970 Hemi Cuda vs 1969 Pontiac GTO - Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race, Factory Stock Drag Race
First car is a 1970 Plymouth Cuda. The other is a 1969 Pontiac GTO. The Plymouth Cuda has a 426 hemi V8, while the GTO has a Ram Air IV 400 V8. The Hemi Cuda was rated 425 horsepower, and the Ram Air IV GTO 370 horsepower. The '70 hemi Cuda features a TorqueFlite 3-speed automatic transmission. The '69 Pontiac GTO also has a 3-speed automatic transmission, specifically a TH400. Rear gearing in the Hemi Cuda is 4.10, while the 1969 GTO has 4.33. Weight including driver is 3786 pounds for the Hemi Cuda, and 3790 pounds for the Pontiac GTO. Popular Hot Rodding tested a 1969 Ram Air IV GTO and it ran 13.42 seconds @ 108.42 mph (but had a set of headers through full exhaust). A 1970 Hemi Cuda convertible was tested by Cars Magazine in May of 1970 and it ran 0-60 in 5.6 seconds and the quarter mile in 13.45 seconds @ 105 mph. There were only 652 Hemi Cuda hardtops produced in 1970...but even less Ram Air IV automatic equipped GTOs in 1969; only 151 of those hit the showroom floor.
Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race (PSMCDR). FAST Factory Appearing Stock Tire factory stock. Super Car Drag Race.
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The rules for PSMCDR are listed below:

For 1955 to 1979 musclecars built in United States and Canadian assembly plants with a minimum warranty of 12 months and 12,000 miles.
Any car running faster than 11.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Any convertible running faster than 13.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Blocks do not have to be "numbers matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only.
All Engines – 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed.
The valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed.
The ignition system must be stock, including the distributor, cap, coil, and wires. Points may be replaced with any electronic conversion that fits under the stock distributor cap.
The carburetor must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Jetting and metering changes are permitted. THE CHOKE ASSEMBLY MUST BE IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONAL!
Cast-iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are NOT allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. Pipes must be routed as they were originally for the year, make, model, and engine combination. Mufflers must be stock looking in design, that is, oval in shape. No glasspacks or straight pipes allowed unless installed as original equipment. Maximum muffler inlet and outlet size is 2.5 inches. X & H pipes allowed.
The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed. Duration at .050" lobe lift must be within 1% of factory specs. Lift at the valve must be within 2% of factory specs. Maximum stall limited to 2200 rpm.
The transmission must be correct for year, make, model and engine of the car. 3-speed manuals may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available.
The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as the car. Any gear ratio is allowed.
Reproduction tires or radial tires only.You are allowed to run tires one size over stock.
Factory wheels only.


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Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:14 Hemi Cuda information
2:15 GTO information
4:31 Drag race begins - Round 1
5:43 Drag race - Round 2
7:00 Drag race - Round 3
8:19 Tom Cruise laugh

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