1970 El Camino SS 454 at the drags

http://aterrifictint.com/ Bio 1970 El Camino SS 454 Documented. Less than 990 El Camminos built with the SS 454 option

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[schassse]

tailgate down won't help. see the Mythbusters show

[jeffpaulin]

@schassse See my comment on this about 4 down. Thanks for viewing the video!!

[Dagg215]

El Camino's are the greatest car/ truck ever. My grandfather's brother owns a farm that has an old Camino waiting to be fixed up.

[jeffpaulin]

@Dagg215 I hope you are the one to restore the El Camino - when you do post some progress pictures. I would enjoy seeing you and the finished car.

[jeffpaulin]

A few comments mention the car would run faster with the tail gate up. I have tested this many times and with this car it runs "quicker" and just as fast with the tailgate down. Why? The tailgate weighs about 90 pounds and when lowered it is over the back bumper increasing traction and improving the 60' time about a tenth. I run the same MPH up or down but quicker ET's with the tailgate down. Hope this helps. THanks for viewing the video!! Jeff

[AntiSemantic1]

@schassse What they left out was the differentiation of the center of mass with the extra weight of the tailgate extended past the wheelbase.

[teenagebenz]

damn thats a monster

[MsH1h1h1h1]

@jeffpaulin the weight distribution helps accelerate faster

[jeffpaulin]

@columbiforme Gracias

[jmaninc1019]

@jeffpaulin There was a study done on this, the end result shown that there is less drag against the vehicle with the tailgate up than down. It's weird, but numbers can't lie.