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Tenpoundbass says

How were those muscle cars back then so freaking fast and powerful with HP less than 250?

They weren't fast. In fact, in 1979 Trans Am they had an option for a 301 (4.9 litre) that was only 150 hp. 3.08 rear end. This was the era where they had to bring old V8 designs to meet new pollution laws. They did it with techniques like lowering the compression and retarding the spark, as these cars had a carburetor and a single coil, no computerized fuel injection and spark advance like today. They were also much heavier.

Tenpoundbass says

Were there any stock Carburetor engines from the muscle car era that had 400hp or more?

Not in the late 70s. You may be thinking of "69 or so with GTOs, Impala SS, Mustang Boss, and those monster Mopar beasts like Charger R/T and Road Runner. However, even that fastest time in its day Charger R/T would be beat by a 1st generation Lexus LS400 sedan.

HeadSet says

Tenpoundbass says

How were those muscle cars back then so freaking fast and powerful with HP less than 250?

They weren't fast.

They seemed fast because they were hard to control.

I had a 1973 Pontiac Grand Ville when I was 18 years old. Hit the gas too hard and it would sit there and spin tires. I drove it off the Silverado Trail in Napa and it ended up on a driveway, bounced off a tree, went through a picket fence sideways like it was taking out a row of corn, glanced off a telephone pole, and ended up back on the road. I kept driving and I'll never forget the look of the cop on the other side of the road with his ticket book out citing someone for something. I kept driving and pulled into the back parking lot of Napa bowl and waited for dark to drive home. A newer car would have been utterly destroyed.

I rented a Ford Thunderbird on a San Diego business trip back in the mid 90's. I over cooked an exit ramp and the brakes locked up. My life flashed as I prepared to crash through the guard rails. The anti-lock brakes cycled a couple times and I was back on track.

They don't make them like they used to, and sometimes that's a good thing.

Watch it with the braces, girl!

DemocratsAreTotallyFucked says

Watch it with the braces, girl!

It's how she paid for them. Wonder how long it takes for her to pick the dick shreds out of them.

The cat militias are preparing for the Haitian Apocalypse.

Do they make them for cats and ducks?

Why men live shorter lives than women Chapter 9,985:

Why men live shorter lives than women Chapter 9,986:

A twofer: Dog Chiropractor, AND why men live shorter lives than women.

All that's missing is the Taco Bell bumper sticker from 'Demolition Man'.

And I thought my paddle board on the swells was bad.

Why men live shorter lives Chapter 235:

More "escaping from the Haitian Threat."

That'll teach him not to use a safety net for the sex trapeze.

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Ceffer says

"California Female Senator Used Male Staffer as Sex Slave and Forced Him to
Perform Sex Acrobatics that Left Him Injured"

What kind of sex acrobatics? What am I missing?

Where all the cat bodies are buried?
Eric Holder says

The_Deplorable says

What kind of sex acrobatics? What am I missing?

Musta been viagra, midgets, gerbils, step ladders, harnesses, gimp masks, cock cages, swings, gynecology stirrups and strap ons. It's the only explanation for ruptured discs.

The guy named Smalley Dickie has it worse.

Is he sure it wasn't just racis'?

Ceffer says

Yeah right - you just wanna get probed.