WHICH WINS? - 69 428 Cobra Jet Mustang or 69 Chevelle SS 396 L78 ??
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A 1969 Mustang Cobra Jet Coupe and a 1969 Camaro SS396 go head to head in a quarter mile drag race. Ford vs Chevrolet, so who wins?

Both cars are competing in the Pure Stock Drags, so modifications are very limited. The only modifications permitted are minor porting, blue printing and minor weight reduction without altering the stock appearance. Camshafts and compression ratio have to be within a small percentage of stock specs. That means stock intake manifold, stock exhaust manifolds and street tires.


The 1969 Mustang Coupe in the video is powered by Ford's potent 428 Cobra Jet (7.0L) which was rated at 335 horsepower and 440 lb-ft of torque. This particular Mustang is super rare as only 243 were built in 1969. The 428 Cobra Jet was produced as a result of a collaboration between Ford corporate and high performance Ford dealer Tasca Ford. Tasca and Ford were both tired of Ford's big blocks getting slapped around by Chevy and Dodge, so the Cobra Jet was the solution which was released in the middle of 1968. Despite the reduced horsepower rating of 335 the 428 Cobra Jet was one of the strongest motors to come out of Ford Motor Company.



The 1969 Chevelle SS 396 in the other lane is rare as less than 9,000 L78 Chevelles were built in 1969. The SS396 Chevelle in the video is powered by Chevy's potent, solid lifter, high winding big block 396 cubic inch (6.5 L) RPO L78 which was rated at 375 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of torque. The L78 is a legend with Chevy Big Block fans.

335 and 375 horsepower doesn't sound like much today; however, in the late 60's and early 70's, these cars with minor mods were menaces on the street.

The SS396 is equipped with a Muncie 4 speed transmission whereas the 428 Cobra Jet Mustang is backed by a C6 Automatic transmission. So WHO WINs?

Watch the video and see what happens.

Comment below - Tell us what you think and which car you'd rather own after watching the video...

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