71 Comet GT Marti Report

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  1. Jamie Miles

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    I gotta agree. 6 cylinders are good for economical daily drivers, that's about all. You put the same amount of money into a 302 as you would a 6 cylinder trying to make it fast, the 302 is still going to spank the 6.
     
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    Who in their right mind would change their car from Bright Red to orange?

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    Yea,you could put on one of those new aluminum heads,4bbl carb,header,cam,gears,stall and you'll run about a second slower than a stock 5.0 roller:16suspect.Won't be huntin' many v8s,unless that one guy puts the 255 in..:rofl2:
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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  7. MaverickConnect

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    Too bad the Marti report didn't break down how many GT's had the 6-cyl. I'm sure it's miniscule and it would be very interesting to know.

    Everyone else is right, for sheer enjoyment, you can't beat going with a V8, but some rare combinations make for more attention and even value when left stock. 6-cyl's and 4-doors rarely do, but it's POSSIBLE. It's your car - you do what makes you happy. (y)
     
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    nah dont listen to these guys, just put a skyline or supra motor in it...:rolleyes:
     
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    You probably already know ... but Marti can do custom reports for just that type of info .... but cost extra $$$
     
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    Yeah, and I think it's ALOT extra...
     
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    Looks to me like it says that there were
    16,393 with the 200 six and C-4 auto

    Isn't that saying that his car was 1 of 16,393 Comet GT's with the 200 I6 and a C4??

    or is that the total # of Comets (not just GT's) that were built that year???
     
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    I would say it is the number of ALL Comets.
     
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    Comet GT did not have a unique body code ... so all the numbers indicated there are for ALL 2-DOOR 1971 COMETS .... not COMET GT's ... there were 13,677 COMET GT's in 1971 as per that report.

    GRABBERS were a unique body code ... so if you look at the report for my car ... those numbers are specifically for 71 GRabbers.
     
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    hey now..:rofl2:
     
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