[quote]I would bet anything of value that I own that if you ran (equally geared same trans) a 68 HO, a 69 HO, a 69 HO w/ram air package and a 69 Trans Am RAIII that the Trans AM would come in last and the first three, after 5 passes, mean value, would be exactly identical +/- a few percent.
Banshee, I'm not sure why the Trans Am would come in last in your comparison? All things being equal, and granted we're talking FRACTIONS of a second here, but the 69 Trans Am would be the quickest. Better hood, better aerodynamics.
The 69 Trans Am was the best all around performance car Pontiac had made up to that point, only to be surpassed by the 70-up Trans Am's.
Nit picking, I know, but all things being equal in your example, the Trans Am would be the winner.
All things being equal, and granted we're talking FRACTIONS of a second here, but the 69 Trans Am would be the quickest. Better hood, better aerodynamics. 
