Which is FASTER ?? 70 GTO Judge or 69 SS396 Camaro - 1/4 Mile Drag Race - Pontiac vs Chevy

WHICH WINS? - 70 GTO Judge Ram Air III or 69 Camaro SS 396 L78 ??

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A 1970 GTO Judge takes on a 1969 Camaro SS396 in a quarter mile drag race. Pontiac vs Chevrolet, 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 (See more below).

The 1970 GTO Judge in the video is powered by Pontiac's potent 400 cubic inch Ram Air III (6.6L) which was rated at 366 horsepower and 445 lb-ft of torque. This particular GTO has a Turbo 400 3 speed automatic transmission and 3.73 positraction rear end.

The 1969 Camaro SS 396 in the other lane is rare as only 4,889 L78 Camaro's were built in 1969. The SS396 Camaro 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. The Camaro has a Muncie 4 speed manual transmission and 4.56 posi rear in the 12 bolt housing.

Auto vs Stick ! Pontiac vs Chevy !! So WHO WINs?

Watch the video and see what happens.

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According to their Facebook Page, the Rules for the Pure Stock Drags are:

The class is limited to cars produced between 1955 to 1979 built in both United States and Canadian assembly plants The cars had to come with a minimum of 12 months and 12,000 mile warranty from the manufacturer.

Any car running faster than 11.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded. Any convertible running faster than 13.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.

All casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Blocks do not have to be "numbers matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only.
All Engines – 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed.
The valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed.
The ignition system must be stock, including the distributor, cap, coil, and wires. Points may be replaced with any electronic conversion that fits under the stock distributor cap.
The carburetor must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Jetting and metering changes are permitted. THE CHOKE ASSEMBLY MUST BE IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONAL!
Cast-iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are NOT allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. Pipes must be routed as they were originally for the year, make, model, and engine combination. Mufflers must be stock looking in design, that is, oval in shape. No glasspacks or straight pipes allowed unless installed as original equipment. Maximum muffler inlet and outlet size is 2.5 inches. X & H pipes allowed.
The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed. Duration at .050" lobe lift must be within 1% of factory specs. Lift at the valve must be within 2% of factory specs. Maximum stall limited to 2200 rpm.
The transmission must be correct for year, make, model and engine of the car. 3-speed manuals may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available.
The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as came with the car. Any gear ratio is allowed.
Reproduction tires or radial tires only, and you are allowed to run tires one size over stock.
Factory wheels only.

[erwinmonti]

BRINGS BACK SOME WONDERFULL MEMORIES. MY 442 RAN 12.09 @ 108 . BEST TIME OF OUR LIVES. THE 60s ..

[frankammirati]

I’ll just say this, before there was a Chevy kicking ass on the streets there was PONTIAC and even after they hp disappeared you still had deal with a PONTIAC !!!! Nuff said ...

[badgerbait]

Goat had 300 lbs on the coomaroo. Maybe an advantage with anemic tire traction? Anyway, that was a great race with two valuable gems!

[mitchburk]

In the background at 0:56 there is a late 50's Dodge. Would love to see a feature on that.

[joelevi]

R/A lll is right on the money at 366 hp. L78 Camaro is underrated. Shoulda been the Camaro by 3-5 tenths

[robertrobinson]

Big block on Big block violence I love it.

[robertpatterson]

Ss396 was a misnomer. SS396 had 425 up. Bad ass!

[sohc]

I always judge these cars by the times the magazines of the day got as well as what I saw at the drags since I was a teenager and read every one of them. Fresh off the showroom floor the GTO would have won by the same margin but both cars would have run .5 to .75 sec.slower.

[sharitcuello]

1970 Pontiac Gto the Judge Ram Air lll 455 Ho vs 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 L78 pues buena Carrera

[firebirdjone]

Confusing camaro. RS back end and standard front end. Has RS washer bottle under the hood but standard wiper motor, and doesn't appear to have any of the other associated hardware under the hood for the RS package, other than the washer bottle. Wonder what the story is behind that.

[brianspangler]

Really thought the camaro had this one but the torque of that mighty 455 prevailed.

[buff]

I think the GTO works well with the turbo 400 and 3.73s with the 455 torque...Camaro needed better traction with it's set up.... should have won!!

[MidnightinSavannah]

That poor Judge seems to have to run every 396 camaro they throw at it. Where are the 400 RA II cars at to take care of those 396 cars even though he handle this one well.

[lewisshepard]

Didn’t even watch to see. Because I’ve watched this pure stock division before. And who was faster back in the day, usually is not in these videos.

[peteragersea]

I was wrong how could that be probably needs tune up