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Coldwater, Michigan | I own the 13th Production Studebaker Avanti . It was produced with the Supercharger, 4 speed, dual exhaust. It had an air line from the supercharger to the fuel pump. As the supercharger spun faster it sent a bit more air pressure to the fuel pump and caused the fuel pump to take a bit deeper strokes in the diaphragm area, sending a bit more fuel to the engine. My Avanti being early production only had the 140 mph speedometer in it. After taking a "production" Supercharged Studeabker 289 Avanti to the Salt Flats and running 186mph for a 2 way average over the 10 mile run, later Avanti's all had 160 mph speedometer in them.
In the Summer of 1964 Studebaker had punched the 289 to 304.5 ci and offered it as an option in the Avanti. Top speed achieved on the 2 way runs was 198.6 mph. Studebaker wanted to prove you didn't need the Big Three to have power. They certainly proved that! But it didn't save them from the Bean Counters.
Studebaker was among the last to use Overdrive Transmissions, they used Superchargers on some of their performance vehicles (Golden Hawks, Avanti, Super Larks, and Super Hawks). Avanti's all had front disc brakes, Built in padded Roll Bars, Fiberglass bodies.
Some of you older guys might remember when Mustangs were advertised as having Long Hoods and Short Decks. Check this sucker out!
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