So if that’s a q-jet they know you can change jets and rods without taking the carb off the baseplate right?
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Are you saying people cheat at drag racing?
I'm assuming that's you on the left with the 1.89 60? Nice work, except for the red light...good ET though with a tidy 60 foot!
Drags are at Heartland Park this weekend. My boys are about to find out how awesome they are!
Yes Rene…car 114
Lights don’t really matter as it’s just test and tune.
My next pass spun the tires, but not blew em off so I stayed in it.
Best mph ever.
Some Fukin Ford watered the starting line so we’re cleaning up
Lights don’t really matter as it’s just test and tune.
My next pass spun the tires, but not blew em off so I stayed in it.
Best mph ever.
Some Fukin Ford watered the starting line so we’re cleaning up
Just a spray away from the 11’s.
Just sayin.
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Just sayin.
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A couple my best passes ever….
yeah I know its only 12.20’s but I'm pretty happy with the car right now!
There was a really cool Vette next to me, didn’t see what he ran, but looks pretty sweet.
There were two Chevelle SS there running in the 12’s and 13’s, and a 427 AC Cobra my buddy said ran 12.teen’s at 120.
yeah I know its only 12.20’s but I'm pretty happy with the car right now!
There was a really cool Vette next to me, didn’t see what he ran, but looks pretty sweet.
There were two Chevelle SS there running in the 12’s and 13’s, and a 427 AC Cobra my buddy said ran 12.teen’s at 120.
You're making some great hp! My uncles Firebird ran 12.24, but only 112 mph. Just gotta get those 60ft times down, and 11's, here we come!
Yep, some sticky tires and he'd be in the 11s, his MPH shows he's got the ponies.
For conversations sake.…I think my build of the engine is pretty spot on, building for mid-upper rpm power….but what are your thoughts?
Cam is spec’d for 3000-6800, and when launching at 1500, I dont spin (20# tp) but at 2000 I spun twice, not enough to go up in smoke, but it added .18 on my 60’. I didn't want a torquey down low engine for that reason, because of such a narrow tire. I’m thinking at 2000rpm, I’m building more power than the tires can handle, but not at 1500.
thoughts?
Cam is spec’d for 3000-6800, and when launching at 1500, I dont spin (20# tp) but at 2000 I spun twice, not enough to go up in smoke, but it added .18 on my 60’. I didn't want a torquey down low engine for that reason, because of such a narrow tire. I’m thinking at 2000rpm, I’m building more power than the tires can handle, but not at 1500.
thoughts?
Stickier tire, more convertor...
I'm assuming you're running those street tires at the track?
I'm assuming you're running those street tires at the track?
Unbelievable what a small set of drag radials will do for your 60 ft times. That 1.89 is good, but with your mph, it would be nice to see consistent high 1.70's . My Uncles car ran 1.77 60 ft, on a 255/50-16 drag radials on stock Firebird wheels.
One other thought. Be careful trying to high mph on a very small tire. When your car is pushing wind at the end of the track, you can lose traction and crash on the top end. A buddy, was watching his friend at Bandimere, from the high up pits. From a 1000ft on, the car was making black marks out the end of the track. Pretty scary! He had to put a rear spoiler on his Nova.
How is just a stickier tire going to improvement 60’ time?
How many ponies?
from what I gather its only 350 hp?
I have a decent Coan “2600” stall right now….how much more convertor before street manners start to go away?
Right now I can only get a 26” tall 225/60 under it. Hoping for a little more after the offset trailing arms and narrower spring install, but not sure I can get up to a 255/60.
