Building a new 540

[BEAST477]

My new 540 will be going in a '65 Nova tube chassis with ladder bars,Dana 60 w/4.56, tire 33x16.5, turbo 400, 2860lbs with me in it. The motor is Dart block, Brodix BB2x lightly ported and gasket matched, Brodix intake, cam specs 772 int 765 ex dur @ .050 285 int 296 ex with a Ken Jones 1050 Dom. Comp. is 12.8. What do you guys think it will run in the 1/4 ? I'm hoping 9.0s

[zipper06]

With tuning right it could easly run 9.50's

JMO

Zip.

[hammertime]

My new 540 will be going in a '65 Nova tube chassis with ladder bars,Dana 60 w/4.56, tire 33x16.5, turbo 400, 2860lbs with me in it. The motor is Dart block, Brodix BB2x lightly ported and gasket matched, Brodix intake, cam specs 772 int 765 ex dur @ .050 285 int 296 ex with a Ken Jones 1050 Dom. Comp. is 12.8. What do you guys think it will run in the 1/4 ? I'm hoping 9.0s

9.0's wouldnt be out of reach for it, just depends on getting converter right. Either way it'll be fun right :wink:

[bjuice]

.My camaro (3100lbs) with a 12 to 1 compression 511 ci ran mid 5.90's in 1/8.. which should be in the lower 9.60's in 1/4...

with my new 565ci if i do not run 5.60's in the 1/8 and 9.20 range in 1/4 i will be disapointed.


This is what i typed in another post.....i got a little more motor than you but your about 250lbs lighter then me.........

so this where i have been and where i think i will go..it will give you a good gauge..

the 9.0's your hoping for may be a little Quick...

but i hope you get 8.90's out of her !

[Tod74]

You for sure can get there if you spray it.

[BEAST477]

Well right now with an iron headed 477 it runs 9.70s has gone a best of 9.67. Thanks for the responses though. And yes it will be FUN. It will be all motor no spray for me thanks.

[denn468]

i have a 540 dart block 14/1 785 779 288 [email protected] dart 325s 3640lb car runs 970 with 60ft on the rear wheels they are a great torque motor

[bjuice]

Well right now with an iron headed 477 it runs 9.70s has gone a best of 9.67. Thanks for the responses though. And yes it will be FUN. It will be all motor no spray for me thanks.

That is a real good et with your 477 set up with iron heads... :!:

what MPH you running..also what is your 60 and 330 ?

Many oldtimers will tell you time and time again its not really how much motor you got (within reason) but how you lay it down... :D

[BEAST477]

bjuice my mph is 135-136. My 60's are usually 1.37-1.38. My 330's are 4.00- 4.05

[RonOwensRacing]

My nova has a 540 in it with 345 dart heads Gen 6 block and injection 3563.lbs and goes 9.21 at 149.88

i just blew the trans and converter out rebuilt the trans and borrowed a converter from a friend that runs a small block and it goes 6800 behind mine way to loose but here's a short video. from this weekend it went 585 in the 1/8.

http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/traysvega/?action=view&current=RonOwensRacing_0001.flv