New tranny,better times..
 

A few of you knew I had my 400 rebuilt at coan and I got the nova out TUESDAY and went to dragway 42 in SALEM OHIO. This is a 3,500lb 72 nova with a 502 short block(pump gas) with a solid roller in the 666 range with a victor jr intake with a 1000hp 4150 carb and alum eddy oval port heads with some port work done to them,and 4.86 gears(ladder bar car).
60ft 1.3999
1/8 6.2100
1/8mph 111.10
1/4 9.7409
1/4mph 136.42

wow, kind of impressive times there for the weight of the car.
looks like your 60s are laging behind the others, some improvemnet there will help at the other end of the track.
what you got for converter??? Were you getting wheelspin???

Converter is a tci 3,600-3,800 10 inch..Im leaving at 3,200 rpm's. Could be Im spinning but don't know that for sure?Need to find someone that knows what their doing to watch me.

New best again tonight.6.12 in the 1/8th at 112.

A easy way to check for wheel spin is to put a wide white stripe with some shoe polish or dial in on your rear slicks and get someone to watch you as you leave or even better get someone with a camcorder or if you have one yourself get them to focus on the rear tires as you leave then go back and watch it in slow mo, it should be very visible then.
Goodluck, Charles

I did get another racer to watch me and he said I did spin.He said it kicked the rear of the car a little toward the pass side.I never felt it inside the car but now how to fix the problem?

Another new best..6.12 in the 1/8 at 112.mph..

thats really fast for that setup-- how much juice ???

JMO but I think from what I can figure is you are going to see some high 5.80's or low 90's. Good going and be careful in that hotrod.

what size tire ya running?
i have a 511ci BBC Chevy in a 67 camaro 3,000 lbs with me in the car..
foot braking off the trailer i went a
6.07 at 115 mph
1.39 60 ft

you are 400lbs heavier than me...so thats great for you....i am about 2.5 to 3 mph faster..
i am running a 500 gear, 14x32's... a 1.80 glide and 5,000 converter.

also ya foot braking or tranbrake ?
and what's your rpm's going thru the traps ?


ya got a strong RAT in that Nova..good job !

Brian