72 chevelle 13 to 1.....

Old 11-01-2012, 08:54 AM
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Traded for a 72 Chevelle..very nice car...it has a 355 smallblock..13 to 1......any ideas on making it streetable..will not run on pump gas....runs low 12's in the quarter mile...
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Old 11-01-2012, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Bevman
Traded for a 72 Chevelle..very nice car...it has a 355 smallblock..13 to 1......any ideas on making it streetable..will not run on pump gas....runs low 12's in the quarter mile...
thanks,
Steve
Switch it over to E85
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Old 11-10-2012, 02:43 PM
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Thank you...
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Old 11-10-2012, 03:52 PM
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only thing with e 85 is you use alot more fuel than if you would just run race gas
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Old 11-11-2012, 02:53 AM
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UNLESS YOU MIX YOUR OWN FUEL YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME RUNNIN IT ON THE STREET.IVE HAD TO CHANGE PISTONS IN A COUPLE ENGINES I BUILT BECAUSE I COULDNT AFFORD THE FUEL TO RUNTHEM ON THE STREET.BUT THE TIMES I DID WAS LIKE WOW!! IM THE FASTEST ONE OUT HERE...LOVED THAT PART OF IT!!!LOL
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Old 11-19-2012, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by outlaw256
UNLESS YOU MIX YOUR OWN FUEL YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME RUNNIN IT ON THE STREET.IVE HAD TO CHANGE PISTONS IN A COUPLE ENGINES I BUILT BECAUSE I COULDNT AFFORD THE FUEL TO RUNTHEM ON THE STREET.BUT THE TIMES I DID WAS LIKE WOW!! IM THE FASTEST ONE OUT HERE...LOVED THAT PART OF IT!!!LOL
I know what you mean!!!!!
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Old 11-20-2012, 02:44 PM
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If you want to be "streetable", it might benefit you to just pull out that 13 to 1 sbc and replace it with a tamer version of a sbc. I personally think a BBC is the way to go, a pump gas 496 can make great power, and with steel heads can be a little more reasonable/affordable. Altho they have some decent alum. heads at reasonable $$ for street BBC's. Certainly your call. Good Luck

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Old 11-20-2012, 04:27 PM
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Thanks Jeff. I can't spend a lot of money so it'll probably come out
Sooner or later. I'd like to ride it some. Thanks!
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Old 11-21-2012, 05:50 AM
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Thanks Jeff. I can't spend a lot of money so it'll probably come out
Sooner or later. I'd like to ride it some. Thanks!
Steve
Eventhough it is fun!
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Old 12-24-2012, 09:37 AM
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If you live by or close enough to a small plane airport, you can use av gas. Low lead 100. It will work, is slightly higher cost than like 92 octane at the pump, generaly $1.00 more per gallon, but in a limited use street/strip car, it works great. And it is NOT a dry fuel. It is high quailty gasoline. It has to be. Think about it, if you get a bad batch, you can't pull over to the side of the sky, you fall out of the sky like a rock!! usualy though, you have to go to the airport with cans, most won;t let you pump it directly into the car, as its not road taxed fuel.

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