retired mechanic is going racin'!!!!!!!
05-31-2010, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mwbrasher
the car weighs 2600 ... 200 lb driver ... should be 2800 total plan on running 7000 rpms cam is 560 lift .. 310 diration hope that helps ... have not raced in 25 yrs!!!!
If not then I'd stick a comp cams 630/630 solid roller in it and let-er eat!
X2 on more gear.
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05-31-2010, 08:19 PM
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Ain't no one HERE laughin' !! We're cheering ya on !!! YYYYEEEEEEHAAAAaaaaa............................
The only questions that are stupid and silly are the UNASKED ones
Tod, Ya run 2 back to back 1/8ths and it'll be a full quarter
05-31-2010, 10:51 PM
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I staged one time, and after I pushed the tranny brake button, I wooded it, and promptly backed up 30 feet in a big hurry....I was very surprised!!
An Altered, will back up very quickly, at full throttle.
An Altered, will back up very quickly, at full throttle.
06-01-2010, 04:10 AM
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I think maybe mid 11's with good air. Watch the oil you use now with flat tappet camshafts. It's not the oil you were probably used to back in the day. Find a good racing oil that still has the right additives needed, (zink and phosphorous are what is primarily being taken lowered). There is a huge argument on another unnamed site I frequent anytime oil is brought up. Suffice it to say that off the shelf street car oils now though are not good for flat tappet cams.
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06-01-2010, 05:47 AM
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tod my first time out i was at the line, tree came down and i forgot to let the trans brake go man talking about funny. but i had a vega with a 355 th 350 3000 stall and 4.30 gears the motor had 10 to 1 flat tops with 555 solid roller chet herbert cam and 750 holley carb and it went 11.63 on 26x9x15 et streets. i wish i still had the little car lots of fun.
06-01-2010, 06:52 AM
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I think no one is immune to doing things like that. Saturday I made myself look like I have never been to a race ever. First round the guy I'm racing doesn't have his dial on the car, tinted windows. No-E. He just shows it to the tower as he pulls toward the water. We have dial boards before the tree so no big deal. As we pull into the water they shut us and the people on the line off for something on the track. Down 60 seconds, no big deal. The pair in front leave, we do our burn outs, pull to the line, stage, CRAP I forgot to look at who is leaving first. I look up at the finish boards qwickly, back down and see BRIGHT yellow. .092 :shock: :shock: on the tree.
Ok, not going to do that again. Buy back, round 2 I'm .013 on the tree, she is .088 I look, I look, I look, is she broke?, not going to get there? I lift. Dang it there she is, she comes around me and I give here the stripe by .02, 2 freakin' hundredths. Might as well have just lifted at the 1/8 and said here you go. LOL Oh well had a blast.
Two more ways I can lose marked off the list. :lol: :lol: This weekend will be different. No doubts about it. LOL
Curtis
Ok, not going to do that again. Buy back, round 2 I'm .013 on the tree, she is .088 I look, I look, I look, is she broke?, not going to get there? I lift. Dang it there she is, she comes around me and I give here the stripe by .02, 2 freakin' hundredths. Might as well have just lifted at the 1/8 and said here you go. LOL Oh well had a blast.
Two more ways I can lose marked off the list. :lol: :lol: This weekend will be different. No doubts about it. LOL
Curtis
