jim_ss409 wrote:

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Johnny Ringo wrote:

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....jim, you got a video of your car going down the track ? that machine must be fun to keep under control.

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The 55 Chevy goes pretty straight as long as I don't let too much air out of the back tires. 

On this run I'm dialed in at 10.21 and it's a pretty typical run. By the way this car has 180 degree headers so it sounds a bit different.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4MAKcBvpXQ

 

I only have one video of the Pontiac on it's first day out with the new engine. It still had 3.73 gears at that point so it was very slow off the line with the Powerglide.

If the link works, it's running 9.54 @ 144.5 which is fairly quick, but it looks and feels like a bus going down the track. (we certainly didn't need the wheelie bars)

With the 4.30 gears we're running now it's much quicker off the line and more fun to drive. It's running 9.20's now and pulling a nice long, low wheelie off the line.

We're sure there's at least another tenth or two once we get it dialed in.

We'd love to hit an 8.99,,, I'm not sure we can do that but it might be possible if we get good traction, and a tailwind, on a cool day. LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rgIVS0_4T8c

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Jim, IF you can get that car as is to run like 9.15 or better your doing pretty good. Personally I would ditch the PG in favor of a Coan XLT-350. There is a number of other things you can do, just need to dig into it for the ET on a NA car.