'66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction

bill dedman · 01-02-2010, 01:42 AM

Good ideas, all, Paul... hadn't thought of any of that!

I have precious little spare time, for a retired guy though, so I'm going to concentrate on the easy (quick) stuff for a while, and see if I can get a 1.55 60-footer this year. I have a group of friends who all run turbo V6 Buicks, and some of them run high tens, when they're running. IF they're running...

If I can get this thing into the 11.20s or .30s, they'll still be able to outrun me, but they'll have to crank up the boost into a "DANGER ZONE" (25+ pounds of boost) to beat me, and they may not want to waste an engine on shaming my old clunker.... They're a proud bunch, these Grand National guys.... LOL!

I'm limiting my boost to 10 pounds, which doesn't seem to hurt the motor.... so far. I have band aids aplenty, with an MSD Bootsmaster Timing retard, alcohol injection from a Snowperformance Boost Cooler, Av gas (100+ octane) and an Air Gap-style intake manifold to help provide a cooler charge. It's just a 1,000-foot strip, where I run, so that helps keep engine temperatures down, too.

I don't run it over 6 grand (though it easily goes 6,500) in the interest of longivity... its, AND mine! LOL!

Thanks for the good advice; I'll probably get one of those pocket warmers....

01-02-2010, 01:42 AM	#24
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: '66 Dodge D-Dart at Mecum auction Good ideas, all, Paul... hadn't thought of any of that! I have precious little spare time, for a retired guy though, so I'm going to concentrate on the easy (quick) stuff for a while, and see if I can get a 1.55 60-footer this year. I have a group of friends who all run turbo V6 Buicks, and some of them run high tens, when they're running. IF they're running... If I can get this thing into the 11.20s or .30s, they'll still be able to outrun me, but they'll have to crank up the boost into a "DANGER ZONE" (25+ pounds of boost) to beat me, and they may not want to waste an engine on shaming my old clunker.... They're a proud bunch, these Grand National guys.... LOL! I'm limiting my boost to 10 pounds, which doesn't seem to hurt the motor.... so far. I have band aids aplenty, with an MSD Bootsmaster Timing retard, alcohol injection from a Snowperformance Boost Cooler, Av gas (100+ octane) and an Air Gap-style intake manifold to help provide a cooler charge. It's just a 1,000-foot strip, where I run, so that helps keep engine temperatures down, too. I don't run it over 6 grand (though it easily goes 6,500) in the interest of longivity... its, AND mine! LOL! Thanks for the good advice; I'll probably get one of those pocket warmers.... __________________ Bill