'70 Nova V/SA to F/SA Makeover - Page 4

Doug Hoven · 07-01-2025, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Troy Henderson

Would love to know how the crossovers perform vs some 4 to 1's. Super cool!

Well, I have had 2 different sets of conventional 4 to 1 headers on the car. These are definitely better than the hooker 1 3/4 super competition headers that I ran on the car. The other set was a 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 header that was VERY long, even though the car didn't seem to care much. Just "throwing them on" they are pretty good, but with some testing there might still be some more in them.

mtkawboy · 07-03-2025, 05:18 PM

Badasp looking pipes!

Doug Hoven · 08-05-2025, 10:00 AM

Well, my weekend at Numidia was definitely a good one. The first race, I had a traction issue second round which seems to be remedied by tightening the rear shocks a few clicks. The second race, I made it to the final where I was runner up to Matt Lisa who was doing a kick ***** job driving, including winning a tough heads up in the semis. I had some weird ignition related "gremlins" appearing throughout the weekend, but the worst was a hiccup halfway down the track in the final round. Then, after the paperwork was all filled out, the car died halfway back to the trailer and had no spark. I'm going to use some of my winnings to treat the car to a fresh distributor (replacing the current one that came out of a 90s pickup at the junkyard with quite a few miles) and coil, and maybe I'll try and get a hold of an MSD tester to see if I can find anything wrong with the box. The car was very consistent overall, following the weather station almost perfectly, so no complaints there. Going from #96 out of 99 on the q sheet to the final round felt pretty cool too. I'll be setting sail for Epping in a few weeks, then will be swapping cars and headed West for the "Big Go."

07-03-2025, 05:18 PM	#32
mtkawboy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Billings Mt Posts: 282 Likes: 186 Liked 54 Times in 18 Posts	Re: '70 Nova V/SA to F/SA Makeover Badasp looking pipes!

08-05-2025, 10:00 AM	#33
Doug Hoven Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Jersey Posts: 213 Likes: 195 Liked 867 Times in 165 Posts	Re: '70 Nova V/SA to F/SA Makeover Well, my weekend at Numidia was definitely a good one. The first race, I had a traction issue second round which seems to be remedied by tightening the rear shocks a few clicks. The second race, I made it to the final where I was runner up to Matt Lisa who was doing a kick ***** job driving, including winning a tough heads up in the semis. I had some weird ignition related "gremlins" appearing throughout the weekend, but the worst was a hiccup halfway down the track in the final round. Then, after the paperwork was all filled out, the car died halfway back to the trailer and had no spark. I'm going to use some of my winnings to treat the car to a fresh distributor (replacing the current one that came out of a 90s pickup at the junkyard with quite a few miles) and coil, and maybe I'll try and get a hold of an MSD tester to see if I can find anything wrong with the box. The car was very consistent overall, following the weather station almost perfectly, so no complaints there. Going from #96 out of 99 on the q sheet to the final round felt pretty cool too. I'll be setting sail for Epping in a few weeks, then will be swapping cars and headed West for the "Big Go." __________________ 1189 F/SA Defunzalo Racing Enterprises