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shhhhhh

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[QUOTE=bill dedman; It has benefitted from a moderate amount of HP reduction....[/QUOTE]

It has also benefitted from an Edelbrock intake. Apparently those stock intakes (for which there is no # listed) must really be rare! Or maybe it's just a west coast thing.

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Mopar to her on the intake! Even with the intake and a horsepower reduction, it's still nearly half a second behind the class-record-holding 283 Chevy that dominates the class.

"Just work harder"????

Nobody can work that hard...

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Bill,which class and what record does this 283 hold?

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She would only be 2 tenths behind if the 283 had the right intake!

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Shawn,

My mistake; I was referring to Wade Owens' '66 Chevelle, but he's not the record holder...
My apologies for the mistake... dunno where I got that..

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Final order after 3 rounds of qualifying in Stock Eliminator at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, North Central Division, event at Beech Bend Raceway Park:

Psn--Num--Class-Driver, Home Town, Machine-----------------ET---Index---(+/-)

1 3913 M/SA Wade Owens, Cape Girardeau MO, '66 Chevelle11.786 12.85 -1.064
2 391 C/SA Irvin Johns, Charlestown IN, '09 Challenger10.340 11.40 -1.060
3 4909 C/SA Dempsey Pendarvis, Gonzales LA, '01 Firebi 10.343 11.40 -1.057

Wade's M/SA Chevelle runs as quick as Angela's Valiant K/SA car, usually runs... That was my point. Sorry I presented it so poorly and created a lot of unnecessary confusion.

His car flies; congratulations!

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What class does that run in?

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I think Matt's car is a SS/K (stick car.)

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I can't honestly say how much the 459 intake is worth. I have never used any manifold but that one. However, laying a 457 or 858 next to the 459, its obvious which one to use....


Wade O