Originally Posted by lvd2340 (Post 268853)

This has been quite the interesting post, especially for those looking to get into the class on a "budget" if there even is such a thing in this class.

Would this combo be any good? 67 Plymouth/Dodge 273 4bbl which is factory rated at 235hp but only rated 210 by NHRA. These were 10.5-1 motors with a falt tappet cam and adjustable rockers. Only reason i ask is i have one of these engines sitting under our bench out of a 67 Dart GT i once had. In a Barracuda fastback looks like it would be an M car.

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 268903)

Billy, I wouldn't listen to anyone that would race a Gremlin when it comes to combinations.

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 268863)

Bill,that's a terrible combination.Just stay with the bracket racing.:>):>):>)

Ed

Originally Posted by Mike Meier (Post 268925)

I second that!

Originally Posted by Todd Boyer (Post 268948)

What a terrible bunch of smarta$$es eh Bill ?????? ....... LOL
Matt Steen runs the 273/235/210 in a SS/K '66 Valiant (but at 230 in SS), not sure but I think Angela Bushmaker and Paul Wong run it in Valiant stockers.

Originally Posted by lvd2340 (Post 268975)

I saw pics of all those cars, Matt's looks insane running high 10's with that combo. I just wondered if this combo could get under the index easy enough without breaking the bank too badly. They do allow the closed heart shaped chamber heads for this combo just like the ones Steen uses. Not sure if this heads flow well enough or if the carb used on it is any good either. I've seen that with Angela's and probably Paul's combo they are allowed to run an approved Edelbrock aluminum intake but it doesn't appear the same could be said with the combo i mentioned. Looks like only the stock one is allowed. Lots of great combo ideas in this post, makes ya want to start scrounging the internet looking for these cars, lol.

Originally Posted by bill dedman (Post 267921)

Has the '66 full-size Ford with the 240 inline six ever been considered? It has some appealing specs, I think.

150 HP factor (OEM gross rating,) 1.787"/1.566" valves, long rod motor (6.7",) 12 port head, cam specs: .366/.400 lift, and fits the V Stock class (24# pounds per horsepower,) almost perfectly.

It comes with the all synchro 3-speed manual, or a C-4.

Dunno if it has the 9" or an 8" rear; probably the latter.

Dunno about that 1-bbl carb, though.

Might be difficult to find, but should be an easy (and cheap) build.

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee (Post 273502)

I laugh at the references to 273's & 283's. Did anybody see Garett Ghezzi's SS/MA '69 AMX 290/210 #5 qualifying position last weekend behind (4) New CJ's & (1) SS/GT car?
Build the same engine for Stock and place it in the record books.
You can buy Ramblers or Javelins pretty cheap. 290's are almost free. Change back for your dime!

Originally Posted by joe huestis (Post 273387)

Could a mid - seventies Olds Omega with the 260 V8 be competitive in U/SA ?? Billy ? Mark ? Dwight ?
Joe Huestis

Wake Forest, N.C.

Originally Posted by joe huestis (Post 273595)

Could the 260 Olds have had a dual-jet as far back as '75 ?
Thanks,
Joe

Originally Posted by joe huestis (Post 273605)

Been looking for a '75 Nova for Mike Moller to put my 262 from the Monza in to run in U.

- Joe

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 273609)

Be warned, the 75 Nova with the 262 uses a smaller 2g than your 76 Monza.

Originally Posted by joe huestis (Post 273605)

Billy,
Thanks for the reply. I really missed that one ! I was probably one those who thought it was a Q-Jet !
Been looking for a '75 Nova for Mike Moller to put my 262 from the Monza in to run in U.
Has been hard to come by so far. One salvage yard I stopped at said to me, " finding one of those Novas in decent shape is like looking for a gold mine ! "
- Joe

Originally Posted by Tod Lane (Post 274830)

Any thoughts on a 03 Lincoln town car? 4.6 V8 if I read the classification guide right, and I never do, is rated at 210 HP and 3902 pounds= 18.58
R stock @13.95? Add weight to T at 14.40?

Originally Posted by Mike Carr (Post 274904)

Weight breaks for all NHRA and IHRA S/SS classes:

http://classracer.com/classes.html

Originally Posted by ALMACK (Post 274937)

Thanks Mike !

I see a 1995 Town Car Cartier could technically run U/SA......hmmm......

Originally Posted by Tod Lane (Post 274942)

I miss spoke, the car is actually a 1994 with the 4.6....

The question I have is the 4.6 capable of making this 3800 lb behemoth run under the index. I can get the car for nothing or next to it...
What would it take to get under index. Gears, convertor... WHere would you get some headers ?

Originally Posted by ALMACK (Post 274975)

Your 94 could run :
......Q/SA @ 3570 w/driver.
Or, R/SA @ 3780 ( natural class)
Or, T/SA @ 3990 lbs.


This engine has me wondering.
I saw another thread about the 96-98 Mustang GT and I do not know the differnce between the 94 Lincoln 4.6 and the 96-98 Mustang 4.6.

Anyway, the concensus of the thread was that the 96-98 Mustang makes a good Pure Stocker. Not sure about an NHRA Stocker tho.

Not sure on this, but I was thinking the '90-99 Town Car was based on the Panther chassis. (Crown Vic)
If so, then there is where you would look for headers.

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 274979)

Problem with IHRA pure stock. The weight breaks stop at I/PS, which is a 16.00 break. This car is way above that. These engines "should" be basically the same as the 96-98 Mustang? This is the 2 valve engine. Ford went to the 3 valve in 1999, I believe.

As my partner Tod says, "we can probably get the car for next to nothing". If we can't do anything with it. I'll just strip it out and sell the shell for scrap.

Yeah, it would at the least need headers, a converter and a posi unit and some gear. I have a set of wheels, just need a set of front tires and a set of slicks. If we end up with it, probably just do a simple tune up on it, check over for safety, brakes and such. Just take it to one of the local strips, see just how far off it is. I'll take it somewhere and weigh it first. Give me an idea of what we're up against.

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 275024)

Looks like a few of you have done some detective work on this Lincoln and I'd say "Go for it!". It really can't be a bad combo, if it fits T it should run the index. How fast will a Pure Stock Mustang go?

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 275043)

Billy,

Hinges on how little we can get the car for. Have to chuckle a little here, just never thought of a 4 door Lincoln as a "race car"! If we do this, correct me if my initial thinking is wrong. I figure the minimum I need to run the car, headers, I haven't researched this at all. Does anyone make headers for a Lincoln? Get a posi unit, if the car doesn't have one, or a mini-spool. A gear set, this has an 8.8, as suggested by Almack, a 4:88 or deeper gear, suggestions for a 4000 lb car? As mentioned, I have a set of wheels. Anyone in the Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio area got any old used fronts or slicks with some life left in them that you don't want to retire off of, LOL!That'd be enough for me to take it to the track.

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 275084)

Do you think dragging around 2 tons,especially after spending a bunch on custom headers for this tank would qualify for a "dime rocket"?

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 275051)

OK, let's start from the top. Somewhere in this thread I thought that it was said that you can get the car for "next to nothing". Even scrap it has to be worth $400 or $500 bucks. Where can you get a car that runs (I'm Assuming that it runs) for less than that? My biggest concern would be getting the stock ECU to do what I need it to do. I'm pretty sure that it controls not only the engine but the AOD trans too. 8.8 stuff is all over the place if you look, that's not a problem. To start, just find some shorty Mustang headers and make them fit then put some kind of down pipe on them, it doesn't have to start out pretty. Make sure that the engine is sound and the car is safe and just take it out. Again, my biggest concerns are the ECU and the AOD.

Originally Posted by Ron Middleton (Post 289176)

Does this car qualify:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Aspen...item4cfae19a92