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Mark Yacavone 07-02-2023 12:21 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Might need a few updates here, on this non-racing weekend.

Only thing I've got at the moment is this one.
1984 Riviera , 252 Buick V6 4 bbl for V/SA (15.50 index)
There have been a few cars with this combo..I think Bob Shaw might have tried one.
The engine came in Pontiacs, Buicks, and even Caddys, but the 84 has the biggest cam and carb, and the lowest rating. I think I know how it got that way, but we won't go there ;-)
Can someone tell me why this wouldn't be an easy second under combo?

What else ?

GUMP 07-02-2023 12:38 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
One of you guys needs to build a turbocharged Solstice....

Charles Stewart 07-02-2023 12:44 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
How about a 2007 Cobalt SS supercharged with an automatic transmission...

joe huestis 07-02-2023 01:25 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 682389)
Might need a few updates here, on this non-racing weekend.

Only thing I've got at the moment is this one.
1984 Riviera , 252 Buick V6 4 bbl for V/SA (15.50 index)
There have been a few cars with this combo..I think Bob Shaw might have tried one.
The engine came in Pontiacs, Buicks, and even Caddys, but the 84 has the biggest cam and carb, and the lowest rating. I think I know how it got that way, but we won't go there ;-)
Can someone tell me why this wouldn't be an easy second under combo?

What else ?
Mark,
Isn't the '84 Riviera FWD. which would place it in FS and not in V ?

Mark Yacavone 07-02-2023 02:26 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by joe huestis (Post 682393)
Mark,
Isn't the '84 Riviera FWD. which would place it in FS and not in V ?
Yes. I just thought of that, and came back on to correct myself.
The Regal is the only one de-factored to 163. Makes it an R, T, U car.
The full size that makes V is 176 hp..In other words not de-factored like the Regal.
Only 302 FFFords can get reduced, across the boards, I guess.

So, how fast did the Doolittle / Mc Kay , Jewell black car ever go? Seems to me it should go plenty fast.

Billy Nees 07-02-2023 02:57 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles Stewart (Post 682391)
How about a 2007 Cobalt SS supercharged with an automatic transmission...
That's one on my "to-do" list!
We'll have to get clearance from Mark on this one though. It used to be no FWD dime rockets.

Billy Nees 07-02-2023 02:59 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GUMP (Post 682390)
One of you guys needs to build a turbocharged Solstice....
This is another one on my favorites list!

Dan Bennett 07-02-2023 03:40 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charles Stewart (Post 682391)
How about a 2007 Cobalt SS supercharged with an automatic transmission...

At one time, I test drove a used HHR SS with that combo. For what it was, it was pretty impressive though with a bunch of torque steer. I chose something else because the thing was such a bucket of bolts. I'd guess it's heavier than a Cobalt so they should be even better.

Mark Yacavone 07-02-2023 06:36 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 682398)
That's one on my "to-do" list!
We'll have to get clearance from Mark on this one though. It used to be no FWD dime rockets.
It would be okay for the next year and a half, seeing we're in a 40 year high period of inflation.

Nick Heath 07-02-2023 10:41 PM
Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 682396)
Yes. I just thought of that, and came back on to correct myself.
The Regal is the only one de-factored to 163. Makes it an R, T, U car.
The full size that makes V is 176 hp..In other words not de-factored like the Regal.
Only 302 FFFords can get reduced, across the boards, I guess.

So, how fast did the Doolittle / Mc Kay , Jewell black car ever go? Seems to me it should go plenty fast.
Wasn't Darwin Hardy's blue "Hardy's Hangup" Buick a LeSabre with a 252?
I remember that car being quite fast for its day and a 13hp difference in U/SA would be 260 lbs!


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