Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

Most of the fast ones were a foot and a half off the ground. A lot different than prior years.

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

Frank when did you last speak to Bill, it’s been several years since I have spoken to him. Back in the 90s and into the early 2000s Bill and I were competitors as well friendly, he joined our Saturday night dinner after racing often.

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

Ed how much clearance do you have from carb to hood with that setup?

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

Minimal. Basically the height of the Intensity Racing Products carb screen, about 1” to the top of the carb’s main body. That said, the carb gets air off the windshield and the nostrils at the front of the hood.

https://i.imgur.com/icw0sAil.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/QYy3GBVl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/MwCyDKrl.jpg

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

Think you could be loosing a little cfm that close to the hood? Have you experimented with a different hood for just a tad more clearance? Just wondering.

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

I could be. The carb is a custom deal that flows over 1350cfm. As to hoods, I considered it when the car was updated nearly 2 years ago because I wanted to put a taller intake manifold and dominator carb on so I bought 2 hoods, one a Joe Van O pin on cowl hood

https://i.imgur.com/p447sLKl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FUIzWyQl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Nvz4tYkl.jpg


the other a VFN hinged cowl hood which I hated and didn't work with our carb location

https://i.imgur.com/d2h87lEl.jpg


The Joe Van O hood looked good but a pin on hood doesn't work for how we race. I love the look of relatively quick/fast cars with an OEM flat hood just like my former Chevelle had. I returned the hinged hood but still have the Joe Van O hood which took 5 months to get and is for sale.

https://i.imgur.com/kVYCDvYl.jpg

FYI, the intake manifold on my engine has been with me since 2007

https://i.imgur.com/HvAms6ol.jpg

first installed on the Chevelle’s last engine. It is fully ported, runners extended and the carb pad cut down, done by BCHS for hood clearance and it’s been on every engine in the firebird.

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

My perspective is that you need to get all the weight on the rear tire. Since we run performance based classes, we are trying to use ALL the power. On marginal tracks, you can have a hard time if the front end is tied down too much without some kind of power management.

From experience, moderate wheelies don't slow you down at all. I feel that is because aero is not a factor. A monster wheelie will absolutely burn a bunch of ET...

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

GUMP...knows!

Aero aside, if you get to the 60 foot clocks slower and you WILL, breaking the beam with any part of the car behind the front tires no mind the back tires, you WILL run a slower ET!

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

I do what I can!! LMAO!!

I've driven, owned, or worked on just about everything under the sun. As mentioned, several times in this thread, EVERY combination likes what it likes. Our two stockers are prime examples, the Nova likes a small wheelie, the wagon is faster with a bigger wheelie. There is no hard and fast rule. Testing and more testing will always tell the truth.

Re: ET with and without wheelie.
 

you're clueless!