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Billy Nees · 06-22-2021, 09:48 AM

I'm back from LVD but not yet fully recovered. Oh, physically I'm fine but it's pretty tough being dressed down by a 17 year old engineering student. I think the quote went something like, "You've got to lock up your tool box and learn how to use your laptop!".
The cams and header have killed the car down low to the point that you can (probably) walk to the 60' clock faster than this car gets there. Fresh from the salvage yard the car would go 2.13 sixties and it now consistently does the same in about 2.30!!!
The car is easy to stage and get a light with, it's incredibly consistent and it runs real good MPHs so it's making power but I've got to figure out something if I'm going to take this thing to Columbus in a couple of weeks! It has the best final drive in it that can be had in a 4T40E transaxle (3.91) so I'm going to be researching torque converters this week.

06-22-2021, 09:48 AM	#215
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,103 Liked 6,791 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Not for Nuthin' But Close! I'm back from LVD but not yet fully recovered. Oh, physically I'm fine but it's pretty tough being dressed down by a 17 year old engineering student. I think the quote went something like, "You've got to lock up your tool box and learn how to use your laptop!". The cams and header have killed the car down low to the point that you can (probably) walk to the 60' clock faster than this car gets there. Fresh from the salvage yard the car would go 2.13 sixties and it now consistently does the same in about 2.30!!! The car is easy to stage and get a light with, it's incredibly consistent and it runs real good MPHs so it's making power but I've got to figure out something if I'm going to take this thing to Columbus in a couple of weeks! It has the best final drive in it that can be had in a 4T40E transaxle (3.91) so I'm going to be researching torque converters this week. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever! Last edited by Billy Nees; 06-22-2021 at 09:50 AM.