1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) - Page 2

Jesse Knapp · 05-22-2009, 10:06 AM

Sorry I haven't responded to this thread as of late, but I had/have a family medical emergency going just now. I do enjoy the good info, though. I do know of the Holroyd rockers, had one in my hand to examine. They are beefy. I also remember someone's Nova going a 10.15 and thought it was the Lynch car, but wasn't sure and didn't know the combination involved. Bob, thanks for that info. I had a subscription to Nitro's stuff when I had the superstocker, but don't have any stats as of late. Actually I wasn't really looking for a Nova to build, it kinda just fell into my lap type of situation. Sounds to me like very few of these cars work well with the 375 engine. As I said I have all the proper castings for the smallblock combos. and with these cars traction problems that 350/300 engine sounds like the way to go. That would be an F natural car and I thought of bumping it to E, providing weight is not a problem. I don't know, since the rule change, if someone has tried E with the F natural car. I would bet all the E cars are 396/350 combos. Thanks all for the interest shown. It's interesting and enjoyable to me as well.

Kenny Wigington · 05-22-2009, 11:41 AM

Jesse, my comment was just bustin on a buddy, who lurks in here..... Tryin to get his rile up !! Why, because I havent in a while !!

Bobby Lundholm · 05-22-2009, 02:03 PM

Kenny,

Who were you trying to bust on?
I still think the 71' 350 is still a good combo for the Nova's.

Todd Bailey · 05-22-2009, 05:31 PM

I'm thinking Painter.....

Kenny Wigington · 05-23-2009, 08:53 AM

Ding ding !! Todd's the winner !

Alan Roehrich · 05-25-2009, 08:29 AM

The fact is that the Nova is very competitive, it is just less popular than the Camaro. The guys who are really trying to go fast with a Nova are quite successful, there just aren't nearly as many of them. The Nova would make a good 396 car, no doubt.

Having had a big block car and a small block car, I'd rather run the big block car. The 255/350 has been beaten to death, you have to work twice as hard to make it competitive. There are a lot of them around, too. So unless you are fast, you're likely to face more heads up runs you can't win.

There were several 255/350 cars at the track this weekend, almost all in F or G, mostly Novas and Camaros, and there were some even faster Mopars. I think I counted about 8 or 10 255/350 cars.

You could have run A, B, or C and faced less competition. The only time you'll have real traction issues with a 396 Nova is when the track is marginal and you're trying to run AA. With the overhang on the Nova, it should be better than the Camaro, not worse. But neither will hook easy with a 396 in AA.

05-22-2009, 10:06 AM	#11
Jesse Knapp Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 109 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) Sorry I haven't responded to this thread as of late, but I had/have a family medical emergency going just now. I do enjoy the good info, though. I do know of the Holroyd rockers, had one in my hand to examine. They are beefy. I also remember someone's Nova going a 10.15 and thought it was the Lynch car, but wasn't sure and didn't know the combination involved. Bob, thanks for that info. I had a subscription to Nitro's stuff when I had the superstocker, but don't have any stats as of late. Actually I wasn't really looking for a Nova to build, it kinda just fell into my lap type of situation. Sounds to me like very few of these cars work well with the 375 engine. As I said I have all the proper castings for the smallblock combos. and with these cars traction problems that 350/300 engine sounds like the way to go. That would be an F natural car and I thought of bumping it to E, providing weight is not a problem. I don't know, since the rule change, if someone has tried E with the F natural car. I would bet all the E cars are 396/350 combos. Thanks all for the interest shown. It's interesting and enjoyable to me as well. __________________ Jesse Knapp 4899 STK, SS

05-22-2009, 11:41 AM	#12
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) Jesse, my comment was just bustin on a buddy, who lurks in here..... Tryin to get his rile up !! Why, because I havent in a while !! __________________ 2894 STK

05-22-2009, 02:03 PM	#13
Bobby Lundholm Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlevoix, MI Posts: 453 Likes: 115 Liked 127 Times in 49 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) Kenny, Who were you trying to bust on? I still think the 71' 350 is still a good combo for the Nova's. __________________ Bobby Lundholm 3516 G/SA

05-22-2009, 05:31 PM	#14
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 312 Likes: 30 Liked 33 Times in 17 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) I'm thinking Painter.....

05-23-2009, 08:53 AM	#15
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) Ding ding !! Todd's the winner ! __________________ 2894 STK

05-25-2009, 08:29 AM	#16
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,116 Likes: 1,573 Liked 1,831 Times in 415 Posts	Re: 1968/69 Chevy Nova (stock eliminator) The fact is that the Nova is very competitive, it is just less popular than the Camaro. The guys who are really trying to go fast with a Nova are quite successful, there just aren't nearly as many of them. The Nova would make a good 396 car, no doubt. Having had a big block car and a small block car, I'd rather run the big block car. The 255/350 has been beaten to death, you have to work twice as hard to make it competitive. There are a lot of them around, too. So unless you are fast, you're likely to face more heads up runs you can't win. There were several 255/350 cars at the track this weekend, almost all in F or G, mostly Novas and Camaros, and there were some even faster Mopars. I think I counted about 8 or 10 255/350 cars. You could have run A, B, or C and faced less competition. The only time you'll have real traction issues with a 396 Nova is when the track is marginal and you're trying to run AA. With the overhang on the Nova, it should be better than the Camaro, not worse. But neither will hook easy with a 396 in AA. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S