NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! - Page 4

Ed Wright · 06-10-2012, 01:50 PM

I don't remember ever having a 350" 1/2 ton 1986 pick up through my shop. All 305" Q Jets. Only 350" I ever saw we're 3/4 ton or heavier. That must be a mistake. I have re-built a train load of Q Jets for those, all 1/2 tons I ever saw we're 305"s. 165 HP 350"? LOL

Jack McCarthy · 06-10-2012, 04:35 PM

jump on in u/sa boys the water is fine... and bob shaws caddy will still cover the truck by over 1/2 second... and the truck looks stuck in u/sa (i can hide in t/sa when the caddy comes around )

anyway let me know where the first class race you all is going to so i can come and help you boys start loading that bed up with horsepower

at least i THINK i saw one of those once it wasnt just a paper production car er.. truck

jack

and since they no longer have seperate classes that 430 cam lift stuff is bull**** !!!!!!!!!!!

Billy Nees · 06-10-2012, 05:27 PM

Nice to see you stick your head out, Jack!

Tom Moock · 06-10-2012, 06:00 PM

Jack, I don`t think Bob caddy will run in the 11`s, the 350 is the same basic motor as my 78 malibu wagon, if i ran it in h/sa 287 hp,12.15 index. u/sa weight 3470, i/sa 79 maibu wagon weight 3470, Tom

Dennis P Chapman · 06-10-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Moock

Jack, I don`t think Bob caddy will run in the 11`s, the 350 is the same basic motor as my 78 malibu wagon, if i ran it in h/sa 287 hp,12.15 index. u/sa weight 3470, i/sa 79 maibu wagon weight 3470, Tom

I though Bobs caddy had the 350 olds motor in it.

Billy Nees · 06-10-2012, 06:28 PM

Dennis, I think that Tom is referring to the Chevy motor. In U/SA, the truck would have to weigh 3470, the same as the Malibu wagon. The only difference between the 2 combos is about 10 ccs in the head. And no, I don't think that even Bobs Caddy could run mid 11s but I think that a professionally done truck could.

Dennis P Chapman · 06-10-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Dennis, I think that Tom is referring to the Chevy motor. In U/SA, the truck would have to weigh 3470, the same as the Malibu wagon. The only difference between the 2 combos is about 10 ccs in the head. And no, I don't think that even Bobs Caddy could run mid 11s but I think that a professionally done truck could.

Yep that could be it.

joe huestis · 06-10-2012, 08:43 PM

Of all the dime rocket combos mentioned on this site during the last year, which single combo gives the best bang for the buck ? I'm talking a consistent combo which would be effected the least by weather changes, etc. Running a lower class stocker I see first hand how conditions affect my 2bbl. equipped motor, especially when the heat and humidity sets in ! A question for all the "rocket" engineers.

BOBBY BAKER · 06-10-2012, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Charley Downing

q-jet

Charley, How in the hell do you know ? You are a FORD guy....LMAO

EPatterson · 06-10-2012, 09:22 PM

First post on here. This is the class I've been looking at for my El Camino. I guess an '80 with the 229 isn't a very good package.

06-10-2012, 01:50 PM	#31
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! I don't remember ever having a 350" 1/2 ton 1986 pick up through my shop. All 305" Q Jets. Only 350" I ever saw we're 3/4 ton or heavier. That must be a mistake. I have re-built a train load of Q Jets for those, all 1/2 tons I ever saw we're 305"s. 165 HP 350"? LOL __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

06-10-2012, 04:35 PM	#32
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,322 Likes: 29 Liked 476 Times in 117 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! jump on in u/sa boys the water is fine... and bob shaws caddy will still cover the truck by over 1/2 second... and the truck looks stuck in u/sa (i can hide in t/sa when the caddy comes around ) anyway let me know where the first class race you all is going to so i can come and help you boys start loading that bed up with horsepower at least i THINK i saw one of those once it wasnt just a paper production car er.. truck jack and since they no longer have seperate classes that 430 cam lift stuff is bull**** !!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

06-10-2012, 05:27 PM	#33
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,494 Likes: 3,596 Liked 7,734 Times in 1,739 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! Nice to see you stick your head out, Jack! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

06-10-2012, 06:00 PM	#34
Tom Moock Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 801 Likes: 1 Liked 10 Times in 6 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! Jack, I don`t think Bob caddy will run in the 11`s, the 350 is the same basic motor as my 78 malibu wagon, if i ran it in h/sa 287 hp,12.15 index. u/sa weight 3470, i/sa 79 maibu wagon weight 3470, Tom __________________ Tom Moock 5704 STK

06-10-2012, 06:28 PM	#36
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,494 Likes: 3,596 Liked 7,734 Times in 1,739 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! Dennis, I think that Tom is referring to the Chevy motor. In U/SA, the truck would have to weigh 3470, the same as the Malibu wagon. The only difference between the 2 combos is about 10 ccs in the head. And no, I don't think that even Bobs Caddy could run mid 11s but I think that a professionally done truck could. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

06-10-2012, 08:43 PM	#38
joe huestis Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Youngsville, N.C. Posts: 623 Likes: 280 Liked 409 Times in 113 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! Of all the dime rocket combos mentioned on this site during the last year, which single combo gives the best bang for the buck ? I'm talking a consistent combo which would be effected the least by weather changes, etc. Running a lower class stocker I see first hand how conditions affect my 2bbl. equipped motor, especially when the heat and humidity sets in ! A question for all the "rocket" engineers. __________________ Joe Huestis "Annie's Song" Racing U/SA 2724 Youngsville, NC

06-10-2012, 09:22 PM	#40
EPatterson Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: NHRA approves a new "Dime Rocket"! First post on here. This is the class I've been looking at for my El Camino. I guess an '80 with the 229 isn't a very good package.