Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers

oldskool · 12-30-2019, 11:31 PM

We'll look a lot deeper into the GT cars, later.

We looked at quite a few '74 Birds. Right now, I can't think of a single '75 or '76 SS Bird. But, there have been quite a few '77 & '78 SS Birds.

The quickest '77 I've ever heard of is now raced by Mike Morgan. And it uses the low compression 350 engine, with 6X heads. He gives credit to Parsons & Myers for the engine's power. They have built some quick Pontiac engines, for Stock & SS.

I know Mike won his class at Indy one year. And, Bill Rink & Mike got winner/RU in class there. An all Pontiac 350 powered SS class final is really cool to me.

Anyhow, I'll look up some of his best results, & post 'em.

For the cars quick enuff to make the field, Indy is a good measure of a car's performance. So, lets look at what Mike has done there.

In 2015, he ran .920 under, for the #41 position. He was higher on the list than Bill Rink, Peter Biondo, & Scott Burton.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2015#indextop

He was also RU in SS/MA. Bill Rink won SS/LA.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2015#indextop

In 2016, he went 1.006 under, for the #47 position.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop

He also won the SS/MA class.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop

In 2017, he went 1.098 under, for #23 position. Had a good shot at the class win, but left .006 too soon in the 1st round.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2017#indextop

In 2018, he went 1.233 under, for #11 position. 10.617 is pretty quick for a 350 Pontiac.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop

For class, he had the field covered.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop

BUT, in the final, against Bill Rink, he played it a little too safe, cut a REALLY bad light, & lost.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop

In 2019, he slowed a little, but still went 1.126 under, for #22 position.

Left too soon in the class final & had to settle for RU to Bill Rink, again.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop

Read somewhere that he'd turned some 10.40's. Will see if I can find that info.

OK, in the 3rd round of this race, he ran a 10.414, to beat Bill Rink's 10.555, in a heads-up SS/LA 3rd round match-up.

https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop

Don't know what his best ET has been. But 10.40's from a low CR Pontiac 350, in a legal weight '77 Bird, sounds pretty darn good, to me !

These 2 Pontiac 350 powered cars are very competitive.

12-30-2019, 11:31 PM	#22
oldskool VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: The Land of Bayous, Boudin & Crawfish Posts: 1,668 Likes: 223 Liked 747 Times in 362 Posts	Re: Best Pontiac Powered Super Stockers We'll look a lot deeper into the GT cars, later. We looked at quite a few '74 Birds. Right now, I can't think of a single '75 or '76 SS Bird. But, there have been quite a few '77 & '78 SS Birds. The quickest '77 I've ever heard of is now raced by Mike Morgan. And it uses the low compression 350 engine, with 6X heads. He gives credit to Parsons & Myers for the engine's power. They have built some quick Pontiac engines, for Stock & SS. I know Mike won his class at Indy one year. And, Bill Rink & Mike got winner/RU in class there. An all Pontiac 350 powered SS class final is really cool to me. Anyhow, I'll look up some of his best results, & post 'em. For the cars quick enuff to make the field, Indy is a good measure of a car's performance. So, lets look at what Mike has done there. In 2015, he ran .920 under, for the #41 position. He was higher on the list than Bill Rink, Peter Biondo, & Scott Burton. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2015#indextop He was also RU in SS/MA. Bill Rink won SS/LA. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2015#indextop In 2016, he went 1.006 under, for the #47 position. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop He also won the SS/MA class. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2016#indextop In 2017, he went 1.098 under, for #23 position. Had a good shot at the class win, but left .006 too soon in the 1st round. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2017#indextop In 2018, he went 1.233 under, for #11 position. 10.617 is pretty quick for a 350 Pontiac. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop For class, he had the field covered. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop BUT, in the final, against Bill Rink, he played it a little too safe, cut a REALLY bad light, & lost. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop In 2019, he slowed a little, but still went 1.126 under, for #22 position. Left too soon in the class final & had to settle for RU to Bill Rink, again. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2019#indextop Read somewhere that he'd turned some 10.40's. Will see if I can find that info. OK, in the 3rd round of this race, he ran a 10.414, to beat Bill Rink's 10.555, in a heads-up SS/LA 3rd round match-up. https://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCS...r2018#indextop Don't know what his best ET has been. But 10.40's from a low CR Pontiac 350, in a legal weight '77 Bird, sounds pretty darn good, to me ! These 2 Pontiac 350 powered cars are very competitive. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by oldskool; 12-31-2019 at 04:16 AM.