Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all time

dennis dunlap · 01-13-2013, 03:48 PM

As far as the early 60,s corvette Lingenfelter and his partner from Kansas did have a early corvette superstocker, .Cant rememder his name, A friend of mine bought the car and we picked it up at O-Malleys shop .We raced the car in SS/MA with a 283 , The carb was the problem . It was a very neat racecar for back then .......

Mark Yacavone · 01-13-2013, 04:43 PM

You were better off with the 245 hp 2x4 combo, or the 250 hp FI

Wade Mahaffey · 01-13-2013, 05:27 PM

If you were to run the FI combination, could you use the newer style stuff? (TPI)? or would that move over to GT? Thanks

Wade Mahaffey

Mark Yacavone · 01-13-2013, 06:15 PM

Actually, the FI referred to Stock cars.

I still don't think they know what's the plenum, the manifold, the adapter etc, in regard to changing it for S/S.
Tony Janes knows more about that.

Tom Meyer · 01-13-2013, 06:24 PM

If the 2 carb deal came that year that would be the way to go. Ron Talors 57 post car runs good with the two carbs, are the specs the same? Any intake in superstock but it has to have the stock opening or trottle body not sure what the old feul injection looks like,Tom

ss wannabee · 01-13-2013, 11:30 PM

Whatever happened to Steve Green? Heard the story years ago that he drove "da
Grump" crazy when he first showed up at a Nat. Event with the 'Vette. Think Bill wanted
to take it home but Steve wouldn't sell!

Wade...don't know if this matters, but I think there was one...if not a couple of '60 or '61
Corvettes run in Stock Elim...let's say in the last 20-25 yrs. Saw them in Dragster...Not
sure of carb(s)...but think the class was something like L-M-N Stock...could a twin-carb
get down that low?

Not sure of trans either...might have been stick. Weren't record-holders...but were go-
ing a few rounds. The fact that they were out there impressed me...if 230hp...I think
that combo was de-factored (in Stock) once...might have been the reason those cars
were built. Going to say these were Midwest-area racers...but not sure?

I know you're Super Stock...but figured I'd mention this as it was somewhat recent.
Good luck on your build...

dennis dunlap · 01-14-2013, 08:23 AM

We had the two four combination to try on our car but never got around to trying it . I remember one time while testing about a half a dozen of Griners converters we slipped a Q-jet off our Camaro onto the corvette ,now that made her a different ride !!! I remember talking with Don Holmes , who at the time was building a FI corvette stocker . Don thought he had figured out how to make one of them work ,, which we all know if any one could Don could .

01-13-2013, 03:48 PM	#1
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t As far as the early 60,s corvette Lingenfelter and his partner from Kansas did have a early corvette superstocker, .Cant rememder his name, A friend of mine bought the car and we picked it up at O-Malleys shop .We raced the car in SS/MA with a 283 , The carb was the problem . It was a very neat racecar for back then .......

01-13-2013, 04:43 PM	#2
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,822 Likes: 2,917 Liked 5,134 Times in 1,958 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t You were better off with the 245 hp 2x4 combo, or the 250 hp FI __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

01-13-2013, 05:27 PM	#3
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t If you were to run the FI combination, could you use the newer style stuff? (TPI)? or would that move over to GT? Thanks Wade Mahaffey

01-13-2013, 06:15 PM	#4
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,822 Likes: 2,917 Liked 5,134 Times in 1,958 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Actually, the FI referred to Stock cars. I still don't think they know what's the plenum, the manifold, the adapter etc, in regard to changing it for S/S. Tony Janes knows more about that. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

01-13-2013, 06:24 PM	#5
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t If the 2 carb deal came that year that would be the way to go. Ron Talors 57 post car runs good with the two carbs, are the specs the same? Any intake in superstock but it has to have the stock opening or trottle body not sure what the old feul injection looks like,Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 01-13-2013 at 06:28 PM.

01-13-2013, 11:30 PM	#6
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Whatever happened to Steve Green? Heard the story years ago that he drove "da Grump" crazy when he first showed up at a Nat. Event with the 'Vette. Think Bill wanted to take it home but Steve wouldn't sell! Wade...don't know if this matters, but I think there was one...if not a couple of '60 or '61 Corvettes run in Stock Elim...let's say in the last 20-25 yrs. Saw them in Dragster...Not sure of carb(s)...but think the class was something like L-M-N Stock...could a twin-carb get down that low? Not sure of trans either...might have been stick. Weren't record-holders...but were go- ing a few rounds. The fact that they were out there impressed me...if 230hp...I think that combo was de-factored (in Stock) once...might have been the reason those cars were built. Going to say these were Midwest-area racers...but not sure? I know you're Super Stock...but figured I'd mention this as it was somewhat recent. Good luck on your build...

01-14-2013, 08:23 AM	#7
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t We had the two four combination to try on our car but never got around to trying it . I remember one time while testing about a half a dozen of Griners converters we slipped a Q-jet off our Camaro onto the corvette ,now that made her a different ride !!! I remember talking with Don Holmes , who at the time was building a FI corvette stocker . Don thought he had figured out how to make one of them work ,, which we all know if any one could Don could .

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