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[Greg Reimer 7376]

Seems to me that Herman Chapman did this years ago.I remember a Super Stock and Drag Illustrated issue in about 1976 where he did that with a 348 250 horse combo.It was pretty wild for its time. Now, who has a stack of old Super Stock magazines?

[Joe Marcinowski]

I see a lot of these X frame cars in the old magazines. What did they use for rear suspension? Did anyone make a bolt on traction device?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Joe Marcinowski

I see a lot of these X frame cars in the old magazines. What did they use for rear suspension? Did anyone make a bolt on traction device?

This is from memory, haven't had one of those cars in years, but I think this is correct: They had a three link, one upper and two lowers. Think of the later model cars, A and B body, with one upper control arm left off. Back in the day, a lot of people went to a salvage yard, and cut the control arm bracket off the frame and rearend housing of a wreck, and put the second upper control arm on. Don't think NHRA would really like that. Off hand, I do not know what the aftermarket offers for it.

[Dwight Southerland]

I flowed some 256 casting number heads years ago researching a '61 305 hp 348 and the numbers showed them to be competitive against a 461 small block head. The question was always what the 75 degree block surface would do to the flow.

[Billy Nees]

I would think that the valve would see it as a 15* valve angle.

[Bobby Zlatkin]

I remember a '61 convertible with 250 HP 348 fit right at the top of the 15 lb. class (was F/S then, later H/S) with a 4-speed. Was a very competetive car for Little Stock Elim (D/S and lower). Hooked up pretty good with a 7 in. tire with all that weight hanging off the *** end too. Guy was from around Melborne, FL. His name was Fred Hines I believe. He later got a 235 HP 273 Baracuda called "Brand X Eliminater". That car was not so competetive.

I'm not really old. Just have a good memory (for things 40 years old and older). I had a '57 220 HP 210 four door hardtop that ran that class. 3306 lbs. shipping weight in a 3300 lb. class.

My home track was Amelia Earhart field in Hialeah, FL. His was Valcaria Dragstrip midstate Fla. Both tracks were old airports, now long gone. Never got to run him. We drove our cars to the track back then
and to drive to Valcaria with a 5.13 gear would be like driving all the way up the east coast now.

[X-TECH MAN]

I remember a 1959 Impala Convert in the last year of the 7" tires (1971). It was a "Puke" green rusty old rag back then with a 283 FI 250 HP P/G combo for O/SA. It was out of NOO JOSEY and it flat flew. It ran 13.30's at Suffolk Raceway (Little guy Nationals) when some of the Div. 1 and Div. 2 killer cars ran 13.50's. Remember this was 1971 when springs and cam had to check as per OEM spec. I think it had a T/K engine. Oh well.....I cant remember everything. Im getting old.....lol.