1970 nova questions

[hamlinmotorsports]

looking at the stock car classifications guide with a 350/250hp motor the power to weight is 13.59 so would this put this car in L/SA am i right

and what would be the idex is it 13.59 or would it be 13.00

[Jim Cassels]

Originally Posted by hamlinmotorsports

looking at the stock car classifications guide with a 350/250hp motor the power to weight is 13.59 so would this put this car in L/SA am i right

and what would be the idex is it 13.59 or would it be 13.00

Ok so we are going with the nova. The 250 hp motor is a 350 ci defactored to 230 hp, this is a 2 bl. combo, you will be in the same class as the 305 4 bl chevys & some fast 302 fords. Look at the 300 hp 350 or the 350 hp 402. You could also claim the 255 hp 69 motor I think. Your index would be 13.00 L/S is correct for automatic & stick. Hope this helps . Good luck
Jim

[bill dedman]

L/SA is 13.5 to 14.00 lbs./hp, so yes, this car's natural class is L/SA

The L/SA index is 13.00-sec. for the quarter-mile and 8.26-sec. for the eighth.

Hope this helps...

Bill

[hamlinmotorsports]

so when your deciding what engine package you want to run it doesn't have to be out of a 1970 nova but what chevy made that year in 1970 correct?

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by hamlinmotorsports

so when your deciding what engine package you want to run it doesn't have to be out of a 1970 nova but what chevy made that year in 1970 correct?

The engine must have been available in the car, for NHRA Stock Eliminator. For example, you cannot use a 454 LS-6 in a Nova, it was only available in the Chevelle.

The good news is that if you have a 1970 Nova, with a little effort, it can be run as anything between 1968 and 1972. That opens up a huge array of options.

There are several good small block combinations, the 255/350 is a pretty good one, so is the 300/350. The four barrel combinations are probably easier to make run, for most people. Although they are more expensive, the 350 and 375 HP 396 and 402 engines are pretty good as well.

[James Perrone]

350/250 or a 350/300 combo in a 1970 NOVA is a natural G car.
You can run F-G-H
Also you can run a 350 /255 1969 motor and claim your car a 1969 and run the same classes

[Bob Don]

Although it's a lot less glamourous, you can run as a '71 with a 250/145 six banger in U or as a '70 with a 230/140 in V. I warn you, though, that itty bitty 1 bbl carb doesn't like bad air. (But it worked for me and still works for Billy!).