Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

[Daran Summerton]

Yeah I was thinking about that too, don't have to worry about weight - its about 300-400 heavy I wish I knew how to tune this Holley computer. We just have it on a base setting for a street 350. Just got it running basically. I will say if a 4000 lb cadillac can fry both rear tires for about 200 feet it should run 14 something.

[The Hawk]

Originally Posted by daran summerton

yeah i was thinking about that too, don't have to worry about weight - its about 300-400 heavy i wish i knew how to tune this holley computer. We just have it on a base setting for a street 350. Just got it running basically. I will say if a 4000 lb cadillac can fry both rear tires for about 200 feet it should run 14 something.

cool!

[greg fulk]

IHRA Combo 69 4-door Nova natural V add weight to W will run.......Far enough under to get Hp! I have one that's how I know. 91 Cougar.....you figure it out. 80 Monza 151 Iron Duke with a stick...... Killer W car....88 Cutlass ....I have one....you figure it out....I have gotten away from the stock class cars & started looking @ SS so some I have found escape me. To me the best (or in my mind cheapest) is the 78 Camaro U/SA. Now then IHRA the 1998 Mustang GT factory 225 rated @210 is an EASY car! I bought one new it would run right @ the index with NO mods!! I'm talking factory Goodyear Radials! The early 90's to late 80's Mustang's ARE a good combo for the money in both Stock & SS (my .02 cents)

[Billy Nees]

I just got an e-mail from one of my "old racer buds" and he wants me to post a combo that he says we "missed".
82-84 Camaro/Firebird 173/135
Yeah it's small and it's a 2v but what a 2v! 800 Q-jet cut in half with 1 pri and 1 sec means 400 cfm no matter how you flow it.
Real nice cylinder head with biggish valves for a little motor (1.60/1.30).
.347/.394 cam, not a lot of compression
200 turbo
This one would test your scrounging skills and our budget but I think it could be done cheap to run under the index and built up on as funds come up.
There is one of these "screaming" around D-2 so they will go fast.
I think the key to doing this one on our budget is to find a Dana-44 "GM Service Package" bolt in rear. I've bought and sold a couple of them and the most I've paid for one is $100 (but good luck!). Don't confuse them with the "australian" rear, these look like a Dana.
Parts are available right to maybe squeak it under our budget cap.

[Robert Simpson]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I just got an e-mail from one of my "old racer buds" and he wants me to post a combo that he says we "missed".
82-84 Camaro/Firebird 173/135
Yeah it's small and it's a 2v but what a 2v! 800 Q-jet cut in half with 1 pri and 1 sec means 400 cfm no matter how you flow it.
Real nice cylinder head with biggish valves for a little motor (1.60/1.30).
.347/.394 cam, not a lot of compression
200 turbo
This one would test your scrounging skills and our budget but I think it could be done cheap to run under the index and built up on as funds come up.
There is one of these "screaming" around D-2 so they will go fast.
I think the key to doing this one on our budget is to find a Dana-44 "GM Service Package" bolt in rear. I've bought and sold a couple of them and the most I've paid for one is $100 (but good luck!). Don't confuse them with the "australian" rear, these look like a Dana.
Parts are available right to maybe squeak it under our budget cap.

I have run that car in D2, I believe his name was Griffin. I can tell you that is one very FAST car. I spoke with him for a while and he worked on the car for some time. Then he got hooked up with Mike Saye and we all know the rest. He is a good guy, hard worker and a good racer. A couple years ago when he set the record at Valdosta he said that he still had other things to try but Mike told him to save that for a latter date.LOL... We have a couple very quick "V" cars here in D2.

Great posts I have learned allot.

[Dwight Southerland]

That's a great FWD combination, available from 1980-1985 in a standard version and a high perf version with bigger valves, better heads and more camshaft. Joe Moore raced a Citation way back when in the elate '80s, and ran fast easily even then. These engines also were available in the 1982-1984 Firebirds. The high perf engine was available in 1983-84 Firebird SEs with a 5-speed.

[Bob Pagano]

V/SA Norman Griffis Jr., Johnston SC, '84 Fireb 14.742 15.50 -0.758

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

That's a great FWD combination, available from 1980-1985 in a standard version and a high perf version with bigger valves, better heads and more camshaft. Joe Moore raced a Citation way back when in the elate '80s, and ran fast easily even then. These engines also were available in the 1982-1984 Firebirds. The high perf engine was available in 1983-84 Firebird SEs with a 5-speed.

Yeah ,that little motor will haul a**! 15.30 @ 89 in a Citation with stock HO long block, street and strip cam, stock converter and stock 3.33 final drive, and home made headers (Ya hear me, Gary H?).
The HO heads came with a factory 4 angle valve job. That was always fun in teardown.
I always thought it would run in a RWD car with real gears and converter.