Thread: Kind Of A Drag
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06-24-2011 09:22 AM #1
Kind Of A Drag
I just took our heavy Chevy Monte Carlo to the track for the first time and averaged in the 15's (Boo Hiss) and that's even with using nos.
Ok how can I tune the car for optimum acceleration? What carb is best, Holley or Edelbrock (both are 600's) Do I pull the vacuum
advance hose? How rich a mixture for gas? What gear do I apply the nos? Should I use a cool can? What static timing is best? 8 or 12 BTDC? What tire pressures? (Street tires 205/70r/15, fronts 235/70r/15s back) How much air in air shocks? Do I loosen the front stabilizer bar? Do I use the lightest centrifugal springs in distributor?
Or is 15s all I can get out of a street Monte Carlo?Got lots of chrome,
It's good for show,
But when I hit the gas,
The pig won't go!
Sorry for your loss of friend Mike McGee, Shine. Great trans men are few and far between, it seems. Sadly, Mike Frade was only 66 and had been talking about retirement for ten years that I know...
We Lost a Good One