Thread: First time at the track 1/8mile

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I made 12 runs the best run was
Reaction .999
60Ft 1.9989
330Ft 5.7649
594 FT 8.3529
1/8ET 8.935
MPH 77.3

i am sucking the fuel out of the carb faster then it can be pushed in at the end of the track :evil: i will have to get a high flow seet for the Q-Jet carb i hope after i get the carb fixed and a new convertor nicer tires i can get to 8.5-8.0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzE2Bubgeq8



Here is a run down of the engine:::

TH-350 shift kit Stock Stall converter 3.42's gears
Q-Jet for a 197? olds 350
396 Bord .060 + 408 line holed and decked .010
119CC heads oval port Milled .010 6272292 Passenger heads compression up to 9.5:1 - 9.7
Nodular Iron Crankshaft "Balanced"
Speed-Pro Power Forged Pistons P/N:TRW-L2328F30
Speed-Pro Plasma-moly piston rings
Elgin 3/8 Push Rods
Eagle "SIR" 5140 Forged I-Beam Rods W 7/16 ARP bolts
Elgin 21-4N Stainless Valves
Crane Cams 103052 Energizer Cam @ IN216 - EX216 lift .510
Crane Cams 13308-1 Valve Springs
Crane Cams 13744-16 Energizer Full Roller
Stock L34 / LS5 Intake light Porting

O man no one is impressed???

Originally Posted by BBMonte

O man no one is impressed???

Don't worry about impressing anyone but yourself! Good for you! Looks like you were having great fun! I got one word for your video team. TRIPOD!

Thanks for sharing and pat yourself on the back for a good job!

I can't wait for the day when I can do the same with my coupe!

With a good gear, sure would pick up on the 60 ft. times!!!! As for tires, I've had real good luck with the Hoosier's, slicks and the DOT legal slicks!!! Which Q-Jet are you running? A bit more fuel capacity should end the big end problems....Is your fuel pressure holing up on the big end???? Those big blocks really like to suck it down at the top end!!!! For what you're running, some very good times!!!!

i have a higher flow seat for the carb I am hopping that will help ill trie to install it today if it dont rain out. when I am on the freeway and I hit the gas it will push hard till 4K and then fall on its face with a little surging

i got the carb fixed it will poul well in to 5K now my frend that gave me the carb set the flote to low and i put a high flow seet in.

Should help, let us know how it works out

Don't worry about going quick and fast. Think about how much more fun it's going to be when you start "going rounds" in elimination. But you need to work really hard on those reaction times or you going to get your lunch handed to you every week.

Consistancy in runs, and getting a good light every time will almost always beat the quicker cars which tend to be inconsistant. At last months West Coast Hot Rod series race at Bakersfield they had some guy in a diesel powered pick-up and he was running 19 second ET's and ran right on his dial-in lap after lap.

Congrats on making it to the track...

Looked like your car was really consistent early then picked up quite a bit later as the air was probably better... Good times for a big street car with stock heads!

keep it up!

-Chris

And you smoked most eryone you lines up with

Quick car, congrats!!
Tip-Leave on the last yellow, you won't red light. Wait for the green and you get bad RTs. Try to get your RT down to .001, that's a perfect light.

I AM SO AMPED! NEW 1/8 MILE TIME!!! 8.673 @81.23Mph 8.5 here i come!

my Frend is A105 mine is A520
Note my frend was having some carb treble "he left a nut that some how didn't fall in the sec it jammed up on the sec rods and stopped them from opening!!!! man he is F*&%ING lucky.

YouTube - 1981 Chevy monte Carlo Vs 1986 Olds Cutlass 442




Fasts time!!!

Way to go!!! Glad you're getting it sorted out.... It comes one tenth at a time

-Chris