Here they forgot to tell someone that its Dec. It was 75 today tongue.gif and the local 1/8 mile track was packed. Got there about 2:00 but the track was oiled down. Finally got to run my first pass 3:30. I made a total of 4 passes two of which beat my previous bests.

I still manually shift on the column and I keep stifting to second late and bumping my rev limiter. The one pass that my shift point was right made the best pass ever. I am still stunned such a mild street car combo is running so well. Its never been in the 1/4 but with these numbers I think should it tip into the 11's if I ever get on a 1/4. What do you all think?

1. 1.70 60ft 7.79 @88.34
2. 1.68 60ft 7.80 @88.15
3. 1.67 60ft 7.66 @89.25 (new personal record smile.gif )
4. 1.66 60ft 7.70 @89.13

Here are a couple of shots from yesterday.
http://www.deadzoom.com/member/gearheads78/78malibu/78dec2.jpg

http://www.deadzoom.com/member/gearheads78/78malibu/78dec1.jpg

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Whats the combo and how much does the car weigh?

Is that with your Malibu? Looking good!!!

Hey Rich, nice job! Good to see someone enjoyed today....

Originally posted by 69bigblock:
Hey Rich, nice job! Good to see someone enjoyed today.... Hey Frank, Its was so nice today. I finished putting up Christmas lights and was just sitting around the house. I dawned on me that Redline was running today so I loaded up and headed out.

Originally posted by SS_Sean:
Is that with your Malibu? Looking good!!! Thanks Sean....How is your moving along? Sucks the Malibu Racing site is down.


Originally posted by Slowpoke70:
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Whats the combo and how much does the car weigh? Not much to it.
78' Malibu aprox 3500 lbs (nothing removed)
10.4 to 1 hyperetectic (sp)5.7 rod 383 balanced
stock rods with ARP
Scat cast crank
hydolic flat tappet .500/.518 234/244@ 50
1.5 roller rockers
Dart Iron Eagle 200cc heads with a little port work
750 DP with old style RPM intake
1 5/8" cheapie headers
2.5 exhaust with x pipe and tails out the back
TH350 3500 stall
4.10 gear with 28 x9 M/Ts

sorry double post

Originally posted by gearheads78:
I am still stunned such a mild street car combo is running so well. Its never been in the 1/4 but with these numbers I think should it tip into the 11's if I ever get on a 1/4. What do you all think?

3. 1.67 60ft 7.66 @89.25 (new personal record smile.gif )
4. 1.66 60ft 7.70 @89.13 In December...I'm not.

Told ya all you needed was some heads with some port work ;)

Get that carb dialed in and I think you'll get'r down there smile.gif

Here's a neat calculator page from TCI
http://www.tciauto.com/tech_info/calculators.htm

P.S.
Those wheels still for sale :D graemlins/waving.gif

You're right there, with my car 7.60 is right at 12.00,,,but you might be making more hp on the big end or a little lighter. 7.50=11.84-.85 Congrats on the new best,did ya drag Jake down there with you?

,did ya drag Jake down there with you? [/QB]Jake who???

Nice job Rich! Hey, must be that bad-a$$ converter you are running! ;) :D

Originally posted by kazuaki:
Nice job Rich! Hey, must be that bad-a$$ converter you are running! ;) :D :D Must be, You ready to sell the ATI you have now? I might need to upgrade soon. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

You get yours painted yet? I have been so busy with work that I not been keeping up to date around here much.

What's your user name over at Malibu Racing? I've seen the car before, there, but can't place the name.

I just dropped the Bu off at the chassis shop. They're doing a ten point cage, and fabbing up a rear crossmember right at the location the left rear body mount sits. The new crossmember will also be the body mount bushing perch, as well. Can't wait to get it back!!

Keep up the good work!

Same name.

Originally posted by gearheads78:
You get yours painted yet? I have been so busy with work that I not been keeping up to date around here much. Yep, car is painted and I'm working on rewiring and reassembling. Go here and look near the bottom for the latest pics:
Paint & Body Progress (http://www.nuibe.com/elco/paintbody/index.html)

Jake Shoemake,,,the transmission guy...He lives north of Ft.Worth,,,is that the track you were racing at? Hell, I can't think of the town he lives in and I've been there twice.

Originally posted by Rapid Robert:
Jake Shoemake,,,the transmission guy...He lives north of Ft.Worth,,,is that the track you were racing at? Hell, I can't think of the town he lives in and I've been there twice. Don't know him. DFW is such a big area. The track I went to is Redline raceway just East of the metroplex on I-30.


Greg you car looks amazing. Now you will be racing a show car graemlins/thumbsup.gif

glad to see you have it running that well. i think with a 7.60 the et is good enough to get you into the 11.90's but the mph seems a tad low to reach the 11's, but it'd be close. a buddy with a similar combo 383 was running 7.63@91mph with only a 1.74 60 ft time and his ran an 11.91 in the 1/4mi @112mph.
i'd like to see you be able to try some 1 3/4" headers and 3" exhaust back to the mufflers, but as good as your's runs now, i'd be afraid to mess with it.

I am afraid to mess with it :D Everytime I go out I tell myself I will start tweeking with it but with shift point changes and tire pressure changes I get to go a little quicker.

I have both a Vic Jr and a set of used 1.75" Hooker SC I got a while back that I want to try.
As for exhaust do you really think 3" could help? Dr gas hold me anything under 500 HP I should stick with 2.5" Plus I love how quiet it is.

I love sitting in the staging lanes with it before I make my first pass. No one gives it a second look. Theres penty of faster stuff out there but mine gets a lot of attention after it's first pass. Can't tell you how any times people start looking for nitrous lines. :D

Hi Richard, A 7.66 @ 89 MPH should work out to about 11.96 and 111 MPH on a full quarter. The 7.7 is about a 12 flat quarter and to Rapid Robert would that be Denton? I think that Wolfplace said the appx. conversion factors for 1/8 to 1/4 mile times are .64 for E.T. and .80 for speed which works out pretty close.

RR, Witchita Falls.... smile.gif it's about an hour or so away from Dallas.

Originally posted by Purs:
RR, Witchita Falls.... smile.gif it's about an hour or so away from Dallas. As long as you are in a new Vette and there is no DPS to slow you down. :D Wichita Falls is about 150 miles north.

thus the "or so...", plus I didn't know on what side of Dallas the track was located .... graemlins/clonk.gif Put Mr. 4speeds old 2.56's in my car and I could make it! :D

Anyway, I like your car and the times your running! keep it up! (or is it down?) graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Everybody go to the Denton track....

Looks real good and is performing very well!

Congrats graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Originally posted by gearheads78:
I love sitting in the staging lanes with it before I make my first pass. No one gives it a second look. Theres penty of faster stuff out there but mine gets a lot of attention after it's first pass. Can't tell you how any times people start looking for nitrous lines. :D That's very cool! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

well Dr Gas should know alot more about it than me. i think you're borderline, just like i am. i've never run an "X" pipe or anything like that so maybe you'd be better off leaving the exhaust alone. i know from experience that similar combos have picked up considerably from 2 1/2" exhaust to open headers, but none were equiped with any kind of x or h pipe. my buddys car ran about the same with 3" exhaust as it did with open headers, although there was alot more "tuning in" done with the exhaust on it. something to consider about the S/C's is that on a Chevelle the S/C's don't fit very well unless you have angle plug heads, not sure about the malibus though. if you do change headers or exhaust or run it open headers, i'd like to know the results.

It would supprise me if I picked up much if any with open exhaust. The 2.5" mandrel system with X pipe seems to run so much better than the old system with no crossover and dumped in front of the rear.

Its funny this is a temporary motor I built to drive on Power Tour while saving money to build a nasty 406 in 2001. Well its almost 2005 and its still in there and I still don't have all the parts for my 406. Originally I wanted to make it go 7.99 then spray it but now I keep wanting to go faster on the motor. I will spray it after it goes 7.49 :D

Yes,,,thats it "Denton" thats where Jake runs his car,doesnt live to far from there either. Thanks Harold graemlins/waving.gif