Here are some videos from the bracket race yesterday. In addition to my car there are a couple of other cool cars that are regulars at Commerce Check out that 49' Hudson... smile.gif

http://ss396.home.mindspring.com/Images/

Nice Runs! Pretty consistant graemlins/thumbsup.gif

:cool: :cool: Your car is leaving real nice Ken......

I do so much enjoy watching that car of yours run Ken!

Cool run vs the Belvedere, and that Nova is just W-I-C-K-E-D!

THNX!

very cool! thanks for sharing! graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Ken,

You always have the best videos! :cool: graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Nice win over Bill Boomhower in that Belvedere Ken...that guy is a VETERAN bracket racer.

Very nice. smile.gif What's the deal with your front right turn signal bulb in the bumper blinking?

Jim

I thought was some "racers" trick myself. Just the ground going in/out due to that rumpity-rump sr cam!??

Thanks everyone.

Mike, thanks. Yes Boomhower is an awesome competitor, I was lucky to slip by him.

The blinking flasher is as Gene mentioned likely due to a poor ground. The funny thing is that blinker is a reproduction piece not that old, the one that works is original to the car. Can you say Made in China?

Awesome.........thanx. I will enjoy working on my car this evening that much more. I can't wait till it's my turn graemlins/thumbsup.gif

Cool Videos!!! :D

kjett, It looked like you had to run down everybody because of the lights. Great stuff. I was wondering what size gear are you running? I'm looking for a good gear ratio for my '67 and haven't decided yet.

Originally posted by Bad Rat 414:
kjett, It looked like you had to run down everybody because of the lights. Great stuff. I was wondering what size gear are you running? I'm looking for a good gear ratio for my '67 and haven't decided yet. Bad Rat,

Yes, I was the spotter rather than the spotee for a change :D I would honestly prefer to leave after my competition. I usually dial up .02 from what I think the car will run. If I hit a good light I will almost always win.

As for gearing, I'm running a 4.11 strange gear in the original 3 series carrier. I starting to think that I'm at the limit of my car's torque capabilities. My 60' times seem a little slow for the ET/MPH I'm posting. I'm considering a 2.75 1st gear the next time the TH-400 is out for maintenance, but not 100% just yet.

Put a th 350 in there and let it eat :D .Cool videos it looks like it is leaving real nice now.Have you ever considered putting in a flange after the mufflers and uncorking it instead of running the tails? Just curious if it would pick up a tenth or so.On your other post there you said you were having trouble with the day to night transition,the easiest way to change that is with the rear tire pressure.Most cars will have a window of a lb or so where it will still run the same.You can use that to tune your reaction time,if your red take 1/2lb out it will wad the tires a little more and slow down the vehicle reaction time.The opposite is true with more air.If it is a human thing bring lots of mountain dew and hershey bars tongue.gif

kjett...

Nice runs..what are the specs of your car. I see you have a 400 tranny. Beyond that?

We have been trying to get my dad's merlin 509 hookin up, with little luck.

What are your 60' times?

Any help would be appreciated..

Kjett,while I'm thinking about it. What size are those tires and rims your running. I like the look of them.

Here's my current combo and wheel/tire info. Thanks.

1966 Chevelles SS
454 x .030 = 4.280 bore
deck height .010 Felpro 1071-1 head gasket (.051 quench)
Lunati Racer Series 4" forged crank
LS-7 rods, 7/16" ARP bolts, shot peened
Wiseco forged pistons K117A3 36cc dome flycut to 32cc
Canfield 119cc rectangle port aluminum heads (mild port work)
REV severe duty valves 2.25/1.88
Custom ground Comp Cams billet core solid roller .655/.660 248/254@.050 108LSA 106ICL
953-16 Comp Cams valve springs
732-16 Titanium retainers
CLO-9-3110A Hex-A-Just timing set
ATI-917060 7" ATI Super Damper
84174 Lunati 1.7 aluminum roller rockers
4021 Comp Cams 1 piece stud girdle
Edelbrock port matched Performer RPM dual plane intake
Holley HP950 carb with 1/2" spacer
Griffin aluminum radiator
CSI electric water pump
Flex-a-lite twin electric puller fan
March Systems serpentine pulley system
Manual steering
SSB disk/drum power brakes with Comp Cams vacuum canister
Hooker Super Competition headers w/2" primaries
Straightline Performance 3" offset/offset race mufflers
Torque Tech 3" tail pipes
TH-400 with full manual reverse valve body built by Neil Racing Tranmissions
8” ATI Treemaster MRT converter flashes to 5,300
12-bolt Chevrolet rear end
4.11 Strange gears/Moser C-clip Axles
Edelbrock no-hop bars
1-1/8" rear sway bar
Hotchkis adjustable 4 link rear w/air bags
Hal 12 way rear shocks
Moog factory replacement springs rear
Global West upper/lower control arms front
Custom QA1 coil over front with small block springs
28x10.5x15" MT ET Drag "S" series slciks mounted on Weld Draglites
28"x4.5"x15" Hoosier skinnies mounted on Weld Draglites
3,700lbs w/driver

Highly entertaining video! {oh yeah, uh, nice car, too :D }

Great Vids Ken..

Thanks for posting up your combo too, I was going to ask to see an updated one. You know ya gotta size up the competition for a future runoff..2004? maybe 2005? :D

have a good one.

Sounds good to me, Tom :D What's the handycap for a 454? Of wait, I forgot your race weight is plus 250 and you've got a 3.42 gear. Guess that works out to a heads up match, huh graemlins/thumbsup.gif Seriously, I do plan to bring my car up there next year after the points race winds down. Looking forward to racing with you guys.

LOL...I will be removing my MSD 6AL to save some weight tongue.gif and maybe get than darn X or H pipe on there. May even send my carb to Pro-Systems, but that is it for the off-season. Going to concentrate on my new project..

Hope to see ya next year.

You got the nicest car. Very consistent. Nice videos too. Where did you get your hood? I have a red 66 also.

::whistle:: kinda makes you wanna go out in the garage graemlins/thumbsup.gif