First points race, ready or not...new bests again, 60ft times for the most part were dead on. I just need some more track time... Before the next race I will add the hyfire6 w/rev limiter which shouldnt help e.t.s at all,since I have no ignition problems.

1st time run:
1.517
4.513
7.09
94.78
9.336
107.89-all 1000 ft times

2nd time run:
1.535
4.525
7.084
95.56
9.321
108.38-2nd pass is most usually quicker than the first,unless I spin

3+ hr wait for first round,qualifying heads up cars-dial the 9.32

.513/.571 treed him
1.516
4.50
7.059
95.70
9.294
107.89-had a fender on him,scrubbed a little mph,but broke out

another 2 hr wait,qualify heads up cars and I play the game-dial 9.29

.578/.602 treed them again,its all that matters
1.518
4.494
7.039
96.22
9.267
106.84- caught easily,fendered him all the way down,let off and broke out again.

I had my best 60ft times...figured that with heads up cars. I had removed the thermostat,cut out the center and put it back in the car and the car would build no heat, good,bad, it might have played with consistency. I also ran straight 110 and put the timing back at 37-38* total, which seemed to help 60ft times, I did not pull any timing out as I hate to touch the car on race day. I think the long delays between time runs and eliminations may have played the bigger part as it cooled rapidly,and with a new motor 21 passes now, I didnt have any idea which way it was gonna go. The old motor would drop thru the evening to a certain point then start slowing down again. This one seemed to like the cold air. The only thing I did that I would call tuning while at the track was remove the 4" K&N filter with a K&N top between time run 1 and 2 and although my 60ft time slipped,it only picked up .015, I doubt its worth getting dirt in the motor and probably more related to getting all the fluids warmed up.

Good runs, Robert! :thumbsup: You've really got your car running well.
I've got one observation and it's strictly from an amature's point of view.
I was comparing your latest results with some of the time slips I got last year with my '70.
Again, not a criticism, just an observation...

I'm wondering if you're running out of fuel at the very end of the track.

All my 7.0X runs were in the 99-100 mph range and my 1000' times were all 9.0X
And I KNOW my fuel system is borderline from a recent outing with the new heads/cam. The mechanical Carter pump can no long keep up with the engine's requirements.
Just an observation and would be curious as to what the hard core racers may think...

I cannot monitor fuel pressure yet, I'm thinking about putting the guage inside the back of the cowl, I am running a comp 140, has 9 psi at idle when hot. I had issues before trying to push thru the mechanical pump,but they have disappeared since I removed the mech. pump, it pulls strong all the way thru. I only have one 1/4 mile pass to compare mph, picked up slightly less than 24 mph from 1/8th to 1/4 which I've been told is pretty good for a heavy chevy ;) I think I am going to tighten the lash also, the cam calls for .016 hot and I am running .016 cold, might help alittle but not much.

congrates on new bests. I finished installing the 3.73s and Moser axles in my car friday night. I,m hoping for a big improvement, but I'll have to wait till the 15th for the next race day. Then I can start tuning my comb.

Robert, do you run exhaust or open headers?

7.039 in the 1/8th,.......ooooh, close to an 11.05 in the 1/4 :thumbsup:

A bit more seat time and 10's are there! :thumbsup: And MOST importantly, it sounds like you're having fun! ( I'm jealous with a fresh 1' of snow on the ground :mad: )

Which Oil????

how cold did you go?

Which Oil????

how cold did you go?

Mobil1 10-30, with the guts of the thermostat removed it wouldnt heat up, needle sitting on 130* when staging. I had to wait 3 hrs between time runs and first round,and 2 more hrs between 1st round and 2nd round, new motor and not enough passes to know what its going to do, it sure liked that cold air outside appx 40* when I broke out in the 2nd round. We'll give it a shot this weekend during a normal bracket program, no shootout cars.

Should have been quicker, was the Air lousy in comparison to a few weeks prior?

You might need to jet up a little more for running it cold with thinner oil. Something you need to try at the track on game day.

Hi Robert, You need to come down to Mo-Kan on April 16, to the shootout race, where my son is going to try to knock off the heavy hitters again. Man there are about 40 of these real street cars around here now. You can see a picture of the Chevelle on the Mo-Kan Dragway website from Oct. 23, 2004 race. It ran a best of 5.895 at that 1/8 mile race. We'll need a lot more at the next one. New converter got us a (5.66 eighth and a 8.80 quarter mile) the other day at Tulsa. Looks like yours is coming around nicely. We got stuck at 11 flat a few years ago and i didn't think we would ever go a ten anything.

Bob,nice job
Like them 60 ft.'s too :thumbsup:

I might do that Harold, I think OIR is closed.

Brian, with only two time shots and a new motor, I didnt want to do any tuning, like it would have helped though :( , lose,buyback,lose,,,dang,dang,dang, yes the air was slightly worse than the previous week, maybe 4-500ft worse, around 1600 DA.

Thanks Chris, I guess the SSM's like a little more torque application :D