Whats the fastest Hotrod you have owned ?

i had a V-8 vega back in the 80's. never timed it , i just went by the "HOLY ****" factor of who ever rode with me.

 

are you sure of this being a 10 and not an 11 or 12?? just asking, thats hauling major *** for a heavy truck and a 406.

 

beautiful and awesome are not words enough.

 

I almost forgot about my own .I had a 67 Malibu in high school (in the late 80's)that i built under a tree in the backyard .It ran a rebuilt 327 that i pulled from a wrecked Camaro ,with ported 1.94 heads (that cost me 3 burnt drills and a month of weekends to port ),an offy 3 duece intake that i got for 50 bucks with the carbs ,and a cheap hydraulic General Knetics cam ,a glide /2800 converter ,and a 10 bolt posi with 3.90 gears.I had less than 3 grand in the car and it ran a best of 13.23 at 104 if i remember correctly. Its was my only car and i drove it everywhere .It lasted for a whole year of me spinning the small journal motor beyond 7000 till it lost a piston .

 

had a 57 chevy in high school (1963) with a 283 270 hp 4 speed ran 13.09 best run had a 55 chevy with a 421 ponti but couldn,t keep from blowning up every time i ran it

 

This is the fastest street driven car I've owned. It's a 1934 International "pickup" with a 454/turbo 400/4.56 8.5" GM rearend. The truck weighed 2500 lbs. and the quickest it went was 7.25 in the 1/8th. That was with a pretty basic engine and one 4 bbl carb. I just turned the engine 5500 rpms and it ran about the same with an Edelbrock 750 or Holley 750 doublepumper. I had a lot stouter engine in it for a while (LS6 shortblock with Brodix heads, roller cam, and tunnelram), but never made it to the track with that combination. I drove it around town every day, weather permitting, and made some 150 mile round trips with it. It was a fun ride. Sold it to build one of my Anglias and haven't ever finished the Anglia yet. I saved the "good" engine for the Anglia
Larry T

 

No thats not a misprint it went 10.95@121 mph
Like I said it WASN'T your average hyd cam street motor

 

This one might be a little strech .

But I gotta call ******** on this one.LOL

 

Spinning the tires out of the hole, I ran a 12.90 @ 103mph in my unfinished coupe at the Day of the Drags. It's not a daily driver but it's not a drag car either, and I drive it every chance I get.

.060 over '54 331 Chrysler, 4 Stromberg 97's, Isky solid cam, Muncie 4 spd, 3.50 rear gear in a 9", Hurst cheater slicks. It's actually very streetable, but it is a little too loud for everyday driving.



I know it's got 12.50s or better in it, but I've still got some bugs to work out. It really doesn't matter what ET it runs though, because I know it's fast by the pucker marks left on the p***enger side of the seat.

 

My motor made 615 HP@6750 rpm... you do the math But I did mess up on the weight it was 3860lbs with the fibergl*** hood on it

 

My thoughts exactly, in high school I had basically the same truck, but with a built 454, built TH400, posi, etc and I'll bet it was lucky to get into the high 13's..... it's tough to make them fast....

 

Holy ****.....I guess 615hp could do it...

 

Now I'm calling ********.

615 hp in a steel coupe is not going to go 8.25 @ 198.

750hp would go 8.25 in a dragster. Takes more like 1000hp to go 198mph. In a dragster.

Steel coupe? No way.

 

615 hp was the 10.95 truck, not the 8.25 coupe.

tmacracin, how's about some details on the motor? I have a solid roller 406 going in my '55, and I'm curious as to what cam, heads etc. you used to make 615 hp. Thanks.

 

Still got my T Bucket with 289 Ford, consistant 12.6 quarters, not bad for a lttle 289. Still gets 25 mpg too.

 

406 SBC Specs
GM "509" block,1/4 fill,billet 4 bolt splayed caps,studded
JE pistons,12:1 comp,lightweight pins
Eagle 4340 crank,H-beam rods,L19 bolt upgrade
Pro Action heads 242 cc port volume,CNC chambers,Opened up a bit
Comp Cams rockers,pushrods,guideplates,lifters
Crane solid roller cam,bit over .610" lift(will dig up specs we had it ground)
Edelbrock Victor JR matched to heads
CSR 2" CNC tapered carb spacer
850 Race Demon
MSD 6AL,dist
Holley "Black" fuel pump
VP C12 gas(ran 50/50 with pumps gas on street)

 

I owned a 27 RPU body and sold it so FAST I didnt even sign the papers haha!

 

well It takes more than H.P. to run fast or quick.
E.T. is more a function of how the car leaves and 60 or even 330 ft's. Mph is more about H.P.A high H.P. car may run 121 mph but have a relativey slower E.T.and vice-versa.
A car with excellent suspension and good hook may run high 10s but a relativey slower MPH.
High 10s and 121 MPH says it has it on both ends of the track.
A 3800 convertor with a 2.48 low gear t-400 and high H.P. will hit those tires pretty brutal.
You probably have the best ET Street tires and ******* bars that I have ever heard of. To take that HP and apply it well enough to run those times is unreal. A Super Stock car with a four link ,14 x 32 slicks and 1000 less lb's would only be marginally better than that.Then figure the weight bias on a pickup and that thing is awesome.

 

Believe it or not. This would power through 1/4 mile at a 13.08 at alittle over 100mph I had a 307 chev bored 60 with flat tops, camel back heads with a solid Lunati cam 1.6 rockers at .560 lift. going through a worn out saganaw 4 speed that wouldnt go into fourth gear with out grinding,
into a 8.75 mopar with 4.88 gears with a spool. Oh and homemade traction bars. And yes it did p*** tech It weighs 3300 pounds

 

I'll leave it at that.... Everyone is a expert at the race track. I think I've been to a race track once or twice. I think on the average most Super Stock cars run in the 9's?????

 

built a 88 S-10 short pickup with a bad to the bone 400 sbc 350 trans 3500 stal. engine dynoed 480hp and would fry my good year street slicks at 45mph. never took to the drags. could never get it to hook up good. damn thing was scary to drive. sold it on ebay a couple years ago. ended up going to some kid in Minnesota.

 

I ran 2 batteries,16 gal fuel cell,and 75 lbs of lead in the rear of mine to help out

 

Got my 29' Hiboy in 1968, had a 480+ CI Olds, six 97's, plenty good stuff inside, B&M
Hydro, 3.90 Olds rear. Engine from Hugh Tuckers A/SR. Never had it on a drag strip
but the old girl had plenty of power.

 

11:80 118 with a full steel 3400 lb 56 chevy, aluminum rod 327 hemi 4 speed 6:14 olds rear. Really pissed off the big block guys running their 55-57 chevys @ 12:30s at union grove wi dragway. Was a street car in Madison, Wi in the 70s with license plate "race me"

 

55 Chev with 283 sb bored to 301 ci. fuelie heads and cam with a big AFB 4 barrel, 12.5 to 1 Jahns pistons. No ets as it was a street fighter back in '65 but I never lost a race!

 

Well i guess there arent as many drag racers on the Hamb as i thought there was ,sorry...

 

My F-1 has gone a best of 14.01 at 95 mph. Virtually bone stock 115,000 mile Vortec 350 with a 600 Holley, cheap aluminum intake, and shorty headers. All of that backed by a 700 R4 and a 9 inch with 3.89 gears. Only thing that was done to the suspension was new shocks for the rear, original shocks don't work to well on the track. It now has ******* bars, but I haven't been back to the track. Runs pretty good for what it is I think.

 

I am mainly just tring to get an idea of what everybody is running setups ,weight,style of car versus thier performance .Im just nosey i suppose ...

 

retrosteel, I remember your willys from the early 90's (I think you brought it down for the HotRod Super Nats in vancouver Wa when they were held there). but saw it last summer here in the Seattle area..

 

53 chevy...0-60 in a week and a half!
my ot 70 amx is another story!