How about posting some pics of Cars( peoples rides on here) & the times & speed they're turning in the 1/4 mile?( 1/8 mile is cool too).With some details about engine mods, rear ratios, ******s, etc. I noticed that along with never posting how much anyone pays for "barn finds" etc. that ET's are never posted, LOL.I'm just wondering what nice old rods are turning compared to numbers of todays cars. Thanks JimV
I'll bite. 454 BBC, Ford 8", 3:08 gears, turbo 400. No traction, slippery track. 17 seconds and 1000 miles less tread on my tires due to the 1/4 mile burnout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPEnb6ApGhU
car in my avatar...mild blown 454, th400, mild rear gears, drag radials...11.2x at 120ish. picture by a Hot Rod photog, somewhere in Kansas, yes I drove it there.
Here's mine. 540 Dart engine, th400, 871 blower with two Holley 950's. Two years ago at Dragway 42,West Salem, Ohio, it went 9:49@143 mph.
Okay, I'll play... '55 Buick Special, Chevy 350/350 with Chevelle open rear with 2.90 gears. Ran 10.73 / 65.8 mph at Yello Belly Drag Strip ( 1/8 mile) last weekend at the Texas Nostalgia Nationals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvxPddShQEk&feature=youtu.be Fast? No. Fun? You betcha'!!!
'32 Sedan, 454 BBC, ported iron heads, ZZ502 hyd. roller cam, 850 douple pumper, TH400, stock converter, 3.5 gears and ET streets. Picture is from last year, but this year has run 11.5 at 117mph through the mufflers.
Here is my daily driver... I drive her to the HAMB Drags every year and she has done 10.98 @ 125 with street tires. She will do low 10.70s @ 128 on a good day with a sticky track, 6.90s @ 104 in the 1/8. Street friendly 389 Pontiac with out of the box Eheads, 244 @ .050 hydraulic flat tappet, stock crank/rods (with ARPs.) 6-71 @ 10#s with 2 750 Carters. TH 350, 389 gears in the quickchange. See ya, -Abone.
G'day, I am too dull witted to post pictures but, ot Camaro, 9.84 @ 146 through mufflers with 28 10.50 Mickey T slicks. Gl*** hood, the rest steel. 3350 pounds with me in the car. Old school Ls7 454 with a glide, 12 bolt rear spooled with 4.10's. ms
Quickchange....need one of those. Went 11.94 @111 sat night..88 ta shortblock" 041 heads and a comp 292and magnum....
My coupe is mostly a street car but has gotten down the track in 12.10 @ 115.10. A weak **** compared to what some of the street driven HAMB cars are turning these days. Yahoo Cup wanna be.
****, Squirrel. The man had me. He was beating me. Okay, Squirrel. We'll take 'em all. BTW, can you drive a Vespa? ;-)
My best 1/4 mile time is 12.56 @ 105mph my 60ft. was 1.724 with 56 Olds 324 6x2 carb set up with Isky 505 cam and adj. rockers 3 speed MC-1 trans, 4.56 posi track on hurst slicks. Still working on hooking up so I hope to improve in the future. pic of my boy and I.
Best et for my Stude is 10.98/121mph currently 383 sbc/TKO 600 w/liberty faceplated 2nd,3rd,4th gears with a 4:88 Olds rear top speed in o/drive would prolly be around 150+mph THATS COOKIN!!!
Red car is all original and ran a 30.0 at maybe 35mph in1/4 mile (flathead four) The Rpu Ran 14.2 at 94 mph in 1/4 mile (has 283 stroker moter in it)
Street 454 with 671 in bucket with glide & 28 spline axles. Had to idle off the line but got down to 10.215@132 before engine expired. Cast crank lasted 5000 miles tho. Building new 540 B&M 420 Megablower with glide and have fully floating 31 spline rear in it now. Should be bulletproof & allow me to drive to track, run a 9 and drive home without breaking any stuff. Car weights 2850 lbs with me in it so its no lightweight. Yeah, Im a wannabe fuel altered pilot......
5.62@121 but she ain't all grown up yet.(9 lbs of boost) SBC with power glide...2515 lbs with me in it.
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