Recent content by 440rb

And here's a pic from 1983 not seen before

I just thought I'd put this run up as a final note on the RR saga, one of his better hits in action, I think this was the 10.30 run.

I agree 100% about the dominator on the street, can't see any chance of that happening, you never know though. I bought Thumpers 1050-ish BLP Dominator carb for my mates mild 589ci RR to try, thats a street/strip car, sold it to another racer in the end, waste of time, most can't get away from...

Yep thats one of things he mentioned last time@the track, he's quite clued up on things, just got to get some of that street mentality out of the head without going to a full race motor and he'll be there. Next will come the converter discussion.

Yes he's already lost 90lbs by taking the street seats out and putting in race types. Its all steel currently so lots to come off but he's not going to ruin a nice stock bodied car, reckon he could get it down to around 3600@line with some work, perhaps less, haven't weighed it yet, thats next...

Agreed on the carb, the thought of driving a Dom on the street does not work for most, to me its no problem, he has 1.6 rockers now, they'll probably sell with the whole 440 motor, I don't know, but if he bought some HS 1.6 rckrs and a 660 he would be@.704 less lash, whats the point of spending...

Just a quick update here, Eagle 4.150 stoker kit being ordered, probably TF270's now as selling parts off to pay for it, in region of a .660 s/roller and around 10.9:1cr, Indy intake more than likely as not much choice elsewhere, will use current good 830cfm DP for now until money permits a...

I personally would grab a set of 440-1's (or whatever they are calling them now) and never look back. Nuttin wrong with the Indy low deck MW port manifold either. Not going to happen I doubt, Its going to be his 300+cfm? Eddy heads. That looks like what we've got to work with, its the only...

Hi guys, got a friend with a 3700lb Chally who currently races in our NSS class with his 440, I posted it in the 10 sec brkt. He's just bought a std. bore 400 block (3698630 400*8) and is looking to build a 650hp+ stroker. The car has a good chassis going 1.56 60's@11.0's>11.1's@121 best...

The oil was great back then, had everything we car guys needed, he didn’t hurt anything Because we didn’t need any additives then. Shelf oil was good oil. Sure was, I ran Quaker State 20-50 back in the 80's>'91, first in my 340 Cuda street/strip car and then in the 446 '69 Cuda race only car...

Simple answer: run as much pressure as you can.....and still hook. Exactly, our 3800lbs RR, big wedge motor 720ftlbs@4400, c/tracs/mono's/9-ways, 10x29 Hoosier slick@17psi best 60 1.42. I learned this many years ago back in 1991 when running my '69 Cuda with 14x32's@4psi cos everyone was...

Our street/strip '69RR runs with full exhausts@the track, 4" collectors, 3" tubing with large mufflers, not sure which type, just blew one out and having to redo. Motor dyno'd@695hp, its been 10.30@130, at 3800lbs that works out to around 688fwhp so not much of a loss, however with open hdrs I...

Ok so its a 512 source kit, his Eddy heads, should be around 11:1, a proper converter, a s/roller in the .650's and he has a 950XP which needs sorting which ran .3 10ths slower than his sorted 830DP when tried first time. Tried to persuade him to sell it and put the money towards a Thumper...

ok so a bit more info, his budget is £7k approx $8k, wants to get rid of his 6pk rods and KB pistons although they run good and have been for years. His Eddy heads have 72cc chambers. wants to run 10.50's @ 3700lbs?, looking for a good 440 block, can afford a stroker kit but not TF heads as well...

Cool car and an exc answer, and I agree with the cam scenario, he had a .545 sft and I said use 1.6 rockers which he did and picked up some but it was really a used s/street fighter converter that he says flashes to near 5k in his weight that dropped him down the most on ET/60. Its really the...