6.90s (or better)single carb, NA, who's done it with a BBF?

The fella in this story seems to think that going BBC is the best way to get it done. Knowing that BBF's are often underrated, I thought I would ask.

http://www.dragzine.com/features/car-features/feature-alex-hays-big-block-chevy-powered-all-motor-mustang-lx/

Quote from Alex Hays ..."I'd love to see a big block ford run 6.90s at 3350 lbs naturally aspirated with 1 carb"

I figured someone here knew how to do it with a BBF.

Jess

Looks like about 2000HP for that 6.9ET at 205MPH. I like to see any N/A V-8 do that. Did you mean 7.9?

Mustang-junky wrote:The fella in this story seems to think that going BBC is the best way to get it done.  Knowing that BBF's are often underrated, I thought I would ask.  

http://www.dragzine.com/features/car-features/feature-alex-hays-big-block-chevy-powered-all-motor-mustang-lx/

Quote from Alex Hays  ..."I'd love to see a big block ford run 6.90s at 3350 lbs naturally aspirated with 1 carb"

I figured someone here knew how to do it with a BBF.

Jess

You do know his car runs 7.90's with the BBC not 6.90's don't you?His "I'd love to see a BBF run 6.90's N/A with 1 carb at 3350 lbs." i think was a response to the one guy saying his BBF was a second faster.

you just need 2000 hp n/a to run that fast

Back in the days when ProStockers were running 6.90's....they were N/A...but they damn sure didn't do it with one carb, and they damn sure didn't weigh 3350 lbs, either. Pick your brand, that's a pretty tall order.

Who's done it with a GM or Chrysler?

Seems to me this is a loaded question.....

An 825" Ford Hemi mountain motor will get you damn close but it needs more air than a single 4 will give.

Edit..... Shoot a C460 headed 600" engine will do everything that the Chevy engine in that car is doing.... Why poison the car????

You're talking about a Pro Stock type engine that will rev high enough using one big carburetor ... if nobody has done this with a big block Ford it is simply because they haven't wanted to or needed to.

bruno wrote:you just need 2000 hp n/a to run that fast

It won't take 2000 horsepower to run that fast with a 2,500 pound car.  NHRA Pro Stock cars are in the mid sixes with much less; 3,500 pounds today is a tall order for ANY brand including Allison or Rolls Royce well over 1,000 cubic inches.

the car in question weighs 3350 and I too think it could be done with a C-headed 600 inch engine

butterbean wrote:the car in question weighs 3350 and I too think it could be done with a C-headed 600 inch engine

My point, though really not clarified, was to work on the CAR and get some weight out of it first.

rmcomprandy wrote:

bruno wrote:you just need 2000 hp n/a to run that fast

It won't take 2000 horsepower to run that fast with a 2,500 pound car.  NHRA Pro Stock cars are in the mid sixes with much less;  3,500 pounds today is a tall order for ANY brand including Allison or Rolls Royce well over 1,000 cubic inches.

it was at 3350 lbs ....

N/m. I misread.

Mark Miller wrote:

Mustang-junky wrote:The fella in this story seems to think that going BBC is the best way to get it done.  Knowing that BBF's are often underrated, I thought I would ask.  

http://www.dragzine.com/features/car-features/feature-alex-hays-big-block-chevy-powered-all-motor-mustang-lx/

Quote from Alex Hays  ..."I'd love to see a big block ford run 6.90s at 3350 lbs naturally aspirated with 1 carb"

I figured someone here knew how to do it with a BBF.

Jess

You do know his car runs 7.90's with the BBC not 6.90's don't you?His "I'd love to see a BBF run 6.90's N/A with 1 carb at 3350 lbs." i think was a response to the one guy saying his BBF was a second faster.  

I misunderstood what he was trying to say. I thought he was running 6.90's, makes more sense now.

It's is car, he can do what he wan't with it. And I see the junkyard turbo LS motor deal, go fast for cheep. But, if you are going all aftermarket for the motor, why not run a BBF?

Jess

His car ran a high 7.90 last year IIRC at a Milan Michigan race.Butch Kemp with his SBF Mustang has ran 7.70 's or 7.80's at the same track IIRC.

bruno wrote:you just need 2000 hp n/a to run that fast

Thats what the Wallace Cac. said anyway at 3350lbs. It was between 1800HP-2000HP with a 6.9ET and a 205MPH trap speed, forget which way, so I picked the bigger number.