back together again!

the guy that did the flow work on my heads has a ron's setup he wants me to try on it.he said a tenth faster wouldnt be out of the question but the cooling is the big reason i want it.i also put the little double pass radiator on it and can tell you now it aint gona cool as good as the big one but the big jump in compression could be part of it.

cool40 wrote:the guy that did the flow work on my heads has a ron's setup he wants me to try on it.he said a tenth faster wouldnt be out of the question but the cooling is the big reason i want it.i also put the little double pass radiator on it and can tell you now it aint gona cool as good as the big one but the big jump in compression could be part of it.

if it only picked up a tenth I'd be pissed.................

richter69 wrote:

cool40 wrote:the guy that did the flow work on my heads has a ron's setup he wants me to try on it.he said a tenth faster wouldnt be out of the question but the cooling is the big reason i want it.i also put the little double pass radiator on it and can tell you now it aint gona cool as good as the big one but the big jump in compression could be part of it.

if it only picked up a tenth I'd be pissed.................

i just want to get it back down the track!it's gona be like a new car,front clip and struts,all new wireing and a fresh upgraded motor.what more could a HeRo want!

you gonna need a chute..................

richter69 wrote:you gonna need a chute..................

already got the mount from summit,just didnt know what chute to buy.if it'll just go fast friday night i'll burn the new brakes down and get more next week. this has been the most work the car has had in a long time and i'm dam sure ready for some "pay off" for all the sweat that ran off my ass all summer worken on it.

cool40 wrote: this has been the most work the car has had in a long time and i'm dam sure ready for some "pay off" for all the sweat that ran off my ass all summer worken on it.

You're supposed to do this stuff in the winter dammit.....
The car looks killer by the way.

Treeyasoon wrote:

cool40 wrote: this has been the most work the car has had in a long time and i'm dam sure ready for some "pay off" for all the sweat that ran off my ass all summer worken on it.

You're supposed to do this stuff in the winter dammit.....
The car looks killer by the way.

thanks,i did the glide swap for the winter and was pissed about it and just took it all out and kinda started over.hell it's been too hot to go racen anyway,i'm a fair weather guy!

well,mixed resuls.the car worked very good,no more big sky!the bad news is the converter is too tight.i only made 3 passes and the first realy dont count.2nd pass i left at 3200 shift at 7000,1.30 60',5.64-124mph.changed carb for the last pass and realy shouldnt have.4000 launch 1.27 60',5.67-122. i checked the stall today and only goen to 4800.was 5000 before the work on the heads and compression jump but i also put the comp cam back in it and it dont get started good till about 6000 286/292@.050-807/814.where should the converter be?2600#car,4.86gear,33"tire and a glide.now i have a tight 9"converter.

5800........put the alky on it and see what happens to the stall.........

Lem Evans wrote:98s in a 1150 sounds like a lot.....unless you have Q16 in it.

Listen to Lem................ Leave the jets alone, just add Q-16 and a 6000 converter................

This will be another example of a good engine that never got a good shake on gas before putting it on alky and every one will think that alcohol is the hp hero. (I know you have cooling issues too)

No one has proven to me it is, (on a good engine). Not saying it isn't I just don't know if it is.

When some one gets all they can out of a gas set up on a good engine, then goes to alky and picks up e.t.and MPH I will concede.

I guess we don't have "good engines" in these parts, nor the gas tuning abilities either............I have yet to see a loss of et or mph when going to meth on any combo we have tried it on.


Someone loan me a a full tilt kick ass Q16 carb and I'll wear it out when I dyno this "really good" motor. Even if it nets more power my slow alky junk will go back on so I can loose the 35#'s worth of cooling bullshit that goes with the gas set up.

I'm not starting a pissin match over gas vs alky, I just think when one needs to go with what they want to run and are happy with and make the best of it. And if cooling is a concern, the alky will always win that battle.

i was worried about the cooling before i went to tnt but i had no problem at all,it did cool off a lot friday though.i'm thinken the converter is my big problem,4800 aint gona cut it.i can get a 5800 from a friend to try first and may need more.will the better flowing heads move the tq peak up compared to before?

IDT-572 wrote:

Lem Evans wrote:98s in a 1150 sounds like a lot.....unless you have Q16 in it.

Listen to Lem................ Leave the jets alone, just add Q-16 and a 6000 converter................

This will be another example of a good engine that never got a good shake on gas before putting it on alky and every one will think that alcohol is the hp hero. (I know you have cooling issues too)

No one has proven to me it is, (on a good engine). Not saying it isn't I just don't know if it is.

When some one gets all they can out of a gas set up on a good engine, then goes to alky and picks up e.t.and MPH I will concede.

you got any Q16? i'll try it,you know me!

cool40 wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

Lem Evans wrote:98s in a 1150 sounds like a lot.....unless you have Q16 in it.

Listen to Lem................ Leave the jets alone, just add Q-16 and a 6000 converter................

This will be another example of a good engine that never got a good shake on gas before putting it on alky and every one will think that alcohol is the hp hero. (I know you have cooling issues too)

No one has proven to me it is, (on a good engine). Not saying it isn't I just don't know if it is.

When some one gets all they can out of a gas set up on a good engine, then goes to alky and picks up e.t.and MPH I will concede.

you got any Q16? i'll try it,you know me!

No but I know where some is close by............... Want me to pick some up?

richter69 wrote:I guess we don't have "good engines" in these parts, nor the gas tuning abilities either............I have yet to see a loss of et or mph when going to meth on any combo we have tried it on.


Someone loan me a a full tilt kick ass Q16 carb and I'll wear it out when I dyno this "really good" motor. Even if it nets more power my slow alky junk will go back on so I can loose the 35#'s worth of cooling bullshit that goes with the gas set up.

I'm not starting a pissin match over gas vs alky, I just think when one needs to go with what they want to run and are happy with and make the best of it. And if cooling is a concern, the alky will always win that battle.

Ain't startin no pissin match................ Just sayin that I don't think all the facts are in on the subject, as far as hp goes between the two.