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10w30dna

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Drag racing again after 30 years
« on: September 10, 2015, 02:44:44 PM »
Only had my new toy out 4 times so far. Sorry,not FE this time. Ford Motorsport Boss 351 block,aluminum heads,etc. C4 trans Single 850 carb ,93 octane .  Got some .06 reaction times and lots of .10 times. Car goes 11.50 @ 119 and I still use dual points and stock Ford coil. I custom build Ford distributors and want to know I am able to provide good results. I believe this combo will end up around 11.20 @ 122 mph with a little more tweaking.
10-4-15 UPDATE... Best ET 11.229 ( on a 11.24 dial dammit @ 121.5 MPH ) still using factory dual points! Just had to share..........


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machoneman

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2015, 02:48:28 PM »
Cool! Nice cars....we need to see both cars outside with some bigger views! Intake looks like a Scorpion/TFS unit. Is it? 
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2015, 03:09:51 PM »
Very, very nice looking car.  Every time I see a car like yours I miss my '66 Cyclone again... :(
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Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2015, 03:19:34 PM »
Very nice.
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Kevin Rolph

1967 Cougar Drag Car ( under constuction )
1966 7 litre Galaxie
1966 Country Squire 390
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1968 Torino GT 390
1972 Gran Torino wagon
1978 Lincoln Mk V

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 03:23:23 PM »
Agree with all.
Beautiful cars.
Give us a tour of these babies.
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Marc
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2015, 04:52:03 PM »
+1!  My '66 500 was the same color originally; I think Ford called it Sahara Beige  :D

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10w30dna

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2015, 05:51:03 PM »
Intake is an Edelbrock Super Victor. Holley is 850 stock out of box w/vac secondary. Not tried any tuning yet on carb. Best ET was on 93 degree day w/high humidity. I am going to fab a " Batwing" air cleaner like old NASCAR and get some fresh air from cowl. Torque converter is a 3200 RPM unit and I think I can go up to 3800-4000. This is a "stab + steer,let it shift" racer. Pulls the front wheels, which the fans love. The background cars are a couple restored '69 Mach I Super Cobra Jet cars I have had for a very long time. My earliest FE is the '67 Galaxie 428/4 speed I bought new when I was 19. Still have it! ( you do the math) Nothing feels better than strapping it on some young kid with a Chevy.............. the 119 MPH fools a few that think I ran out of gas @ 1/8th, ;)
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2015, 06:00:22 PM »
n/m
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2015, 06:04:30 PM »
Cool! Like the batwing idea too but replicating that curved front is a bitch! Maybe use an existing cleaner and add the wings? I'm thinking old '56-'60 Caddy as they had a gigantic yet tall base. Junkyard? CM5 verified that Ralph Moody of H-M fame did use a lot of Caddy parts early on and this apparently was a model for their hand-made cleaners, which are in unobtanium territory now.

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2015, 08:45:48 PM »
Very nice looking car! Those Fairlanes look perfect when set up for the strip. I think I'd speak for everyone when I say....let's see that SCJ! ;)
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10w30dna

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years / other cars
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2015, 07:45:55 AM »
Sure! Everybody like to show their toys........ here are a couple of the white SCJ car. C6 trans ,3.91 gear


here is my Royal Maroon SCJ 4 speed 3.91 w/ optional heater with dash vents ( can't remember Ford's name for it right now) Restored in '86......almost 30 years ago! Time flies...

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Bolted to Floor

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2015, 08:10:26 AM »
Good looking cars. Thanks for sharing.
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machoneman

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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2015, 08:23:27 AM »
Very cool and thanks as well!  8)
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2015, 08:45:46 AM »
Sweet!
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Kevin Rolph

1967 Cougar Drag Car ( under constuction )
1966 7 litre Galaxie
1966 Country Squire 390
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1968 Torino GT 390
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Re: Drag racing again after 30 years
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2015, 10:57:23 AM »
Damn envy meter is pegging again. :)
Great cars.
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Marc
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