Scott's 68 Cougar July 2017 dyno pull, getting ready for Drag Week 2017

[Russ67Scode]

I can only hope a year from now I can join you guys at drag week, will be the highlight of my year
Street Race BB Power adder I believe is what I will run
67 mustang 520 ci Blair Patrick FE ,EFI and twin 69 mm turbos

[jayb]

I think this calls for the creation of the "road to drag week 2017" category. Looking forward to seeing everyone's cars come together. I'm trying to make it out to Great Lakes Dragway to watch, I have family that lives in Milwaukee.

That Cougar is completely badass.

Right now, I'm leaning towards not going.  Too many personal things happening to attend to this year.  I'll decide for sure in the next few weeks, but I don't think I'll put up a Road to Drag Week board because I'm usually the one who posts the most there.  I would encourage anyone who is attending and wants to give updates to do so in the Technical or Member Projects forum.

[cdmbill2]

Scott:

I had a similar conversation with Kurt last year. For comparison sake look at his other red BBC/Fox body car that was entered in SS BB N/A, the class I was entered in for 2016. He said it was a iron block 585"/Turbo 400 setup and that with the additional cage and other components legitimatly pushed it into SS. It ran bottom nines, no eights, ending up at a 9.18 average or something like that, main point is it was hiting 154+ trap speeds with soft (compared to the black car) 60 ft. times. He said it came in at 3250 with driver.

I looked it over carefully and saw no reason to doubt it. My car was at 3500 with fat driver and we didn't have enough rear gear and no real testing, so 9.30's at 150. This with crank HP at ~1050.

You guys were killing it last year and no doubt there is more in it with testing, converter/gear optimization and if you've found more power/ less weight you'll be in contention unless Kurt adds a 100 C.I. or Beck shows up with a well sorted car. I've no doubt he can make power. I'll just be a spectator this year so best of luck.

[millerptl]

Without a car from Bill and Jay this year, I don't know what to say. I understand though. Hopefully that will give the needed time to really dial those cars in, and make our jaws drop for 2018. Yeah, with more power and that power moved up the RPM range, 4.30 gears instead of 4.56, launching off the transbrake at about 3500 rpm and maybe just maybe 50 pounds lighter I am hoping to break the 9 second window.

Jay's cam cover!!



Fired it up in the car yesterday, sounds great!

[turbohunter]

Looks beautiful.
You're gonna have lots of folks following you with the downsized FE field.

[millerptl]

Jay, Did you run M/T P315/60R/15 radial slicks last year? I would like to try these this year but don't know if they will pass the go/nogo gauge.

[jayb]

Nope, I ran 31.0-10.5/15 Hoosier slicks.  They BARELY pass the go-nogo gauge...

[bluef100fe]

I have a set of that size Mickey Thompson tires on 10 inch rims... on my truck for street driving.. what width is the go/no go gauge supposed to be?? I will go measure mine with a large caliper if it would help? Let me know, also I was planning on attending drag week this year with my truck, but it's a ways from being legal for the times it should run with the new engine and it hasn't been down the track yet with it. Hopefully soon though. Is the ET limit for no roll bar still 11.49 at these tracks?

[cjshaker]

Cody, yes, they go by standard NHRA rules from what I saw. They don't go by track rules, just one inspection at the beginning of the week done by Drag Week officials. They let me slide on an infraction for a couple days last year, until I got it 'fixed', but it was not for a safety issue on the track.

[millerptl]

Thanks, but I do think in the end the M/T's will be too wide. I ordered a new set of Hoosiers that I ran last year. They measured 10.25".

[millerptl]

I felt the need to properly give credit where credit is due. Sometimes I write in these forums and it may sound like I have a lot to do with my cougar. Yes, I do own the car, yes I wired the ignition and made a rain plate for the carbs, that is where it ends. I am so busy managing our family business and running three teenagers here and there that my Dad with Blair's help do 99.9% of the work. I literally drive to drag week, hop in the car, and drive it down the track. What an awesome dad that does all the work. Blair build's this awesome engine and then dad assembles everything himself, final tunes the engine, transmission, gearing, suspension, everything, with almost no help from me. It is very easy to look good when someone like my dad is such an expert on the FE's and 68 cougar's and mustangs. Thank you Blair, and especially thank you Dad.

[CaptCobrajet]

You Millers are a class act.  It's a pleasure to work with y'all.   You and Jack make my stuff look good!

[cjshaker]

Is Jack bringing his Mustang this year? He certainly has some experience in making the FE scoot along.

[millerptl]

I don't think so. I think he is bringing his 68 cougar. I think he is going to work on his mustang to enter a N/A class next year. Basically copy my motor and take it to the next level. He can get his mustang lighter than my cougar. I really look forward to him trying that for 2018.

[Faron]

Would Love to see that Cat at the FE Race and Reunion , AND it was nice to finally meet Jay there