Got a big milestone out of the way last week with the dyno testing on my high riser motor. Today I ordered the rear end gears (4.71) and the converter (6200 stall) for the Mach 1, and am planning the installation of the engine in the car the week after next. Over the weekend I got a lot of help from Brad and Joel; Brad did at least half the wiring on the EFI system on the high riser, and Joel got the Mach 1's nitrous system and electronics and cables/hoses all disassembled, so that the engine is ready to go into the car.
I also got an email tonight from the Drag Week organizers, and my Galaxie is now #13 on the waiting list to get in. They said that as some racers drop out people will come off the waiting list and be entered in the event, so it is looking pretty positive at this point that the Galaxie will get to compete.
Speaking of the Galaxie, we are taking it to the track this weekend to run license passes for Joel, Steve, and Brad so that they can get their NHRA license. It will be interesting to see how the Gal runs at the track with the 519" SOHC. I'm figuring around 9.80, because it ran 9.50s with the 585" engine and it is now down about 50 HP from that level, but I guess we will find out this weekend. I'll try to post some track videos when we get back.
Finally I checked today on the big SOHC engine at the machine shop, and they said it should be ready for me to pick up by this weekend. So over the weekend I hope to get the short block together, so that next weekend I can get that engine on the dyno. That engine will be much less problematic than the high riser, since it is just going back together the same way it came apart last fall, and I already have the wiring harness for the ems-pro all set up and ready to run on the dyno.
I'll try to post another update next weekend, hopefully with some track video of the Galaxie.
