dbreese Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Went to my local track for some TnT and bracket race. Weather was good but warm for this time of year. Temp was around 68 degrees don't know what the DA was. First shot off the trailer the ole' girl went 7.32 in the 1/8 @ 96.56 mph and 11.42 @ 119.56 mph. Picked up 23 mph in the back half. This run was with a dismal 1.71 60'. Next pass was 7.37 @ 95.39 mph and 11.51 @ 118.27 mph. Third pass was 7.35@ 96.11 and 11.46 @ 118.99 mph. Bracket race got cancelled due to lack of participants. Man I need to pull the converter and get some more stall. It was a very good day! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
502ci Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Good job on the new best, now you need to update your signature. Did they say anything to you about running below 11.50 with no bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 great job Dave!! yeah a converter is going to pick up a ton...getting it to it's happy place in a hurry is something the motor is going to love plus it will probably give you better shift recovery....the weather is great here too, there's a big braket race at Fontana all weekend....my car is still in piececs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Good job on the new best, now you need to update your signature. Did they say anything to you about running below 11.50 with no bars? Thanks Bill, No the tech guys were cool with it. Since it was a TnT they give you some slack as long as you are not crazy under the number. Summit Series I think they might say something. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 great job Dave!! yeah a converter is going to pick up a ton...getting it to it's happy place in a hurry is something the motor is going to love plus it will probably give you better shift recovery....the weather is great here too, there's a big braket race at Fontana all weekend....my car is still in piececs... Yep Dave I experimented with shift pills and I think the car likes the 6600 rpm. I plan on getting the converter done in the next month or 2. Hurry and get that Velle back together I wanna see some 9's!! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 57 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Sound like it is running good Dave. Congratulations on the new best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyP Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Wow David, that was a great day. Did the new brakes work good for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hey Tom, They did work well I just need to adjust the rears out a little more. Since my line lock is out of service I pulled them in to make the burnouts easier. If ya have lots of cam and a not enough vacuum to work the p/b booster and you don't want to go with a hydro boost or electric pump the manual conversion is a good deal. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Damn Dave, getting after it aren't you. Put the 505 in Bu this morning and can't wait to get some track time before my big event at the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Cool deal Andy!!! I may have missed the 505 build but that thing outta rock in the Bu. I'm guessing you built it to run on spray? Is the car still stock style suspension? I like them G body Chevy's!! The car is running good. Just need to get the 60' down and work on the front suspension and get the converter done. The car has more in it but I'm already quicker than the rules say I can run. I've decided not to cut the car up and put a rollbar in. Just can't do it. 11.50's will be fine but knowing I have some in the bank is a good thing! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL M Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 David, way to go....your on your way to low 11's for sure. Braggin' rights earned!!!!....Just think, w/ a very small shot of nitros you have a 10 sec street car....awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks Al, I think with a little more work with some good air 11.2's? I'm at the point now where I'm looking for a 1/10 here and there then it will be 1/100 after that. Like I was telling Andy I just can't bring myself to put a rollbar in the car. It will be 11.50/7.50 car in competition. I did a heads up index race about a month ago (7.50 index) and it was nice to know I had a little in the bank cause we were using a .400 p/t so my reaction times were pretty slow. I was able to use my extra grunt and would catch them and fender them at the stripe. Went to the finals and lost when my m/c started giving out on me and I pushed through the beams while staged and went red. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Congratulations, David!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Cool deal Andy!!! I may have missed the 505 build but that thing outta rock in the Bu. I'm guessing you built it to run on spray? Is the car still stock style suspension? I like them G body Chevy's!! The car is running good. Just need to get the 60' down and work on the front suspension and get the converter done. The car has more in it but I'm already quicker than the rules say I can run. I've decided not to cut the car up and put a rollbar in. Just can't do it. 11.50's will be fine but knowing I have some in the bank is a good thing! David Still stock location rear suspension but I added an ARB earlier this year and new convertor. Took out the 3.73s and popped in a set of 3.08s. Literally looking for low 160 trap with the new bullit. There is one guy with a 190 MPH "Street" car but every other local seems to run around 150. The 505 has 8 .250 steel liners for cylinders to help the two stage 400 shot of nitrous it will see. The fuel systen is a cluster right now but I figured I better get the new engine in before sorting that out. The old 496 has seen 23 high 9 second passes on a 275 drag radial earlier this year but I want a fairly reliable 8.0 car. Changing pretty much everything about the car before the end of the month. Just have to get through my brothers wedding this weekend and my anniversary next. I'll get pics later, but those 9.70-9.90s were done on period correct 074 GM square ports. I pulled them last night and they are date cast 7/68, making them L88/Zl1 heads that actually came off a production car. I privately sold them last night for an obscene amount of money. Those heads were why I pulled it in the first place. You know, before I got greedy and it went BOOM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 LS5 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Congrats! That is really flying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreese Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 That is gonna be a bad ride for sure. Good luck with the project Andy. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Dave it depends on what you mean by "cutting the car up"....all you're talking about is 4 4" holes in the floor...2 4" holes in the package tray and 2 4" holes in the trunk all of which can be covered back up if necessary. You should talk to Mike Herno, I don't think he feels he cut up his car and I don't feel that way about the Velle either....sure would allow for tons of fun....think about it....I don't think you're going to enjoy the motor as much if you have to throttle stop it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyP Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Having a 6 point bar would add some amount of safety.....just saying. But I guess it makes it kind of more strip less street though. Tough call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Auto Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Dave, Bu got a 12 point with a halo last month. The least you could do is get a 6 point with a swing out door bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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