This old 409 went 4 rounds at Super Chevy

[de31168]

Had a great time at Martin, Michigan despite on and off rain all day. Sorted through a few issues with the car but luck was on our side. Unfortunately it ran out in the 4th round when the opponent had a .004 light and i was late. I broke out but it didn't matter, the math was on his side.

 

[chevytaylor]

Awesome!!

 

[Ishiftem]

Awesome.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Great job!!!!!

 

[63 dream'n]

 

[jim_ss409]

Way to go!!!

 

[skipxt4]

AWESOME, is the word, of the day.

 

[de31168]

Thanks everyone!

 

[bjburnout]

AWESOME, is the word, of the day.

...awesomer and awesomer..............love the car.....

 

[plumcrazy]

WOW, wow wow wow. Thats a poster that should be hanging in the shop!!

 

[Barry Taylor]

That is an Awesome picture, but now I have to ask. How fast was it!!!!

 

[de31168]

That is an Awesome picture, but now I have to ask. How fast was it!!!!

The easy answer - not as fast as we'd like!

Had one time run which was not very good and went right into eliminations due to lengthy rain delays, had further delays during eliminations and the car was all over the map, which is unusual for it. I ran 10.16 @ 122 lifting early, a 10.15 @ 128 lifting early, and a 10.19 @ 131 not lifting at all. But it was turning on win lights so...

 

[Barry Taylor]

Great runs!! I can see consistency there. My car would slow down 2 to 3 hundredths from morning passes to afternoon runs. We were fighting high humidity all weekend. That's a great working car you've got there.

 

[La Hot Rods]

Mine just kept going faster in the heat.
The car was at 230 degrees when I left the line in the finals and made the best pass to date.

 

[Barry Taylor]

James, You might want to pull that motor out. Sounds like it's about to blow up!!!

 

[La Hot Rods]

Let me guess, Barry, you have a car you would like to put it in.

 

[Barry Taylor]

No, you need to put it in your dragster! Instant 9s at 140. I know I don't have to say "Think About It" de31168 "Sorry For the thread Hijack"

 

[Phil Reed]

Don't worry Barry....it's James fault!!!!!!

 

[de31168]

Great runs!! I can see consistency there. My car would slow down 2 to 3 hundredths from morning passes to afternoon runs. We were fighting high humidity all weekend. That's a great working car you've got there.

Thank you very much! It's just not something we've been used to. It's not ALWAYS perfect but there are a lot of times it will repeat within .01 or so. If I can get equally consistent on the starting line we might do well. Included are some examples of runs from my run log. Also no worries about the thread hijack. 230 degrees? Psh that's just warming up!




And I have no idea how to make that picture bigger... great.

 

[Barry Taylor]

Your car is making good H.P. It runs real close to what our white Belaire ran at 2800 lbs. with a P.G. 4.56 gear, on methanol.