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Re: Deadfest

by Stan Weiss <srweiss@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oct 6, 2007 at 11:00 AM

Big Al wrote:
> 
> "Roger M" <rnddmauck@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:46F333B9.E9DA5715@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > Big Al wrote:
> >
> >> "Roger M" <rnddmauck@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> news:46F1C0C0.244B9672@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Big Al wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Wow, from feast to famine:)
> >> >>
> >> >> Pat's Camaro went 8.64 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 155 MPH Saturday. Not bad for a 10.4 to 1
> >> >> engine.
> >> >> It also ripped the converter bolts out. Damned 460's!
> >> >>
> >> >> Al #35
> >> >
> >> > 10.4 to 1, 460 inch, OK, so how much nitrous does it take to go
that
> >> > quick?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Roger
> >> >
> >>
> >> It's 563 inches. 4.565 bore, 4.30 stroke. No nitrous. We ran 8.68
Friday
> >> night with twin Dominators, changed back to twin 800's and went back.
We
> >> need to swap rear end gears, running out of RPM with 4.56's.
> >>
> >> Al # 35
> >
> > **** I reckon. 8.60s with 4.56's. Damn I'll bet it's spinning pretty
> > tight.
> >
> >
> > Roger
> >
> 
> We put 4.30s in it, thinner head gaskets, and milled .030" off the
heads.
> Tomorrow night should be interesting. .030" off the C460 heads lowered
the
> chamber 6 CC's. We were just milling off the "O" ring groove.Changing
the
> head gaskets from .080 to .040 should bring the compression up a point.
> 
> Last Friday I took MY Camaro out. First pass I completely lost it. Ended
up
> in the other lane:( Couldn't get it to hook up anywhere. Best I got out
of
> it was 9.54 @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 147 spinning all the way. Hard to imagine this. Second
pass I
> ran easy to about the 1,000 ft. mark, then came down on the throttle. It
> went sideways, RPM just shot up like I was on wet grass. Ran 9.84 that
pass.
> Scary stuff.
> 
> Al # 35

What size engine is this again? 6 cc's out of the chamber and reducing
the gasket from 0.08 to 0.04. In a 514ci which had 10.0:1 this should
give 11.4:1. 
Stan
 




 8 Posts in Topic:
Deadfest
"Big Al" <no  2007-09-19 11:10:40 
Re: Deadfest
Roger M <rnddmauck@[EM  2007-09-19 20:37:20 
Re: Deadfest
"Big Al" <no  2007-09-19 18:10:41 
Re: Deadfest
Roger M <rnddmauck@[EM  2007-09-20 23:00:09 
Re: Deadfest
"Big Al" <no  2007-10-06 00:27:14 
Re: Deadfest
Stan Weiss <srweiss@[E  2007-10-06 11:00:43 
Re: Deadfest
Roger M <rnddmauck@[EM  2007-10-06 16:59:48 
Re: Deadfest
"Big Al" <no  2007-10-07 00:37:26 

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