Post your best ET!

[Derek69SS]

I'll start...

69 "pro-touring" Malibu
13.62 @ 97mph
60' was a 1.84 on 17" street radials

Fuel-injected '95 Caprice LT1 350, 4L60e overdrive automatic w/ 3000rpm converter, and 12-bolt w/ 4.10 gears.

[Jim_D]

67 Chevelle, 496".

Best time so far....
60'----- 1.273
330'--- 3.678
1/8---- 5.719
MPH--- 119.93
1000'-- 7.504
1/4----- 9.033
MPH---- 146.41

http://jddracing.com/images/chevelle/trainingwheels%20006.jpg

[Derek69SS]

Wow! How big of tires are you running to pull off a 1.27 60'? :eek:

Welcome to the forum! :)

[BillsCamino]

Nov. 17, 2008
Silver Dollar Dragstrip
Reynolds, GA
2:20 pm

'70 Malibu AKA "White Lightnin'"
R/T .019
60' 1.376
330' 4.037
1/8 6.281
MPH 109.67

[piette]

My best with my car so far is 13.2 with 468 and th-350 going through a 12 bolt 3.73 rear. My 60 ft was a whooping 2.0!!

This wonderous feat was accomplished on street tires burning them well over 1/8 mile.

I have not had a chance to run the new combo yet, but I have made some slight changes over the past summer ;)

I am hoping to see the new combo go well into the 10's (oh heck a 10.99 is well into the 10's for me). The new engine made 686 hp and 663 ft lbs on the dyno, I now have a TKO600 (I know that will slow me down some) better axles and a set of Hoosier Quick Time Pro's. Hoping to see some air under the front tires this year.

Oh and the car averages almost 20 mpg on the highway, so not so bad for a street car.

Can't wait until April to find out what it does.

Jeff

[Andy69]

never had my Chevelle at the track, but at CB I ran a 10.21@ 70 in the 1/8th with the Buick. I think that was with a .8 second reaction time though

[piette]

never had my Chevelle at the track, but at CB I ran a 10.21@ 70 in the 1/8th with the Buick. I think that was with a .8 second reaction time though

That has got to be the fastest a Buick has ever accelerated in the 1/8th mile. Usually they take a full 1/4 mile to get up to 20 mph. You can be proud of yourself Andy :D

Jeff

[OutCast]

Pinks All Out at Pacific Raceway, August 15/16 2009.

60'........1.545
330'......4.475
1/8.......6.969
MPH....99.01
1000.....9.142
1/4......11.021
MPH...118.95

Click on the link below to ride shotgun on an 11.07 pass...

Get in, Hang on... :eek: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqmUvhf-mO0)

[FRYNTYR]

Not sure what to say,,, in my own car, in someone else's car with my motor,
Ok how about three-

9.96 @ 131 in the WN with the 355 and a small shot of squeeze. The WN is sporting a 13-1 427 with a solid roller now but has only made 1 trip to the track. Hit 10.40's @ 129 on motor with traction issues now. Expect 9.90's once tuned in and hooked up then I'll squeeze a 150 shot to it.


9.64 @ 135 in Roger's 68 chevelle with the old WN's 355 on a small shot of squeeze, ah and a 1.22 60FT

9.22 @ 151 MPH in Roger's 69 chevelle with a really bad blown head gasket, on all 8 she had 8's in her.

[DougA]

With the Chevelle,[email protected],with the original engine and Muncie trans it came down the assembly line with 40 years and 140,000 miles ago.Mostly stock been rebuilt twice.The Elky has a 68 427,215 iron heads with a 66 muncie,all old school parts,[email protected] are well over 4k lbs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvoq_-vgns

[pat565]

My Nova went 8.95 @150 Mph in the 1/4 at 3500 ft of air in Northern Alberta this year

Pat

[Hank70SS]

You guys are making me feel really bad, it takes me 3 minutes just to back it out of the garage.

[OutCast]

My Nova went 8.95 @150 Mph in the 1/4 at 3500 ft of air in Northern Alberta this year

Pat

That's booking for sure !

Any pic's ?

[sevent1nomad]

My 80 chev 3/4 ton weighs 4900 pounds and ran 14.4xs with lots of wheel spin and rolling in to the throttle.that motor and tranny will be going in the wagon in the next month,with a 4000 stall.Any bets on what it runs

[OutCast]

Low 13's.

High 12's with slicks and a little bottle.

[66BuickSpecial]

That has got to be the fastest a Buick has ever accelerated in the 1/8th mile. Usually they take a full 1/4 mile to get up to 20 mph. You can be proud of yourself Andy

Jeff



Jeff, they do better if you put a Chevy under the hood.:D

Best NA 60' - 1.72
Best 60' on nitrous - 1.60

Best 1/4 NA - 12.58@108mph
Best on a 125 shot - 11.72@115mph

We're gonna see what she can do with more converter and a fresh transmission in the spring.

[1966_L78]

My setup, more "Pro-Touring" than drag...

17" drag radials, Nitto 555r, 275/40/17 (on the front too), Eibach lowering springs, KYB shocks, 427 small block, AFR heads, Comp "nitrous" grind cam (but NO nitrous, so might be hurting the combo), Edelbrock carb, $89 Summit HEI distrib/coil, RPM Airgap intake, TH400 ( 2200+ stall?), 3.70 gears (9" with a detroit locker).

Best pass was 12.34 at about 110 MPH... 1.7 60ft.

Hot lapping (4 runs in 15+ minutes, with best coming 3rd or 4th run)
and EXACTLY the way I drive on the street; Mixture of 89 and 91 octane pump gas from Costco, Out-of-the-Box Edelbrock carb, 17 psi in the drag radials, but still wanted to spin ( so launched about 1500-1800 RPM). damn short sidewalls... And functional factory A/C...

First runs ever on the lower pressure drag radials. I previously ran 36 psi in the tires; 1.9 60 ft, and 13.3s ETs, with 13.7 ETs with a Demon DP (really bad traction)


I have thought of getting some slicks and bolting the Double Pumper back on, just to see what she'll do... Or maybe a 125 HP shot of nitrous... :)

[Animal69]

It's been a long time since I was behind the wheel at a dragstrip but I remember running a low 10.20 and about 121mph in my super stock '69 Camaro back in the early 70s. I had it almost to the national record when Chrysler dropped their Pro Stock sponserships and all those hemis flooded SS D & E. No way could I compete with them. Dick Landy dropped the SS/EA record from 10.20 to 9.55 the 1st time out!

[Andy69]

Jeff, they do better if you put a Chevy under the hood.:D

Best NA 60' - 1.72
Best 60' on nitrous - 1.60

Best 1/4 NA - 12.58@108mph
Best on a 125 shot - 11.72@115mph

We're gonna see what she can do with more converter and a fresh transmission in the spring.

no they don't :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pJfY0Icsk

[66BuickSpecial]

11.72@115mph

no they don't :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2pJfY0Icsk

Yes they do, the one in your video ran 11.99... see above.;)

Just playing along Andy... there are some really bad azz 455's out there.:D

[1966malibu]

Ol Blue and myself hang out in the Sportsman's ranks. To date her best run was a 13.05sec @ 103.4mph .

[pat565]

That's booking for sure !

Any pic's ?

Here's one,

Pat

[russ67chevelle]

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/NOT_SLOW/RUSS/?action=view&current=GETINTHEVAN.flv


this is my buddies photobucket, more pics of it is under my name,russ

8.65 @155 sofar, 10:1 compression 572cu in(no gm crate) on 175 shot

[madspaniard]

The Paperweight has made the best pass of 11.46 in the 1/4. Was a full pass, because it wouldn't rev over 3000 rpm in 3rd gear. found out later that the exhaust valves were smacking the pistons. (the machine shop hosed me and didn't check this. though I'll take the blame for some of it too)
Since rebuilding it and putting smaller pistons in it the best I've done is 11.81. I'll have to find the slips to find the MPH and other times.

[Jim_D]

New best time....
60'----- 1.273
330'--- 3.667
1/8---- 5.693
MPH--- 121.16
1000'-- 7.455
1/4----- 8.955
MPH---- 149.85

[piette]

New best time....
60'----- 1.273
330'--- 3.667
1/8---- 5.693
MPH--- 121.16
1000'-- 7.455
1/4----- 8.955
MPH---- 149.85

Wow!! Thats getting it done for sure, very impressive Jim

Jeff

[Ms Grumpy]

Wow!! Thats getting it done for sure, very impressive Jim

Jeff

I second that.

[Rattler]

9.63 @ 135 is the fastest mine has gone with a 1.29 60'

The new streetable motor is more around low 11's.

[Kevin Russell]

11.44 @ 116 1/4mile

[chevguy65]

With the Chevelle,[email protected],with the original engine and Muncie trans it came down the assembly line with 40 years and 140,000 miles ago.Mostly stock been rebuilt twice.The Elky has a 68 427,215 iron heads with a 66 muncie,all old school parts,[email protected] are well over 4k lbs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvoq_-vgns

4000 lbs? Really?
Did you add weight to your cars?:)
I am curious as my brother had a 72 gmc sprint, with a bb, th400 and 12 bolt rear it went across the scales at just over 3400. And according to most sites the curb weight was 3350.

The 70 although I have never seen one on a scale is advertised between 3550 and 3800.

And my 64-65 Chevelles never weighed more than 3450 with me in the seat.

Not doubting really I just find it odd how the weights can vary by 600 lbs.:confused:


Oh and my best in a my own cars has been 11.52 @ 124 in my 68 Camaro. I have been faster in a friends dragster.

[smokenjoep01]

Wow, some fast cars in here. Im embarassed. Some times being posted are faster than my direct port nitrous injected Harley.

[Highway Star]

No ET for me. I'd venture a guess at times in the 15s with my "highway" gears.

Sub'd for updates. Some of you guys can really haul some a$$

[68 nova 10.5]

10.68@127 1.52 60' on drag radials video:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/th_glenns016.jpg (http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/?action=view&current=glenns016.mp4)

[chevguy65]

10.68@127 1.52 60' on drag radials video:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/th_glenns016.jpg (http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/?action=view&current=glenns016.mp4)

Nice Nova!

[DougA]

4000 lbs? Really?
Did you add weight to your cars?:)
I am curious as my brother had a 72 gmc sprint, with a bb, th400 and 12 bolt rear it went across the scales at just over 3400. And according to most sites the curb weight was 3350.

The 70 although I have never seen one on a scale is advertised between 3550 and 3800.

And my 64-65 Chevelles never weighed more than 3450 with me in the seat.

Not doubting really I just find it odd how the weights can vary by 600 lbs.:confused:


Oh and my best in a my own cars has been 11.52 @ 124 in my 68 Camaro. I have been faster in a friends dragster.

Weighed the Elky,in November on a certified scale,weighed 3880 without driver.

[DougA]

Weighed the Elky,in November on a certified scale,weighed 3880 without driver.

Found this on team Chevelle,heaviest car,BB Elky. http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=286571&highlight=weights

[Rattler]

I don't have a video of the 9.63 pass, but here's a 9 second run from when we first dropped the big block in years ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHoJ7S2DLgA

[darren1959]

The time slips are still in the camper but my first pass last spring at BIR was a 13.11 @ 103mph. 350 engine, TH350 tranny with 2400 stall, 3.73 gears and 26" tires.

[jr71chevelle]

71 chevelle with 860hp with a 150 shot of nitrous she ran a 8,85 @ 154 with a 1.33 60 foot. I need to make a gear change to spray another 350 hit. hoping for some low 8s

[Ms Grumpy]

71 chevelle with 860hp with a 150 shot of nitrous she ran a 8,85 @ 154 with a 1.33 60 foot. I need to make a gear change to spray another 350 hit. hoping for some low 8s

Holy Crap, are you trying to blow it up with the nitrous ? Sounds like fun, congrats on the times.

[jr71chevelle]

lol naw just want to go faster lol motor is built to handle it just got figure out what gear to go with

[grandsport]

Never checked the time,but Maureen usually catches me before I get to the end of our road.;)

[Ms Grumpy]

10.68@127 1.52 60' on drag radials video:

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/th_glenns016.jpg (http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Glennsperformance/?action=view&current=glenns016.mp4)

Glenn you need to give a little bit of the story on your car.

[carpoor]

My old 2000 Z28, 10.777 @ 124.94 MPH. My current 2001 SS, 13.teens are the norm. MPH depends on traction... it ranges from 114-119 MPH. 17" street tires, lazy 3.42 gears, 6 speed = a recipie for drag racing fail. Slicks and gears would put the car into the 11's with two feet.

The Chevelle, yet to be seen... I am hoping to be in the 13.30 range. It's being built to run in the Pure Stock/Factory Stock clases. Has to look stock, idle stock, meet a certain DB rating, all on polyglass tires. It is powered by a class legal LS5, power transfered through a 4 speed. Should be interesting to say the least.

[SS Shaun]

my 88 rx7 with the ls6/t56 in it did a 12.2 117mph really bad 60 of 2.1 i had to traction. which is a big improvement with the stock motor which got me 16.1 then with the turbo gave me 14.9. so to go from 16.1 to 12.2 i think i am happy with that :)

[6T7VelleLS1]

'67 chevelle, LS1 swap, cam, ported stock heads, carb'd, 100 shot, stock susp. 235/60/15 M/T drag radials

12.2 on motor
11.5 on bottle

[firepiper]

I have plans to take my Chevelle to the track in April. Curious to see what it will run...any ideas? I am thinking mid 12's. BTW, 400 SB stroked to a 415, 485 hp, 2800 stall, T-350 trans., eaton posi rear with 373's.

[fleming23]

I have plans to take my Chevelle to the track in April. Curious to see what it will run...any ideas? I am thinking mid 12's. BTW, 400 SB stroked to a 415, 485 hp, 2800 stall, T-350 trans., eaton posi rear with 373's.

Unless you just spin to the 1/8th I think you have a very good shot of mid 12's with a decent 60 foot.

[carpoor]

I have plans to take my Chevelle to the track in April. Curious to see what it will run...any ideas? I am thinking mid 12's. BTW, 400 SB stroked to a 415, 485 hp, 2800 stall, T-350 trans., eaton posi rear with 373's.

How well does it hook? And is that 485HP @ the crank? What does the car weigh?

[firepiper]

485 hp on the dyno. As far as hooking up...she definitely will spin those tires if I 'm not careful. But I am planning on bringing a set of slicks on steel rims just in case. To be honest, I am more curious than anything. I figured 12's b/c I used to have a Mustang gt that ran 13's and this is much faster. Time will tell!

[firepiper]

Thanks for the input, by the way! I will keep you posted.

[hughdog]

I pulled the stock 350 out and put in a very healthy 406 sb and a 350 trans with a 10 bolt and 3.73 gears. No suspension mods. Went 11.28 and 11.30 with a 1.62 and 1.60 60'. On pump gas, street car!

[mino65]

10.37 at 129.6,1.42 60 ft.

[oregonchevelle]

13.74 at 98 mph. Richmond T-10 4 speed with 3.73 rear gears and 350. Car wieghs 3600 with me in it. 60ft 2.teens usually.

[carpoor]

13.74 at 98 mph. Richmond T-10 4 speed with 3.73 rear gears and 350. Car wieghs 3600 with me in it. 60ft 2.teens usually.

That is VERY respectable for a small block and street tires.

[fleming23]

I'll be glad when the tracks open up again!

[flash]

None of my cars have ever been on the dragstrip but theve been on a few Nascar tracks ,Talledeega was the best.

[grandsport]

I cut my commute time to work from 8 minutes to 6 since I got my Mustang 5.0

[carpoor]

I'll be glad when the tracks open up again!

I am on the edge of my seat waiting to see what the fate of our local track will be. It closed last year, is rumored to have been sold to a new owner/operator. But, sits idle at the moment. :( I have a lot of good memories there, I really hope it reopens under new management soon.

[John]

I am contemplating taking my car to the strip. I have one nearby, they have a 1/4 mile and 1/8 mile strip. I have no clue what to expect as I've never done it before. My real concern is should I attempt it with the set up I have. With a 3:73 rear and 3 speed auto, I fear I'd be tacking way to high for 1/4 mile. At 60 miles an hour, I am tacking at 3,000. I'd rather not risk damaging the engine for a few seconds of fun. Maybe try out the 1/8 first?

[carpoor]

John, I would not worry about that. Where do you shift the car at? Even if you trapped 120 MPH - you would only be around 6,000 RPM at the stripe. I have 3.73's in my car, and will be on a 26.5" tall tire. I expect around 106-109 MPH, and have a low RPM big block. I did the math, and I should be right where I need to be when it crosses the stripe. For best possible ET, you always want to be about 200-400 RPM past the RPM where you make peak power.

Don't give it a second thought, go have fun!

[John]

what transmission do you have? Honestly with automatic I have not paid attention to the shift point under high acceleration.

[carpoor]

Muncie 4 speed, my 4th is the same 1:1 ratio as 3rd gear in your TH350.

Do you have a tachometer? I would experiment manually shifting it. See where it likes it, the ETs will show you where that is. Take a pen and a small note book with you. Record shift points, launch RPM & technique, tire pressure, etc.

When I sold my 2000 Z28, I gave the buyer a note book to dummy proof driving the car. It had shock settings, launch RPM, staging technique, tire pressure settings, and how to adjust them for track conditions. I had the car dialed in pretty well. My ETs generally never varied more than a few hundreths of a second.

[John]

yeah got a tach. Talk to me about launch rpm?

[carpoor]

What tires do you have? Size? What do you know about the torque converter?

All of that will affect how the car leaves. I got my best 60' times with the Z28 by bringing the RPMs up to 2500-2600 while holding the brake, then going wide open on the third yellow. Any lower, and the car left soft. If running a street tire, I don't recommend that method. On street tires, I always take a little bit of slack out of the driveline. Then on the 3rd yellow, let off the brake and roll the throttle to the floor as quickly as the tires will allow.

[John]

I took some time to read up on torque converters and now have a much better understanding of how they work. The torque converter I have is a Hole Shot 3200. Although wide, my tires are street but I don't have size off top of my head. I also now understand why my 406 runs on the hot side. I didn't realize the higher the stall, the higher the temps run in the transmission.

[carpoor]

John, do you have a transmission cooler on it? Also, 400's have siamesed bores with steam holes. They don't have the exact same cooling passages as the rest of the early SBC engine family. They tend to run a little warmer. Also, things like DCR, cam overlap, etc - will affect engine temps. Hell, even the size of the exhaust system will somewhat dictate how warm an engine runs.

Based on what you've told me, I would load the converter a little bit at the line. On the third yellow, pop the brake and let it roll forward, then roll the throttle to the floor. (DON'T JUST MASH IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO A STARTING LINE BURNOUT) See where it shifts just leaving it in D. If it shifts low and falls on it's face, experiment shifting at different RPMs.

[Ms Grumpy]

I would look into the trans cooler for sure. Carpoor was right when he talked about the many factors that can dictate the engine temp. I know that the trans cooler helped me a lot.

[carpoor]

Something else I want to suggest since you will be on street tires, race with a full tank of gas. I even go one step further, I remove the valve stem in the spare tire. Then using some small tubing hooked to an old washer pump, I fill my spare with water. It adds weight to the right part of the car.

There are other tricks like trimming down the bump stops on the upper control arms. It will give you more suspension travel. (I went one step further and completely removed mine)

I am dedicated to making my car hook on a limited tire. (Reproduction Good Year poly glass G60-15s)

[John]

Yes it does have a heavy duty trans cooler but original radiator. The previous owner did the build up. The converter is a B&M 3000 stall not 3200. I thought I'd call the owner and ask him what times he got. He did say without good racing tires you can't really launch using the converter or it will just sit an spin. Your suggestion to roll the throttle carefully without breaking loose would be my best bet.

[carpoor]

And the verdict is? Have you had a chance to race the car yet?

[Ms Grumpy]

I can't wait to see what times you do.

[carpoor]

Yes it does have a heavy duty trans cooler but original radiator. The previous owner did the build up. The converter is a B&M 3000 stall not 3200. I thought I'd call the owner and ask him what times he got. He did say without good racing tires you can't really launch using the converter or it will just sit an spin. Your suggestion to roll the throttle carefully without breaking loose would be my best bet.

John, if you are still interested in racing the car - my good friend moved to Maryland recently. (Catonsville to be exact) He is a track rat and and could help you with your car. I can put you in direct contact with him. Very knowledgeable guy with an engineering degree.