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From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Nice running 383
This is my friends wife driving her newly created 77 C3 race car by her husband to mess around at the local track last Saturday, she likes to go fast. Even with the temps still high IMO here, she still is being able to put down 11.70s. This launch broke a spindle which is being replaced as I type this and getting it ready for this Saturday night. The funny thing is that that motor and mine are fairly close, but with some other changes, like a 200R trans, 3500 TC, 850 Holley, more compression and a 3.73 gear. She just upgraded the stall for that race to the 3,500 TC which obviously the Chinese junk steel spindles had a hard time with that upgrade. I fully expect to see an 11.50 ET out of it this weekend at Wild Horse Pass. Here is the spindle, sheared it in half. She had all good parts in the rear except those spindles, now they are Tom's that were shipped overnight. This motor was in his 67 a couple years ago and ran 11.50s with it. Oh yeah, this is also with full exhaust with mufflers in those sides pipes in these runs...She likes it quite. LOL
Here is her husbands 67 Camaro race car with a 421 SB with a 200R, 4:11 and 4,000 TC. He took second place at the last Drag Week on the east coast.
Last edited by Buccaneer; Oct 21, 2020 at 09:40 PM.
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Originally Posted by gkull
To bad, I'm over in Lake Havasu City Just through the end of October. Winter is on the way!
Maybe I can take a road trip over to Havasu before end of month to meet up? I have a busy schedule at the moment, but just maybe. Well, you know that winter here in AZ is the start of racing season, why leave now. Drive on down here to Wild Horse off of I10 in Chandler Saturday night!
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Originally Posted by BKbroiler
That is a good running 77 for sure. Do you know what 60 ft times and MPH it was running?
I'm not sure, but I can easily find out for you for sure. Give me a day or two to gather the data for you.
So I just texted my friend and he said that her 60' are running right at 1.62 and MPH was 115.1 @ 4000' DA and 114.35 with a 4800' DA. The motor runs well right now.
Last edited by Buccaneer; Oct 22, 2020 at 09:05 PM.
I'm not sure, but I can easily find out for you for sure. Give me a day or two to gather the data for you.
So I just texted my friend and he said that her 60' are running right at 1.62 and MPH was 115.1 @ 4000' DA and 114.35 with a 4800' DA. The motor runs well right now.
Thanks for that info. Considering those DA levels, now I'm even more impressed. Definitely 11.50 potential there. What's in the motor?
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Not sure what all is done with that motor, but it isn't too far away from mine. My cam is slightly larger, but don't remember the specs of hers, same heads AFR195, the CR is around 10.7, has an 850 Holley, I do not know what intake she is running though and the bottom end is solid. My friend texted me today that the rear is all back together and going to be racing it tomorrow which is actually bracket racing vs test and tune. That same motor in the camaro above ran 11.50s all day long and was real consistent in times race after race. He see's no reason that the car won't run 11.50s with the right air. I'm hoping to go tomorrow, but I do have things that may keep me from that. I'll post up how it went though.
Very nice running Vette I snapped an axle in my 76 at he track 10 years ago due to wheel hop. I upgraded the rearend to a 4-link instas of repairing. My manual tranny didn’t help though.
Maybe I can take a road trip over to Havasu before end of month to meet up? I have a busy schedule at the moment, but just maybe. Well, you know that winter here in AZ is the start of racing season, why leave now. Drive on down here to Wild Horse off of I10 in Chandler Saturday night!
It appear to be about 219 miles to the drag strip. We are down here on the parker strip for the upcoming endurance boat races next weekend at the Blue Water Casino https://rpmracingent.com/boat-racing
Maybe another time. I was also invited to NHRA in vegas
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Originally Posted by gkull
It appear to be about 219 miles to the drag strip. We are down here on the parker strip for the upcoming endurance boat races next weekend at the Blue Water Casino https://rpmracingent.com/boat-racing
Maybe another time. I was also invited to NHRA in vegas
I get it! Maybe next time we can go to the races and meet up. Hey, the Arizona winter nationals is coming with the big boys, TF, FC etc... in January you know. Good luck at the boat races.
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Well the 77 performed well today at the track, but just couldn't get to the 11.50ish mark, but almost. She ran a best 11.61, 1.60 60' @ 115.12mph with 3800-4000 DA. So her ET has dropped .15 and 60' .02 from previous best. The new Tom's spindles held up just fine along with everything else, but still needs some work to lower that ET just a tad. She says she is shifting too early, but she doesn't have a lot of seat time either in that car. She will get there soon enough and and getting better every time out.
Well the 77 performed well today at the track, but just couldn't get to the 11.50ish mark, but almost. She ran a best 11.61, 1.60 60' @ 115.12mph with 3800-4000 DA. So her ET has dropped .15 and 60' .02 from previous best. The new Tom's spindles held up just fine along with everything else, but still needs some work to lower that ET just a tad. She says she is shifting too early, but she doesn't have a lot of seat time either in that car. She will get there soon enough and and getting better every time out.
Thanks for the update. A little lower DA will generate an 11.5 ET for sure.
What is the actual elevation of the track?
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Originally Posted by gkull
About 1200 feet, but up through last week it's still been in the high 90s. The track is a beautiful NHRA track
^^^YEP^^^
And I'm only 12-13 miles away, makes it really convenient for me when I have the need for speed.
Have you been to any of the boat races there? It's a nice lake right next to the track and on the other side of the track is the Bondurant high performance driving center and a nice road course.
Last edited by Buccaneer; Oct 25, 2020 at 04:59 PM.
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Originally Posted by cv67
Hoepfully its cooled off a bunch as it has out here this month that ought to get her 11.5 easy. Thats a good running car considering.
Yep! I cooled off here overnight yesterday to 64* as a day high. Holy Crap! That is a huge temp drop for us, but welcomed for sure. Now I can get out and work on my car in comfort for a change. It looks like maybe the heat is finally turned off in AZ for the winter and now it's time to pull the toys out and play for the winter months. I suspect when Jan/Feb rolls around and the DA here is at its best, she will reach the 11.50 mark with no problem, maybe better.
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
Update, my friend text me today and said they went to the track yesterday with the 77 and ran 11.49 with a 1.58 60', not bad. I knew that car had it in it to do that, maybe better. He seems to think it will go a little faster, he forgot how he set it up for his wife and let it hit the rev limiter...Oops! So, with his wife in there under the same conditions, it should go a bit faster. The DA last night was 1,550 when he ran. I wish I knew he was going and I might have taken mine out there also with a DA almost at track elevation.
Last edited by Buccaneer; Jan 19, 2021 at 12:13 AM.
Nice running 383
why leave now. Drive on down here to Wild Horse off of I10 in Chandler Saturday night! 
