Killer small block
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Little Rock Arkansas
Originally Posted by lowets
how lite is it what does it weigh? 
Don't get defensive dude... It's a nice mill and that's a killer ET/MPH it has run. I watched the vids, very nice.
-Jeb
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Canton MI
hey jeb ,
my friends car runs 8.7 around 158 mph , the car with driver is about 3300 lbs. the car has a 383, 23deg head, and an x plate not even a fogger . few corvette members seen the car at norwalk this year. the car has a stock block , srp pistons, and summit rods., thats right junk rods , and an eagle crank. the motor was up for sale early this year .. it was a 80 malibu
my friends car runs 8.7 around 158 mph , the car with driver is about 3300 lbs. the car has a 383, 23deg head, and an x plate not even a fogger . few corvette members seen the car at norwalk this year. the car has a stock block , srp pistons, and summit rods., thats right junk rods , and an eagle crank. the motor was up for sale early this year ..
it was a 80 malibu
Racer
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: tr nj
Originally Posted by jburnett
Well...ASSUMING you're using about 1k hp to get down the track which is about the most rwhp you're going to get out of a single kit, 23* SBC I'd say the car weighs about 2800 lbs... I know it takes 1200 hp to push my old 3200 lb drag car to 166 mph.
Don't get defensive dude... It's a nice mill and that's a killer ET/MPH it has run. I watched the vids, very nice.
-Jeb
Don't get defensive dude... It's a nice mill and that's a killer ET/MPH it has run. I watched the vids, very nice.
-Jeb
Racer
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: tr nj
Red L98
Originally Posted by red L98
hey jeb ,
my friends car runs 8.7 around 158 mph , the car with driver is about 3300 lbs. the car has a 383, 23deg head, and an x plate not even a fogger . few corvette members seen the car at norwalk this year. the car has a stock block , srp pistons, and summit rods., thats right junk rods , and an eagle crank. the motor was up for sale early this year .. it was a 80 malibu
my friends car runs 8.7 around 158 mph , the car with driver is about 3300 lbs. the car has a 383, 23deg head, and an x plate not even a fogger . few corvette members seen the car at norwalk this year. the car has a stock block , srp pistons, and summit rods., thats right junk rods , and an eagle crank. the motor was up for sale early this year ..
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Kewaskum Wisconsin
Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
Whew!
The idle sounds like a popcorn machine. Awesome!
