Oh yeah!!! LOL
1. Met a guy at the track w/1979 Z28 who "Could Not" get past a 16.50 ET!!! I verified he had a good combo of parts i.e. cammed engine, good heads, ignition, stall, 3.42 gears, and sticky tires. I ask, what the tune up was ie timing?
"He said we got the timing dead on it starts everytime"!!! I asked him about tuning the Holley carb,
"Yeah she seems to be pretty close, we weren't sure wich side of the carb was AIR and which was FUEL at first"!?!? I noticed the rockers were a bit noisy, he explained
"We set the lash at .030 while the engine was running." (Very Strange adjustment for a Comp 268 hydraulic cam. LOL) I gave him insrtuctions on how to check and set his timing with a "light", how to properly adjust the valves, and how the air/fuel screws work on a Holley. He later that Summer ran mid 13's!!! LOL I had to help the fellow out!!!
A good friend of mines dad swears he owned a 1968 Camaro 327 with a 4 barrel and dual exhaust that ran
*8 SECOND* quarter miles back in the day! ??? He said the key was having a POSI rearend..... ??? No amount of logic could put a dent in the memory he had of that old Camaro. I just let him continue to dream!!!
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Good luck to the new owner of the Ventura II! Sold the car after 13+ years. Look for it on the Hot Rod Power Tour in the future as it's currently being re-configured as a Pro-Touring ride!