[Hillard]

Well I just got back from Norwalk. Had a lot of problems at first and didn't make any passes on Friday. My E-bay carb was junk (I know..real surprise), and my alternator was making a lot of noise (pulley was slipping). Long story short...bought a new 1 wire alternator and a new Pro Systems 950 carb at the track. Unfortunately I didn't figure out the charging problem till after the first and only time run today.

Car does not launch very hard, but makes it up some on the big end. 1st pass was 13.63 @ 100, 2nd pass was 13.41. 1st round was 13.41, 2nd round I lifted early but numbers indicated a 13.39. Sunday my time run was 13.41. 1st round I took waaay too much stripe. Dialed a 13.40, had an .036 light to his .150. Tapped the brakes and still went 13.27. Don't know where that came from. Like I said, alternator was replaced right before that run. Maybe it helped the MSD distributor and made that much difference??

So with buying a carb that was built for who knows what, no tuning, never touched the timing from what I set it at initially (36 total), I'm fairly happy. Adam...you might be right, there may be a 12 in it.

[adam woodmancy]

Originally Posted by Hillard

Well I just got back from Norwalk. Had a lot of problems at first and didn't make any passes on Friday. My E-bay carb was junk (I know..real surprise), and my alternator was making a lot of noise (pulley was slipping). Long story short...bought a new 1 wire alternator and a new Pro Systems 950 carb at the track. Unfortunately I didn't figure out the charging problem till after the first and only time run today.

Car does not launch very hard, but makes it up some on the big end. 1st pass was 13.63 @ 100, 2nd pass was 13.41. 1st round was 13.41, 2nd round I lifted early but numbers indicated a 13.39. Sunday my time run was 13.41. 1st round I took waaay too much stripe. Dialed a 13.40, had an .036 light to his .150. Tapped the brakes and still went 13.27. Don't know where that came from. Like I said, alternator was replaced right before that run. Maybe it helped the MSD distributor and made that much difference??

So with buying a carb that was built for who knows what, no tuning, never touched the timing from what I set it at initially (36 total), I'm fairly happy. Adam...you might be right, there may be a 12 in it.

I think so! Sorry bout all the troubles you had, but I’m happy you persevered and got some runs in. I think you’ll find a whole bunch in the carb. It might go 12.70s with a tuned 750 on it. Our motors have a lot in common. I broke mine in on the dyno with a 950 hp carb that came off my buddies 455 Buick with TA stage 2 heads. Then I tried a fresh 750 from my carb man Ken Jones built for my combo. Gained 30 hp and 30 ft lbs at 5500. Also have found out inadvertently that the alternator Drag is worth about .07 in the 1/8 on my car. ( oh **** moment when the staring line guy holds your belt up as your staging and you know you’re gonna haft kill a bunch lol) Happy for ya sir.. looking forward to watching you race and progress.