[threefidee]

Originally Posted by RicksGTO

I went back and looked to refresh my memory and Aragona's motor was making 534lbft at 3300 and 420hp at 5000 so it sounds like the new maxed out HO made in excess of 535lb.ft. of torque and 421hp?

That would be correct . I am amazed also. The NHRA allowances really give this motor some help, not to mention the 2 1/2 inch exhaust system upgrade and with much better repro bias ply tires and a glued track they can lay down some fantastic times. Even with his motor being close to maxed out it was dyno'd with pump gas!

Jody

[300 H&H]

Glad to hear that Ron's car is comming together threefidee...

Is there a place where I can find the entire pure stock racing schedule for 09? There are rumblings here of an Iowa contingent being organized, but we need to know where and when! Thanks, Kirk

[Father&Son73T/A]

Is there a class for stock cars that have NOT been rebuilt and use the original drive train they were born with?,no replacement engines no rebuilds but original never rebuilt drive train cars?

[threefidee]

Originally Posted by 300 H&H

Glad to hear that Ron's car is comming together threefidee...

Is there a place where I can find the entire pure stock racing schedule for 09? There are rumblings here of an Iowa contingent being organized, but we need to know where and when! Thanks, Kirk

Here is a great place to start:

http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=168929

Will take a break from working on it this weekend with the Daytona 500 and NBA All Star game going on but I think Ron is planning on making the trip to pick up the motor this week if all goes well. We hope to be able to test around here in May. That will be fun

As far as a class goes for what we refer to "Virgin Stock" cars, they can be raced along side Pure Stock cars. Some cars that run there are virgin, some rebuilt to factory specs, and some to NHRA allowable specs. Keep in mind there is nothing to win, just fun.

Jody

[bird72]

Don't NHRA Specs actually allow quite a bit of minor tweaking in bore, head work, compression? I remember reading many years ago, in Hot Rod mag a build on an NHRA Super Duty and it surprised me the number of mods and extensive high dollar prep in it....

[Zirconia]

455 HO engine pics for the forum.

[OVERULD]

Nice! What is it going in?

BJ

[Zirconia]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

Nice! What is it going in?
BJ

71 455HO Trans Am. White/blue deluxe. It is all buttoned up and runs awesome. It has a M22W wide ratio (2.52 first). Now the tires can be fried from a roll anytime in first or second. I am planning a movie in the near future like my 76 movie which you probably have seen:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWe6dE3TMw

The 76 only had a 7.6 cr smog legal motor breathing through a single catalytic converter, so the 71 has a lot more power.

[Transamric]

Bird72, yes, NHRA rules for Stock Eliminator are fairly liberal. Much more so than they were 20-30 years ago. As a veteran of NHRA Super Stock for nearly 20 years, it amazes me today, what they allow for Stock or Super Stock.
An example; I ran SS/G with a '67 Camaro 396, 325 HP. These cars, showroom stock, but with better traction, would run 13.90 -14.10. But set up as a legal SS/G, we were running 10.90-11.00's. Today, I see some guys with this combo have run 9.90's! Hardly stock!

[70RAlll]

Originally Posted by Transamric

Bird72, yes, NHRA rules for Stock Eliminator are fairly liberal. Much more so than they were 20-30 years ago. As a veteran of NHRA Super Stock for nearly 20 years, it amazes me today, what they allow for Stock or Super Stock.
An example; I ran SS/G with a '67 Camaro 396, 325 HP. These cars, showroom stock, but with better traction, would run 13.90 -14.10. But set up as a legal SS/G, we were running 10.90-11.00's. Today, I see some guys with this combo have run 9.90's! Hardly stock!

'ric- i am glad to hear someone else make this comment about what is considered "stock" nowadays...I always considered stock as what the engines/drivetrains originally came with... just like the pure stock or whatever they call it for muscle cars... we hear of TA's running 12's when we all know there is more than a little deviation from original stock to get those numbers..I for one would like to see real stock races where differences are driver ability,not changing the drivetrain from stock and calling it stock...Yes, I am REALLY glad to hear someone else make this point... hat's off to 'ya on this subject..................

[Zirconia]

I went to a wide ratio (2.52 first gear) Muncie M22 Rockcrusher in my 71 455HO. I wanted to improve on the stock dead 2.20 first gear. This made a tremendous improvement in the low end torque and drivability of the car. If you analyze the numbers, it is like going from the stock 3.42 rear end ratio to a 3.90. Now the problem is getting enough traction to put the power to the ground. I am running F60 Firestone Wide Oval bias ply. They go up in smoke all the way through first and second. I have thoughts of running soft compound drag radial or bias ply tires, but it is also nice to be able to light up the tires anywhere in first or second. I may go to 245-60 Radial TA's for something in between.

[RicksGTO]

interesting VIN on this car, I can't tell if the heads look like the roundports from these pics or not, says it's not the original engine but not sure if the current owner really knows:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318

[1971WARBIRD]

Originally Posted by RicksGTO

interesting VIN on this car, I can't tell if the heads look like the roundports from these pics or not, says it's not the original engine but not sure if the current owner really knows:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318

i called about it yesterday.someone was looking at it today and i was second in line if he didn't take it.he sent me several pictures,one real good one of the vin,true 72 HO 455 formula.quarters were rough but since i have a complete 72 HO in the garage,even without the engine i would have bought it.by the way it was forsale locally for 3,000.00,that's what it sold for.

[RicksGTO]

sorry you missed it Warbird, if it had any parts like the original heads or some of of the other high $ parts that would have been a nice car to pick up.

[1971WARBIRD]

Originally Posted by RicksGTO

interesting VIN on this car, I can't tell if the heads look like the roundports from these pics or not, says it's not the original engine but not sure if the current owner really knows:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318

just wasn't to be.hope ever who got it knows what he bought.

[2manyT/A'S]

This one looks pretty darn squeaky!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...spagenameZWDVW

LOVE the color combo & Polyglas.

Shame about the rad support.

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

This one looks pretty darn squeaky!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...spagenameZWDVW

LOVE the color combo & Polyglas.

Shame about the rad support.

Yeah, you would hate to disassemble such a nice car to change that back but it would bother the dickens out of me until I did. Otherwise a very nice TA.

BJ

[Transamric]

This TA has been offered on EBay several times now too. Just nothing much is moving yet. And think, only a year & a half ago, this car probably would have been an easy sale at $45K+.

[2manyT/A'S]

I thought it looked familiar.

Same car,different pics!

[Transamric]

Original rear console optioned car. Not too many '71's with that option made.