[Will]

That's good news. I'd like to use the HSD as it's stock height/carb location will be critical with my Formula hood & aircleaner. I might be able to get away with using one of those 1/4" carb gaskets, or maybe a custom 3/8" spacer.

[blueghoast]

Originally Posted by ta man

462 85 cc SD KRE 290 cfm heads,SD's "Old Faithful"HYD roller cam,1.65 Harland Sharpes,Torker 2 untouched,Wilson one inch four hole spacer,Holley 950 HP with 50 cc pump on front,Spectre 4 inch cowl air cleaner,30 degrees total timing,12 degrees intial,all in by 2800 rpm,Hooker 1 3/4 inch Super Comps.3 inch PYPES X,cone reducers into Walker 2.5 inch Ultraflows,2.5 inch tailpipes,10 inch 3200 Continental Convertor(over ten years in service now..four different 455 combos and two cars),th 350 ,3.08 rear gears

What size tire do you have on your car?

Thanks GT.

[ta man]

Originally Posted by blueghoast

What size tire do you have on your car?

Thanks GT.

New set..275/60/15 Mickey Thompsom et pros...they are slightly larger than the old et streets in diameter and a slightly wider footprint...It looks like Saturday I will be testing the carb main body at the track to see how it works...Also Andy and Chris are going...both will rock the strip!

[MUSLCAH]

Ta-Man.......that Canadien 11.20 ....is only a 14.56 here in the states ..with the current exchange TIMES........lol.

[cnc]

Originally Posted by ta man

New set..275/60/15 Mickey Thompsom et pros...they are slightly larger than the old et streets in diameter and a slightly wider footprint...It looks like Saturday I will be testing the carb main body at the track to see how it works...Also Andy and Chris are going...both will rock the strip!

Yep lookin forward to it first time out with drag radials ....need to learn on how to get the tires sticky....

[ta man]

Big burnout!If the tires don't collect everything on the return road they aren't hot enough!My best 60ft last time was the best burnout.....Andy's buddy Paul was running beside me!I'm hoping with the new tires I don't need to melt them to stick!

[ta man]

Originally Posted by MUSLCAH

Ta-Man.......that Canadien 11.20 ....is only a 14.56 here in the states ..with the current exchange TIMES........lol.

The way this new carb main body feels on the street..I may only run that!I will see if I can dial this new carb setup in...!

[Pontiac Derek]

I would not mind giving someone a good on Porting their HSD or Really any Intake to test with.
Ernie I'm super excited to see what tires do, i do wish you would test the tires then next time test the carb, but i understand how much time it takes!
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

[ta man]

Originally Posted by Pontiac Derek

I would not mind giving someone a good on Porting their HSD or Really any Intake to test with.
Ernie I'm super excited to see what tires do, i do wish you would test the tires then next time test the carb, but i understand how much time it takes!
Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

I'm hoping the tires will hook better with less burnout...its one of those track outings where I can evaluate both...I should have measured the circumference of the old tires vs the new ones...The Pros are slightly taller..so the effective rear end ratio is lower again.....The new carb should show more mph if more cfm is needed..I tried a larger 1000hp vs the 950hp...and it did not gain at the track...but that was before the intake work and dropping the tailpipes...I'm not expecting much gain..the timeslips will tell....Andy and Chris will both lower ets easily!

As Derek knows I've only been shifting at 5500 rpm...I've had a 5700 limiter chip in my MSD for a couple years now.Since my tach is off a bit I've installed a shiftlight...so I will experiment with higher shiftpoints ...I'm also taking my 950hp mainbody..for a swap if I have time...The car may seem dialed in to some...but many little cost effective changes are being made this year..The last modification of removing the tailpipes..was great..I dropped .1 and added 1mph for free!

[ponjohn]

Less burnout and 18-20lbs of air.

[ta man]

Originally Posted by ponjohn

Less burnout and 18-20lbs of air.

Thanks..I used to run 18 in the et streets..that is what I was thinking.

[ta man]

Ran 7 times..the last 2 a spinfest both in the 11.50's with 1.9 60fts...First 2 with the 1050 Annular Main Body..11.3424/120.84mph 1.6705 60ft,11.3611/120.19 1.6632 60ft....I decided to swap the 950hp mainbody back on ..next three runs...11.2592/121.2mph 1.6647 60ft,11.2527/121.91mph 1.6709 60ft,11.2589/122.15mph 1.6686 60ft..The 950hp carb works well...I'm not giving up on the 1050 mainbody..it needs tuning..a set of tunable metering blocks and a AFR gauge will help immensely..

[shaker455]

I agree,
I need to spend a few nights at the tack with you, Andy & Chris.

You guys are welcome to come out here & hit New England Dragway.

I'm 10 mins away

[grandville455]

Originally Posted by ta man

Ran 7 times..the last 2 a spinfest both in the 11.50's with 1.9 60fts...First 2 with the 1050 Annular Main Body..11.3424/120.84mph 1.6705 60ft,11.3611/120.19 1.6632 60ft....I decided to swap the 950hp mainbody back on ..next three runs...11.2592/121.2mph 1.6647 60ft,11.2527/121.91mph 1.6709 60ft,11.2589/122.15mph 1.6686 60ft..The 950hp carb works well...I'm not giving up on the 1050 mainbody..it needs tuning..a set of tunable metering blocks and a AFR gauge will help immensely..

My Opinion on the 1050 Main body, is its too much, and your loosing velocity with it, it could work with more fuel possibly, but then your over fueling the engine for what it wants, I would stick with the 950 HP...

[ta man]

Originally Posted by grandville455

My Opinion on the 1050 Main body, is its too much, and your loosing velocity with it, it could work with more fuel possibly, but then your over fueling the engine for what it wants, I would stick with the 950 HP...

I agree...my carb,spacer,intake and heads are all about velocity...I'm glad I took my 950hp mainbody with me..it was about a half an hour swap on a picnic table..

[TCSGTO]

Looks like the 60' times were identical between the two main bodies but ET & MPH were less with the 1050. Could the bigger annular boosters make the 1050 body actually flow less than the 950?I I believe the QFT 1050 bodies have 1.56" venturi diameters same as a 850 Holley.

What was your 1/8 mile times & speeds?

[ta man]

Originally Posted by TCSGTO

Looks like the 60' times were identical between the two main bodies but ET & MPH were less with the 1050. Could the bigger annular boosters make the 1050 body actually flow less than the 950?I I believe the QFT 1050 bodies have 1.56" venturi diameters same as a 850 Holley.

What was your 1/8 mile times & speeds?

The 950hp only has a 750body..with the 1050 main body 7.2864/96.02,7.2943/96.22 with the 950hp main body 7.2446/97.26 7.2499/97.25 7.2375/96.84

[TCSGTO]

Originally Posted by ta man

The 950hp only has a 750body..with the 1050 main body 7.2864/96.02,7.2943/96.22 with the 950hp main body 7.2446/97.26 7.2499/97.25 7.2375/96.84

My mistake. I thought you had a Quick Fuel 950 that has a larger venturi than the Holley 950. People rip on the 950HP for having a 750 body but they always seem to get it done on a wide range of combinations.
There's probably more left in that with further tuning 1050 though. That it matched the smaller carb to 60' is encouraging.

[ta man]

Originally Posted by TCSGTO

My mistake. I thought you had a Quick Fuel 950 that has a larger venturi than the Holley 950. People rip on the 950HP for having a 750 body but they always seem to get it done on a wide range of combinations.
There's probably more left in that with further tuning 1050 though. That it matched the smaller carb to 60' is encouraging.

Yes I agree...I believe its the stock 950hp metering blocks holding it back.On the street the 1050 felt sluggish..the track confirmed it....On a positive note even with the car running slow for 2 runs it was still 11.34/11.36 at 120...

[ta man]

Originally Posted by shaker455

I agree,
I need to spend a few nights at the tack with you, Andy & Chris.

You guys are welcome to come out here & hit New England Dragway.

I'm 10 mins away

It would be a great roadtrip!I'm about 10hrs away!