[slowbird]

Originally Posted by Dragncar

Wait, wait, you went there. Myself, you know why I could not do the aftermarket block build. Can not spend big bucks on a real engine and roof my house the same year. Have some roof damage it seems. Sometimes life gets in the way of fun.
But dont worry, I still have much of what I need to make a 900HP pump gas engine. You being a tool one second and sometimes cool guy is a reason I would like to beat your 889HP. Whatever the reason, competition is good right ?
Money for finishing the HPs is not a issue right now. Waiting for SD to finish. If things dont get done soon I will send then to Dave and he will do them. Already agreed to do them.
But money was a problem just a couple years ago. I had 3 mills close in a row that I worked at. I am a millwright/welder/fabricator. Back to that life getting in the way of fun thing.
But I would not run my mouth if I were you. To my understanding your fancy Barton High Port engine got beat by how many lowly E head engine, like weight cars. KK when he was NA, The great Mike Leech(RIP) and I believe my actual E heads. Bet Jack ran faster on NA run with NO2 cam. Baily ran faster too. Dont think Barton was the problem. Maybe you could not do his work justice. You might have been top High Port engine at Norwalk, but dont get in the lane next to those E heads.
What about the Marcella Tiger intake, I still own it. Not that I need to tell you, but I let john know that if no one buys my Gabby heads after tax time I will just have him finish the intake. Run them myself before I give them away. I can always run the intake on a HP engine down the road. Dave can get big numbers out of any head. Tiger on top, great.
Now this 10.0 deal. Your car, I would not think twice about cutting it up to go fast. A real 69 GTO, that is just dumb these days. If I can make it legal for 8.50 and run some 9s, OK. But when I am old I want to street drive it, take the cage out. All I can do localy is bracket race.
Whats this "keyboard" race stuff. Race every year but one the past 15. Going on 50 trophies. You might call it zero results, but other people would say different.
Race season starts next month.
Hope your cubed Tigers run better.
BTW, Bruce did tell me that. He wants to take a crack at me, he gets what he gets. Dont align yourself with the circle, I still have hope.

I agree my car is slow. But i don't talk crap for yrs about what im going to do. I tried and every yr i was at Norwalk no car with e-heads or HP heads or a single carb intake out qualified me. So im happy with that.