jimbires
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Joel , you're sure taking me for a walk down memory lane . if I wasn't going to my sons today , I'd be headed to the races . it's a small world , my friend ! here's one from super chevy '93 and one from beaver springs .
More like loss of life and limb.........Now that looks like fun.
Turbos are addictive, ain't they? Might take a bit to make them leave like you want at the track, but the boost rolling in on the street at 50mph and the rear end slowly stepping out with little ribbons of tire smoke drifting up in the rear view feels just like that scary roller coaster you rode as an 8 yr old. AAAAHHHHHI LOVE IT !View attachment 140208 View attachment 140209 Jim~
I don't have the time to race anymore..
I have a few hot rods that I enjoy burning race fuel in them on the street. Once it's in your blood, you never get rid of it.
I'll have to look for some pictures from those days/tracks. Who knows, maybe I'll find one of us together.
Another one that I ran at Englishtown, Atco, Beaver, Maple Grove, and Mason Dixon.
This girl has 15k miles..and all the go fast goodies.
Turbos are addictive, ain't they? Might take a bit to make them leave like you want at the track, but the boost rolling in on the street at 50mph and the rear end slowly stepping out with little ribbons of tire smoke drifting up in the rear view feels just like that scary roller coaster you rode as an 8 yr old. AAAAHHHHHI LOVE IT !
No need to go with long rod engines to give the heads time to fill the cylinders these day. Lots of research had gone into head flow . These days, junk yard LS motors and turbos make it down right affordable to make crazy power . There's a guy on another forum I visit sometimes that's running deep 7s on a 5.3 truck engine and a pair of cheap Borg 366 turbos . Had several hundred passes on the setup the last time I checked . It's in a box body S10 . 9 sec junk yard builds are common with 150k mile LS pick and pull specials and cheap Chinese knock off turbos. Run it till it breaks, go pick up another 500.00 pull out and go have fun !These Turbos are all new to me I was a teenager in the 60's when displacement ruled!
Normally aspirated 396..427..426..440..and even some small blocks were fast! In my chase for inches I went with shorter pistons with longer c-rods and milled the inside bottom of my cases to swing the crank. Heads from F.D. S&S intake and carb Andrews cams and close ratio gear set.
Basically speed costs! The more you can spend the faster you can go!
Slap an old Keith Black Hemi in it and GO! Check book in hand!