66 BelAir Stock Elim. Car

[John Lang]

X- Tech Man,,,,,,, Do you have any idea where a person would figure the weight of a BARGE like this, to see what class it would fit in ?
Anybody know about the engine combination, as far as the cam , etc, could it be competitive ?,,,,,,,,Thanks again ! Later ,,,,,,,,,,, John

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by John Lang

X- Tech Man,,,,,,, Do you have any idea where a person would figure the weight of a BARGE like this, to see what class it would fit in ?
Anybody know about the engine combination, as far as the cam , etc, could it be competitive ?,,,,,,,,Thanks again ! Later ,,,,,,,,,,, John

It falls at 10.18 with a turbo automatic. Thats E/SA. multiply 10 X 371 HP for 3710 lbs then add the 170 lbs for the driver. It can run D, E, F. The weight I gave you is for E. I have the engine specs and you can find them on the NHRA site under blueprint specs. I will be home later and if you cant find them I will give the engine specs to you around 7:30 PM EST.

[John Lang]

X-Tech Man, thanks a bunch from the CHEBBY guy !. I don't want people thinking that i'm going to jump ship,, ,what with all of this Chebby Sh#t ! Thanks................ John

[Biscayne]

John, I run a very similar combo. I may be able to help you out quite a bit. Let me know. Thanks

[X-TECH MAN]

John the 427 390 HP is rated at 10.25 comp. with 96.4 c.c. oval port heads. It uses a Q Jet Carb and has a cast iron intake manifold. Not sure of the number as its not listed on my specs. (Might be the same as a 396/325 HP engine?) The bore is 4.250 and the stroke is 3.766. It has .008 deck and a dome piston of .140 thou. The legal piston numbers can be found on the NHRA piston list. The intake valve is 2.07 and the exhaust is 1.725. The cam lift is .462 intake and .480 exhaust. It uses an outer spring with dampner. Head gasket is .028 and the 7 different allowed head casting numbers are as follows.......702, 390, 802, 215, 063, 280, and 290. These are the last 3 numbers for each. Hope this helps.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Many moons ago, I had one with a 283/220 horse PG combibation.It had a 12 bolt, and went into P/SA and with the 220 horse factor x 16 pounds +170 for driver's weight,it weighed in at 3690 minimum. It ran a 6.14 gear and I left at 4000 against the converter,shifted at 7400 and went through the lights at 7800 at 98 miles per. Never blew that thing up, what with cast Badger pistons and stock valves and all, but if it would have broken the engine in the lights, the destruction would have been complete. A 66 Chevelle station wagon was an easier car for that class. The 427/390 with the automatic sounds neat, however.

[John Lang]

Greg, This friend of just moved back to Wi where I live , we've been friends for 45years, and when he moved, he brought the 66 BelAir 2dr, from Santa Barbebra ,I don't know how to spell It,just west of L.A., on the water , I think, whatever ! As I was saying he also had 427, and wondering about Stk Elim. ? Really a sharp car ! Have gotten some good info for him thanks , to this site ! Any info will be helpful,,,,,,,,, John

[Biscayne]

John, Give me a call sometime. I can put you in the right direction. Hope to hear from you soon. Scott 410-218-5855

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by John Lang

Greg, This friend of just moved back to Wi where I live , we've been friends for 45years, and when he moved, he brought the 66 BelAir 2dr, from Santa Barbebra ,I don't know how to spell It,just west of L.A., on the water , I think, whatever ! As I was saying he also had 427, and wondering about Stk Elim. ? Really a sharp car ! Have gotten some good info for him thanks , to this site ! Any info will be helpful,,,,,,,,, John

John-Research is always fun,especially when it's productive. The 427/390 engine was an optional big car or Corvette engine that was functionally identical to a 396/325 or 350.It took the same heads and intake as the 396-intake ending in 948,easy to find. The optimal head is the 290 small-plug head cast for the 1970 402 and 454. Go find a good 2 bolt main 454 out of a pickup truck made in the early-mid '70's. A good 396 crank completes the package. The cam on this engine is the same as the 396 350 horse-around.460/480 lift on the intake/exhaust. You used to be able to find these engines in 66-68 Chevy Impala and Caprice wagons and decked out sedans. The vette version had a flat intake made of aluminum or cast iron, resembling the 70-72 402 intakes- definitely not the set-up,but probably illegal in the big car anyway.Back in the days of Orange County Raceway,around 1980-82 or so, two guys had an immaculate yellow Caprice wagon with one of these that they were playing with. It went 11.80's, pulled two foot high wheelstands, and looked like fun. I definitely think the 5.38's they were running were a bit much, but it took that much to launch that living room that hard. Build this thing and let us all see how it turns out!!