396 - 375 stocker combo

[Alan Roehrich]

You're not going to run that number with an NHRA legal Stock Eliminator 68 Camaro with an automatic transmission.

Yes, you can run GT classes with an early Camaro. Just do not expect to be competitive, you'll be up against late model stuff that is small, light, and slippery.

The fastest automatic combination in Stock for you would probably be a 396/350, but it won't run 10 flat.

You could possibly run the 396/350 automatic combination on a 9" tire in Super Stock. You'll need a full cage,and you'll work real hard to make it work.

Honestly, the iron head 396/375 stick in Stock is the way to go in order to run the number you want to run.

[Mike Savelle]

Ian you have all the parts to go 10.00 that i sold you 350 /290/ ? with a glide . And I sure would like that 1.2 under crate motor you have .......... Mike

[Ian Hill]

i was looking for a stock combo before i looked into the ss possibilities. i assume i could run a bit quicker yet with the combo i have just by pumping up the tires and going to a lighter weight oil, but i was looking for for a bracket setup 10, rather than an on-kill 10 program.

Ian

[mannymen]

I have a set of BBC 291 heads if anyone needs them.

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by Ian Hill

i was looking for a stock combo before i looked into the ss possibilities. i assume i could run a bit quicker yet with the combo i have just by pumping up the tires and going to a lighter weight oil, but i was looking for for a bracket setup 10, rather than an on-kill 10 program.

Ian

You could run a 350 small block Super Stock combination on 9" tires, with today's tires, and an automatic, you could run high 9 second times, in "bracket mode", probably in F or G. It's not going to be a great car on a loose track though.

[Jeff Lee]

I went from 10.50's - 10-60's in D/S to 10.00's in SS with nothing but an engine & gear change. 100 HP is approximately .500 ET and that 100 HP should be obtainable over a Stocker engine; give or take.
I do have a short WB and that obviously helps but there are others going 9.70's - 10.00's with 9" slicks (look at Wann & Little with their SS/JA & SS/HA cars). My opinion is using a clutch makes it easier. You can tune a clutch for bad tracks better than a convertor. I would agree with Alan that a bad track and convertor would be more troublesome.

[Mick Alley]

Hey Mannymen, If the heads are 1.72 ex. valve, I'm interested. Give me a call.208-938-0812. Thanks, Mick

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Salty Dog

I didn't know that people who run automatic transmissions tune their convertors to adapt better to certain track conditions.

Yea, that's the point.