66 BelAir Stock Elim. Car

[Greg Reimer 7376]

Originally Posted by ss wannabee

Not trying to change the subject here but Greg, do you recall the best times for that P/SA effort years ago? A friend of mine was curious....he had a '65 4-dr. in P/SA with a OEM-piston motor and went some 13.50's @ 97 with a 5.57. Now getting back to the thread, many years ago, I saw one of the most famous 427-Big Chevy stockers...the "Lead Sled" '69 wagon of Tom Aiken from Iowa, I believe. It was at an AHRA national event, and I think he won that day. I think he was AHRA National Champ for a year or too, and set records as well. Does anyone remember the car? Was that a 427/385hp?

13.60's at 98.It screamed its lungs out because it had the wrong converter in it. It needed a tighter stocker converter,nut a super stock converter,a 2.18 low gear,not a 1.98, and 6.14's were a little too low. That was before radial tires,the acceptance of the 459 intake, the good thin valves,the Venolia or CP pistons, and the good rods. Otherwise,I was in the ball park. Now we have 65-66 Chevelle wagons that go 12.70's at 101 with this setup. The best P.SA that we ever had around was a 66 Chevelle wagon that Cal and Mary Ann Method had that Tony Janes bought. It went 13.30's at 99 when the index was a 13.74. Those were some days!!