Possible new Class build - need opinions

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Has anyone ever tried one of these? 83 is at 230 HP with big cam, big compression, good head ans 2 1.81 throttle bodies. I've been told that the intake is pretty bad but when you take into consideration the difference in the HP factor between it and a comparable Q-Jet combo I can't imagine the intake being THAT bad. 82 is at 220 HP with dished piston.

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Is that all those things are worth? Seems like a good price. Probably even a good flip. (Work up to that $14,000 Chevy II) Plus, it has "duel" exhaust and good "breaks".

[Glenn Briglio]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Has anyone ever tried one of these? 83 is at 230 HP with big cam, big compression, good head ans 2 1.81 throttle bodies. I've been told that the intake is pretty bad but when you take into consideration the difference in the HP factor between it and a comparable Q-Jet combo I can't imagine the intake being THAT bad. 82 is at 220 HP with dished piston.

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/...248877580.html

How do you overcome the injector sizing?

[JoeCool108]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Just do the math... 13.15 vs 13.45

O to P , a full pound break, thus 210 pounds for three tenths.

Ok last time I ran stock eliminator it was way back in the 90's with a W/S 1974 Mustang with a 2.3L and really didnt mess with moving classes, so something Ill have to learn..lol..

The other question is is the carb a better combo than TBI? I realize Id have to find the correct year engine, but those cars we basically the same body style for years so I can claim any year if I have the correct engine.. I like the challenge, thats why I like stock eliminator. I wonder what comparable cars in that class are running and with what combo...

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by JoeCool108

Ok last time I ran stock eliminator it was way back in the 90's with a W/S 1974 Mustang with a 2.3L and really didnt mess with moving classes, so something Ill have to learn..lol..

The other question is is the carb a better combo than TBI? I realize Id have to find the correct year engine, but those cars we basically the same body style for years so I can claim any year if I have the correct engine.. I like the challenge, thats why I like stock eliminator. I wonder what comparable cars in that class are running and with what combo...

O/SA i see 350 chevy wagons, 95 body style Camaro or Firebirds with a 3.8 V6,
Grand Prix with a 400. 302 Fords and these cars range from 7 tenths to 1 second under
P/SA i see a 95-96 Chevy Caprice, 283 Chevy Wagon, 3.8 V6 can run PSA as well.
What would your car weigh as a O/SA ??
I know the 3.8 is rated at 206 multiply by 15 (OSA wt break)plus 170(drivers wt)= 3260.

[Pistol Pete]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I almost built one of these. It's so bad on paper that it's the kind of thing that I would do. Small cam (which doesn't seem to matter, lots of small cam 305s going fast),weird intake runner and not-so-good intake manifold. It makes tons of torque in a street car. I think that Tom Reese ran this combo for a while but switched to PFI combo.

Yes I would reach out to Tom Reese, because he is Very Familiar with the TBI.
If you need his phone number just let me know.

[Paul Wong]

This thing will run fine. There is second hand DFI stuff people sell for really cheap. Once you have the car parts to make it run decent are dirt cheap