The best "Dime Rocket" combos!

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by mikeloge

73 barracuda 318/169 hp, been looking at it for couple years don't know if i can go that slow but would be fun I'm thinkin 2 seconds under look out paul

I agree with the going slow part (hard to enjoy). I have an 11.40ish stick street car that is a blast at the track.
I could only afford a dime rocket, but would a Barracuda qualify as a dime rocket? E body Mopars are crazy these days, even a big bumper, smogged, slant or 318.

[Paul Wong]

Originally Posted by mikeloge

73 barracuda 318/169 hp, been looking at it for couple years dont know if i can go that slow but would be fun im thinkin 2 seconds under look out paul

That combo is great! There are a lot of rocket combos left but this one will be looking good doing it on top.

[Coleydog]

How come the 70-71 318 has 185 hp and the 73 has 169 hp? Specifications are basically the same.
Mike

[joe huestis]

So as I read this in the classification guide, a '73 'cuda 318-2v falls in as an R,T,U combo ? If so, yes Rocket Ship and Possible #1 Indy Qualifier. But definitely not a dime Rocket. Good luck finding one too !

[mikeloge]

yeah 340 in my cuda 303hp in duster, dart 293hp hate the system never been fair got to give duster 115 lbs in heads up race is farmer still alive ? loved that guy

[Gordie Kissner]

Originally Posted by Coleydog

How come the 70-71 318 has 185 hp and the 73 has 169 hp? Specifications are basically the same.
Mike

So imagine NHRA dropping all 318 2bbl combos to a reasonable hp across the board for more readily available/cheaper body styles like a later duster/dart or volare/aspen..they afraid of a little competition for the mustangs and mavericks?? Sounds like more competition $$ at the gate..common sense once again eludes them!

[Coleydog]

So, more about the class it would fall in or type of car? If I remember right, I had read about the engine in a certain year Corvette and Camero being the same but the Corvette was rated much hp higher. Was that because the Vette was more efficient?

[Bob Shaw]

Years ago I was studying the guide and I thought a 1995 Ford Escort might work. I bought one for $400. Chris Padgett reground the stock cam, I had the stall speed raised in the stock torque convertor, put a stock header from an Escort GT on it and squeezed the fuel pressure regulator in a vice to raise the fuel pressure. Didn't do anything to the engine, not even a valve job. Might have bought new spark plugs. I don't remember. Stock wheels and tires. It had a factory tach and temp gage. It ran .45 under the index. I rented it out for a few races, then sold it for $2000.
Anybody can afford to build a stock car, it's just a matter of how fast you want to go.

[kansas stocker]

"Years ago I was studying the guide and I thought a 1995 Ford Escort might work. I bought one for $400. Chris Padgett reground the stock cam, I had the stall speed raised in the stock torque convertor, put a stock header from an Escort GT on it and squeezed the fuel pressure regulator in a vice to raise the fuel pressure. Didn't do anything to the engine, not even a valve job. Might have bought new spark plugs. I don't remember. Stock wheels and tires. It had a factory tach and temp gage. It ran .45 under the index. I rented it out for a few races, then sold it for $2000.
Anybody can afford to build a stock car, it's just a matter of how fast you want to go."

If you have the skills of Bob, Billy, or Mark. Three masters of the trade.
Pete

[Joe Toller]

There's a way to get those very same skills...for those who who are interested and want to try, dig in! You may fail, but you learn something every time.