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04-17-2020, 06:20 PM | #1741 |
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
What does your RacePak tell you? Is it set up to log A/F and RPM? That would tell you what the fuel mix is doing at your shift points. Stock limits your cam lift but you can still move the valve events around.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Piston to wall clearence?
Heads been evened up? Who picked the lobes? Respectfully I don't see how the MPH is any of the problem at this point. 1320/117=11.28 Last edited by HP HUNTER; 04-18-2020 at 09:44 AM. |
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
It looks like me I would get another opinion on the clutch just to cover bases . Call Rob Youngblood 208 880 6214 won't hurt
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Todd your pm's are full. I agree with Don give Rob a call.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
Something doesn't seem quite right if the car goes 6900 at 117.50. That's fast enough to indicate that the engine makes a reasonable amount of horsepower.You said that it has 5.14 gears and goes 6900. That almost seems to me that the car needs more gear. My 327 Chevelle in I/SA had 5.57's in it when I ran it at Pomona a few years ago, and it has a Glide with a typical stocker converter. It ran 7480 in the lights, and it felt like it wouldn't go any faster, it was pretty well done. That figures out to 68 RPM per MPH. I put 5.38's in it, doesn't sound like a huge change, but that is 61 RPM per MPH. The engine seems to like it better, although the first half of the track is about .03 slower. The overall result is about the same. Your engine seems to pull fourth gear OK, but a little more gear would make its job a bit easier. You have a car there that is consistent, and a consistent set of results run to run. Maybe moving the cam up might show some results. I don't think I would change too many pieces until I had some answers. The clutch would be one thing to investigate, how ever.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
What rpm does it make max hp at? What rpm is max torque at? How is the torque at drop rpm of shift and how is torque curve on up from drop off rpm?
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I don't think so, same cam as it had before and this wasn't a problem before the engine explosions.
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Re: H-I-J '76 Nova re-fit.
No, carries fuel pressure the whole way and has ample volume.
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It's not a clutch issue, I've had it loose and tight and it still has issues pulling early in high gear.
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