Looking to Spank some DPA Racing 302 COPO

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by jamie2370

OR.....one of yall can just buy a 2013 Real Cobra Jet, 1 of 1 white, 1 of 3 NA cars built by FORD. It already has the 14 combo in it and if I am not mistaken has already out performed a DPA camaro lol. I promise it can be bought. Just not cheap. There you go...Shots Fired

P.S. I posted this without his approval

You know I WANT that car!!

[Jeff Hairrington]

Unfortunately, it's not for sale...too stupid to sell it, goals have not been met yet.....car is good: driver, not so much....Jimmy Ronzello is waiting on me to get it great, then we will see...should make Cobra Jet Great Again!! CJGA!! Maybe Darren has an LT1 I can borrow for my chevy super stocker..?

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hairrington

Unfortunately, it's not for sale...too stupid to sell it, goals have not been met yet.....car is good: driver, not so much....Jimmy Ronzello is waiting on me to get it great, then we will see...should make Cobra Jet Great Again!! CJGA!! Maybe Darren has an LT1 I can borrow for my chevy super stocker..?

I don't have much of that stuff left. If I can help, I will. That said, get Jimmy to fix your stuff so you can be next on the list...

[Robin Lawrence]

Originally Posted by GUMP

That said, get Jimmy to fix your stuff so you can be next on the list...

Settle down there wild man. You gotta get past me first.


Lets talk about what makes this matchup fun.

To start, Both cars are stated 302 cubic inches.
Both will run with respective 350 NHRA Rated Combinations.

Daren's is a 2023 with the LT1 DI head running with Port Injection
My CJ can be either a 2013 or 2014 which is a 4 cam, 4 valve head Coyote engine.

Daren is running a Metric 200 Trans and Radial Tires
My car has a 5 speed G Force trans and I have bias tires

Daren says he has run a best of a 9.91 ET at a "high" DA Don't know how heavy he was but I think that he ran that in FS/F
My best ever with my car was a 10.11 with the 325 Combination. That was at the NMCA race in St Louis 2021. The DA was 1635' and with a 1.02 correction factor. I was 30 pounds over FS/H weight.

Daren says his engine makes 600 ish Horsepower at the crankshaft.on the Holley DTS Dyno. I haven't verified that but I think that is accurate.

I've played with my older 350 Combination and made the following numbers at the Crankshaft.

596 on First Engine I bought from Bo Butner on Holley Dyno back in 2017
615 on a Stuska with DEPAC at West Dyno near me 4 years ago
590 On current engine on Brian Wolfe's Superflow 901 2 years ago

As we know dyno's are relative. It's the track that counts.

Recent testing on the chassis dyno showed some promise with the intake and throttle body swap.

We have bantered about how close these combinations are to each other on paper.
This should be fun

Here are my current Rear Wheel Horsepower Numbers

The red line is my current 325 HP 2012 Setup with the stock intake and throttle body.
The blue line is a few days later with the Intake and throttle body for the 350 combination.

Enjoy

Robin

[GUMP]

I've been trying to get in touch with Robin. Anyone know the phone number to the nursing home?

[J.R. Haddad]

1-800-realold.

J.r.

[Larry Hill]

I don’t know who to cheer for but dislike the the brands on an equal basis. They are just two corporate carpetbaggers, I mean Sandbaggers. A new 632 rated at 267 Hp is just a touch light.

[Robin Lawrence]

Originally Posted by GUMP

I've been trying to get in touch with Robin. Anyone know the phone number to the nursing home?

C'mon Daren, if you weren't on a boat with Mickey Mouse you would remember my number. You better keep Veronica happy.

Unlike last year when we had to push this *** kicking to 2023 I am going to have time to dedicate to the cause.

I did pull out of my southern trip as well as worked with Holley on my early retirement. So while you are working at DPA and taking boat trips with Mickey Mouse I will be on dyno and the track when they open sorting this deal out.

I have picked up another set of cams, some Jesel solid pedestals , more G Force transmission ratios and a couple more rear gears to find the sweet spot.

Just be sure you don't put one of those cheater 440 cubic inch short blocks under those valve covers. I will put up the cash to have you torn down in needed.

Robin

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I don’t know who to cheer for but dislike the the brands on an equal basis.

Larry, you need a Neon so that WE can trash-talk like this! Might have to remove the front seat. Is that legal in Stock?

[Robin Lawrence]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

I don’t know who to cheer for but dislike the the brands on an equal basis. They are just two corporate carpetbaggers, I mean Sandbaggers. A new 632 rated at 267 Hp is just a touch light.

I hope that you aren't using the term "sandbaggers" in a negative way. LOL

I studied the specs in the guide for a couple of years before settling on a "Soft" combination.

They are out there, The new cars haven't been killed like every Camaro that people want to run.

Only a few willing to run the 4 valve Ford, and even less that put a stick shift behind it. Call me crazy, oh wait. Call me a sandbagger.

It's like the Blinder discussion that never dies, read the rules, understand the limits and build/race to the parameters that are in place.

Have a great day!

Robin