Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 523960)

I've been tinkering with one of these. Completely stock except for a cold thermostat, short, sticky DOT tires and blue sunoco it's gone 14.50s at "The Beav". Probably go 14 teens at Cecil. So far, it's been pretty consistent too. I don't know what it weighs but it's probably somewhere between A and B weight.
A couple of years ago, I watched some "kid" drive one in at "The Beav", took out his drivers-side headlight assy., put sticky DOTs on it and plugged his laptop into it. 12.70s! Blew me away! He told me that he changed the drive chain and gears, put in a converter out of a 3.4 Monte Carlo and stock LT-1 injectors. I don't know how he reprogrammed it but he DID say that he didn't mess with the boost because he "has to drive it home".
Needless to say, I was impressed.

Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 523960)

I've been tinkering with one of these. Completely stock except for a cold thermostat, short, sticky DOT tires and blue sunoco it's gone 14.50s at "The Beav". Probably go 14 teens at Cecil. So far, it's been pretty consistent too. I don't know what it weighs but it's probably somewhere between A and B weight.
A couple of years ago, I watched some "kid" drive one in at "The Beav", took out his drivers-side headlight assy., put sticky DOTs on it and plugged his laptop into it. 12.70s! Blew me away! He told me that he changed the drive chain and gears, put in a converter out of a 3.4 Monte Carlo and stock LT-1 injectors. I don't know how he reprogrammed it but he DID say that he didn't mess with the boost because he "has to drive it home".
Needless to say, I was impressed.

Originally Posted by Daran Summerton (Post 523964)

Bought a 2 bolt cast crank 350 for $200. Bought a nice set of pistons and rings for $89, stocker cam, still have press studs and stock pushrods and rockers, moroso valve covers and a Qjet I found in the back of a pickup truck. Pretty much it.

When I blow it up I'll probably just get a new 4 bolt GM Jegs engine for 1499$ and put a solid lifter cam in and change the heads. Shift that sumbitch at 7200 :)

Originally Posted by john ancona (Post 579005)

Best (low cost) engine combo for a 1977 Nova

Originally Posted by dondon (Post 579007)

I know it's a little old (not much available} but what does everybody think of something like a 221 or 260 2 bbl 62-63 fairlanes, even a 260 64 falcon. That was always my pipe dream dime rocket.