Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all time - Page 2

dennis dunlap · 01-13-2013, 03:48 PM

As far as the early 60,s corvette Lingenfelter and his partner from Kansas did have a early corvette superstocker, .Cant rememder his name, A friend of mine bought the car and we picked it up at O-Malleys shop .We raced the car in SS/MA with a 283 , The carb was the problem . It was a very neat racecar for back then .......

Mark Yacavone · 01-13-2013, 04:43 PM

You were better off with the 245 hp 2x4 combo, or the 250 hp FI

Wade Mahaffey · 01-13-2013, 05:27 PM

If you were to run the FI combination, could you use the newer style stuff? (TPI)? or would that move over to GT? Thanks

Wade Mahaffey

Mark Yacavone · 01-13-2013, 06:15 PM

Actually, the FI referred to Stock cars.

I still don't think they know what's the plenum, the manifold, the adapter etc, in regard to changing it for S/S.
Tony Janes knows more about that.

Tom Meyer · 01-13-2013, 06:24 PM

If the 2 carb deal came that year that would be the way to go. Ron Talors 57 post car runs good with the two carbs, are the specs the same? Any intake in superstock but it has to have the stock opening or trottle body not sure what the old feul injection looks like,Tom

ss wannabee · 01-13-2013, 11:30 PM

Whatever happened to Steve Green? Heard the story years ago that he drove "da
Grump" crazy when he first showed up at a Nat. Event with the 'Vette. Think Bill wanted
to take it home but Steve wouldn't sell!

Wade...don't know if this matters, but I think there was one...if not a couple of '60 or '61
Corvettes run in Stock Elim...let's say in the last 20-25 yrs. Saw them in Dragster...Not
sure of carb(s)...but think the class was something like L-M-N Stock...could a twin-carb
get down that low?

Not sure of trans either...might have been stick. Weren't record-holders...but were go-
ing a few rounds. The fact that they were out there impressed me...if 230hp...I think
that combo was de-factored (in Stock) once...might have been the reason those cars
were built. Going to say these were Midwest-area racers...but not sure?

I know you're Super Stock...but figured I'd mention this as it was somewhat recent.
Good luck on your build...

dennis dunlap · 01-14-2013, 08:23 AM

We had the two four combination to try on our car but never got around to trying it . I remember one time while testing about a half a dozen of Griners converters we slipped a Q-jet off our Camaro onto the corvette ,now that made her a different ride !!! I remember talking with Don Holmes , who at the time was building a FI corvette stocker . Don thought he had figured out how to make one of them work ,, which we all know if any one could Don could .

ss wannabee · 01-14-2013, 09:43 AM

Didn't mean to go on a Stock Elim. rant...but wanted to mention that the early Corvette
had been run in a "flat-hood" category more recently....

Yes, it's been a LONG time since one has been run in Super Stock...Dennis...about
when did you run yours?

Another guy who ran an early Corvette SS car was that Flip's Auto out in Minnesota.
Saw it in a magazine..lt was a twin-headlamp car...not sure of the rest. Time frame
was around the Stock/Super Stock restructuring...or a year or two after...about 40
years ago!

On Steve Green...didn't he run a SS/LA '66 Nova after the 'Vette?

Wade Mahaffey · 01-14-2013, 09:45 AM

Thanks fellas, You know I origonally wanted to build the car as a stocker. But right away I found out that a 9" tire stuck 2" outside the quarter panel. That and a few other things made me finally figure out why there are no pre 61 Corvettes in Stock Eliminator. So I guess I'll build the car as nice as I can, select the engine/trans/class down the road. Not having much experience in making combinations fast, I wanted to steer clear of the fast stuff (class) out there and do my work on the dial-in side (Eliminator). That is provided I could find my way to a few tenths under the index with minimal exposure to a (in class) fast guy. LOL Do you guys think that the (small) single 4GC carb problem with this combo can yield a few tenths under the index of 11.45 to allow me to atleast get up and running?

Wade Mahaffey

dennis dunlap · 01-14-2013, 10:30 AM

We ran our corvette in the early 80,s I will see if I can gather some pictures up to get posted , It was a powder blue and white car Dunlap-Lobb -Stohm -McHugh on the side with Griner transmission-Converters on it . Long time Div. 1 olds racer Ron McHugh owened the car . I think The car ended up going to Minnisota later.....

01-13-2013, 03:48 PM	#11
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t As far as the early 60,s corvette Lingenfelter and his partner from Kansas did have a early corvette superstocker, .Cant rememder his name, A friend of mine bought the car and we picked it up at O-Malleys shop .We raced the car in SS/MA with a 283 , The carb was the problem . It was a very neat racecar for back then .......

01-13-2013, 04:43 PM	#12
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,817 Likes: 2,907 Liked 5,124 Times in 1,953 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t You were better off with the 245 hp 2x4 combo, or the 250 hp FI __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

01-13-2013, 05:27 PM	#13
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t If you were to run the FI combination, could you use the newer style stuff? (TPI)? or would that move over to GT? Thanks Wade Mahaffey

01-13-2013, 06:15 PM	#14
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,817 Likes: 2,907 Liked 5,124 Times in 1,953 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Actually, the FI referred to Stock cars. I still don't think they know what's the plenum, the manifold, the adapter etc, in regard to changing it for S/S. Tony Janes knows more about that. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

01-13-2013, 06:24 PM	#15
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t If the 2 carb deal came that year that would be the way to go. Ron Talors 57 post car runs good with the two carbs, are the specs the same? Any intake in superstock but it has to have the stock opening or trottle body not sure what the old feul injection looks like,Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ??? Last edited by Tom Meyer; 01-13-2013 at 06:28 PM.

01-13-2013, 11:30 PM	#16
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Whatever happened to Steve Green? Heard the story years ago that he drove "da Grump" crazy when he first showed up at a Nat. Event with the 'Vette. Think Bill wanted to take it home but Steve wouldn't sell! Wade...don't know if this matters, but I think there was one...if not a couple of '60 or '61 Corvettes run in Stock Elim...let's say in the last 20-25 yrs. Saw them in Dragster...Not sure of carb(s)...but think the class was something like L-M-N Stock...could a twin-carb get down that low? Not sure of trans either...might have been stick. Weren't record-holders...but were go- ing a few rounds. The fact that they were out there impressed me...if 230hp...I think that combo was de-factored (in Stock) once...might have been the reason those cars were built. Going to say these were Midwest-area racers...but not sure? I know you're Super Stock...but figured I'd mention this as it was somewhat recent. Good luck on your build...

01-14-2013, 08:23 AM	#17
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t We had the two four combination to try on our car but never got around to trying it . I remember one time while testing about a half a dozen of Griners converters we slipped a Q-jet off our Camaro onto the corvette ,now that made her a different ride !!! I remember talking with Don Holmes , who at the time was building a FI corvette stocker . Don thought he had figured out how to make one of them work ,, which we all know if any one could Don could .

01-14-2013, 09:43 AM	#18
ss wannabee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 663 Likes: 0 Liked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Didn't mean to go on a Stock Elim. rant...but wanted to mention that the early Corvette had been run in a "flat-hood" category more recently.... Yes, it's been a LONG time since one has been run in Super Stock...Dennis...about when did you run yours? Another guy who ran an early Corvette SS car was that Flip's Auto out in Minnesota. Saw it in a magazine..lt was a twin-headlamp car...not sure of the rest. Time frame was around the Stock/Super Stock restructuring...or a year or two after...about 40 years ago! On Steve Green...didn't he run a SS/LA '66 Nova after the 'Vette?

01-14-2013, 09:45 AM	#19
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t Thanks fellas, You know I origonally wanted to build the car as a stocker. But right away I found out that a 9" tire stuck 2" outside the quarter panel. That and a few other things made me finally figure out why there are no pre 61 Corvettes in Stock Eliminator. So I guess I'll build the car as nice as I can, select the engine/trans/class down the road. Not having much experience in making combinations fast, I wanted to steer clear of the fast stuff (class) out there and do my work on the dial-in side (Eliminator). That is provided I could find my way to a few tenths under the index with minimal exposure to a (in class) fast guy. LOL Do you guys think that the (small) single 4GC carb problem with this combo can yield a few tenths under the index of 11.45 to allow me to atleast get up and running? Wade Mahaffey

01-14-2013, 10:30 AM	#20
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Who was the Quickest and Fastest SS/LA Corvette of all t We ran our corvette in the early 80,s I will see if I can gather some pictures up to get posted , It was a powder blue and white car Dunlap-Lobb -Stohm -McHugh on the side with Griner transmission-Converters on it . Long time Div. 1 olds racer Ron McHugh owened the car . I think The car ended up going to Minnisota later.....

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