1966 Valiant SS/K ??

[GarysZ24]

Check the recent threads on the Thunder Valley Dragway pictures, for more info on Matts car. I was talking with Al Kuehl about this car in the more recent posts to that thread, and per Al, the car ran a 10.68 @ Brainerd last May!!!

[John Lang]

That 273 has gone 10.63 at Earlville, Iowa if my memory hasn't left yet !........ John

[Jim Wahl]

10.63? WOW! A little 273? Have you ever looked at the heads on a 273? Amazing! Jim

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Matt does his own head's Victory Engine's is his business . He has quite a few guy's running his stuff up here .
Al

That's cool Al, if he can do that with a 273, I wonder what he could do with my 173. Kind of makes me want to either live closer to you guys (at least until the first snow, then not even a Top Fuel Dragster could get me away from there fast enough...ROLOL), so I could see what kind of magic he could perform on my lil' V6? That is if he'd even want to touch it??? Might not be enough cylinders, or cubes for him...lol???

[Jim Wahl]

Oh, No offense taken Al! I think the same thing every time I walk out of my house! Jim

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Gary
The snows really not that bad . If I lived where Jim Wahl lives I would melt . I cant stand the heat and the humidity . No offense Jim I have been to Flordia thats also where my financial problems started . Any time it get's over 65 or 70 it's to hot for me .
Al

Al those temp extremes you spoke of are great for racing (or during the winter time?), but once the racing is over, I want 80's +!!! The sunshine state may have the humidity, but tack on 45 degrees to your 70 degree limit, and you get a normal June to August here in the "Valley of The Sun"!!! Today we're a nice cool 105 degrees (albeit with only 10% humidity). Now how would you like that Al...?

[Chris DeGidio]

There is a Mopar site "For A bodies Only" that has some other pics and info on this car.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

I might be able to handle 80 degrees if the humidity is only 10% .
I think in another thread you said that you had only been out once this year . There is a Stock Super Stock combo at Thunder Valley in the middle of Sept . and I think the week after that there is a National open at Pierre you should come up you could hit 2 races and see Matt's car for yourself .
Al

I'd like that idea if I was able to get the transfer I was pursuing a month ago that would've had me back in Denver by now, but since I'm still here in Phx., my cost of living is going to have to improve quite a bit before I start traveling 900 miles plus from here to places like that, but I'm interested, and seeing his car in action (when not racing my own), would definitely be cool!!!

Thanks Al

[Bench Racer]

Gotta love a guy that strays from the beaten path! Love these "oddball" combos that guys are brave (smart) enough to run! This type mentality keeps stock and superstock from becoming a monkey see monkey do, cookie cutter eliminator. Way to go, keep the class racing interesting. Don Jackson

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Al Kuehl

Matt does his own head's Victory Engine's is his business . He has quite a few guy's running his stuff up here .
Al

There was an article on a U/SA 273 Mopar Wagon in Mopar Action magazine a couple of years back, it said that the 273s could run the late EFI -pre Magnum 318 "302" castings as a supercede number. Heart shaped chambers, swirl ports etc etc. Pretty good heads but they still have the little 273/318 port size. I'm thinking velocity is important with them, Perhaps these are the heads Matt runs?