Help with U/SA - Page 3

Billy Nees · 02-27-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by joe huestis

While on the topic of U/SA cars, there was an Olds Cutlass I remember About !0 - 12 Yrs. ago with a 260 V8 combo that was killer in that class. As I recall NHRA outlawed this combo. Can anyone give the details, just wondering... I always thought another good combo for this class would be a '75 Chevy Nova with the 262 - 2bbl. V8. What do you think Billy ?
Joe Huestis
"Annie's Song" L/SA 9724
Wake Forest, N.C.

I remember it like it was yesterday! Yes, it was a mistake in the guide that somebody jumped on and it took NHRA a good 2 years to fix it.
Brian Philbrick runs a 75 Monza with that combo and flies! The Nova with the 262 is another one that I'm suprised noone has ever done. The cam is a bit bigger but it has a very good head and intake but only a slightly bigger carb. The carb is a lot easier to work with though (2G vs. Dualjet). At 165 HP, I don't know if it's 15 HP better (165 vs. 150) though. In a U/SA car that's 300 pounds!

Billy Nees · 02-27-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Taylor 3601

I think 260 w/4bbl. was misprint or mistake? wasn't that Bob Shaw with that combo.I've got one of those 267combo's my brother abandoned I thought about using was starting to show alot of potential and he quit the automatic only makes me lose interest.
Mike Taylor 3601

Bob didn't run that combo.

joe huestis · 02-27-2010, 08:05 AM

If anyone ever considers the 262 '75-'76 combo in a Nova or Monza I have a complete Carb to pan motor available out of my '75 Monza with a DEANO 2bbl. Went .5 plus under racing part time. Needs freshening and I know with time put into it has a lot of potential as Briane's combo shows us. My 350 in my car at present is Briane's combo from 3 yrs. ago and having a blast running this combo in L/SA. Not a killer combo but competitive enough and having lots of fun !!

Mike Taylor 3601 · 02-27-2010, 02:57 PM

Was it Bob Dennis that had the 4bbl 260 olds?
Mike Taylor 3601

greg fulk · 02-27-2010, 03:22 PM

Yes it was Bob Dennis.

Dennis P Chapman · 02-27-2010, 04:46 PM

Does Bob still have that car?

Jack McCarthy · 03-01-2010, 10:55 PM

dont know if bob dennis still has little banana but nhra gave it a bunch of HP made it a p & q car i think... thanks to SEVERAL irate competitors, and a division 1 tech person...

wouldnt wanna mention any names ... hehehe

captain jack

Billy Nees · 03-02-2010, 08:09 AM

Jack, NHRA just hit the 4V combo with a bunch of HP as an interim solution to get the car through the season. If you look in the guide, the combo now has the correct carb listed and the correct HP.

02-27-2010, 08:05 AM	#23
joe huestis Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Youngsville, N.C. Posts: 623 Likes: 281 Liked 409 Times in 113 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA If anyone ever considers the 262 '75-'76 combo in a Nova or Monza I have a complete Carb to pan motor available out of my '75 Monza with a DEANO 2bbl. Went .5 plus under racing part time. Needs freshening and I know with time put into it has a lot of potential as Briane's combo shows us. My 350 in my car at present is Briane's combo from 3 yrs. ago and having a blast running this combo in L/SA. Not a killer combo but competitive enough and having lots of fun !!

02-27-2010, 02:57 PM	#24
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,372 Likes: 354 Liked 307 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA Was it Bob Dennis that had the 4bbl 260 olds? Mike Taylor 3601

02-27-2010, 03:22 PM	#25
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA Yes it was Bob Dennis. __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

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Dennis P Chapman VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toms River NJ Posts: 1,594 Likes: 417 Liked 53 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA Does Bob still have that car? __________________ Dennis P Chapman 1904 STK NHRA National Record Holder Car Owner.

03-01-2010, 10:55 PM	#27
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,322 Likes: 29 Liked 477 Times in 117 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA dont know if bob dennis still has little banana but nhra gave it a bunch of HP made it a p & q car i think... thanks to SEVERAL irate competitors, and a division 1 tech person... wouldnt wanna mention any names ... hehehe captain jack __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

03-02-2010, 08:09 AM	#28
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,496 Likes: 3,600 Liked 7,756 Times in 1,741 Posts	Re: Help with U/SA Jack, NHRA just hit the 4V combo with a bunch of HP as an interim solution to get the car through the season. If you look in the guide, the combo now has the correct carb listed and the correct HP. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K