'67 Camaro E/SA redo

[HandOverFist]

Put a proven TH350/convertor in this afternoon from a H/SA Camaro donor. It should reveal if we are fighting a trans problem or not. I will also be taking the split-monos with me to the track Friday and will swap them out there if I feel there is a need. Fact finding mission will be revealed hopefully.

[Alan Nyhus]

Rich, using a proven trans/convertor is a smart move. While it may not be the ultimate for your combo, it will eliminate a lot of variables and answer some questions. Looking forward to hearing your results. Hang in there, man....... -Al

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Rich, using a proven trans/convertor is a smart move. While it may not be the ultimate for your combo, it will eliminate a lot of variables and answer some questions. Looking forward to hearing your results. Hang in there, man....... -Al

Surprising results today Alan. Had it not been a uncommon bog the first pass it may have gone undiscovered even longer. There is something going on with the Q-Jet on the car and I'm not entirely sure what it is...I do know it is at the launch. Came back to the pits and put a new accell. pump in it and the next pass was marginally better. Came back and swapped carbs from my buddy's H/SA car...it jerked the wheels that pass, but fell off on the big end. Mine sucks at launch and runs great on top...his is just the opposite. We both need carb majic it seems.

I'm convinced now there is nothing wrong with the metric 200 or the convertor. Going to have a pro look at this carb and see what it needs so we can get back to racing instead of wrenching.

[Alan Nyhus]

Originally Posted by HandOverFist

I'm convinced now there is nothing wrong with the metric 200 or the convertor. Going to have a pro look at this carb and see what it needs so we can get back to racing instead of wrenching.

Good to hear. Carbs are so much easier to swap than trans/convertors.
Dean Oliver really knows his way around these carbs, Rich. -Al
http://deanoscarbs.com/

[R. Thorne]

At the risk of sounding obvious, check the choke pull-off on your carb to see if it holds vacuum and how long it takes to release (should be about a second). Also, maybe try another float and make sure the secondary flapper tension hasn't loosened up ( screw loose). Ron.

[HandOverFist]

There wasnt anything obvious...the carb still runs like gangbusters on top. I have the metric/convertor back in the car now just waiting on the carb(s) to come back from KY.

Here is a timeslip from the previous weekend...you can see where the problem is from the sixty foot time. The carb is working great on top.

[brent flynn]

Do you know for sure that its not dumping a little gas , from secondary rods into the rear flaps? I have a great source for parts... Cliff Ruggles, at Cliff's High Performance 740-397-2921 He sells the best parts, and know's how to make them run, as well.... He is in Mt Vernon , Ohio...Tell him Brent sent you...

He also sells adjustable choke pulloff's...they are the bomb... the only way to go...

What primary jets? Rear rods? My car has .065 primaries and .044 sec rods, with long tips( DA i believe) and it ran 10.81/122 on 462... and it ran
7.33 on a spinning 1st pass , at 88( out of the gas) in the 1/8 mile... with a 1.53(spinning 60ft)

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by brent flynn

Do you know for sure that its not dumping a little gas , from secondary rods into the rear flaps? I have a great source for parts... Cliff Ruggles, at Cliff's High Performance 740-397-2921 He sells the best parts, and know's how to make them run, as well.... He is in Mt Vernon , Ohio...Tell him Brent sent you...

He also sells adjustable choke pulloff's...they are the bomb... the only way to go...

What primary jets? Rear rods? My car has .065 primaries and .044 sec rods, with long tips( DA i believe) and it ran 10.81/122 on 462... and it ran
7.33 on a spinning 1st pass , at 88( out of the gas) in the 1/8 mile... with a 1.53(spinning 60ft)

This is the original carb that came with the car Brent. Has always run well until recently. A pro in Bowling Green KY has it and another carb atm...I'm sure he will find the problem. The original carb came with 68's in the primary (no rods and has never been touched). Secondary rods have seen AX down to the current DP without affecting 60' times. Ironically the car has gotten quicker even with the sorry launches...it must like those leaner rods with the current weather conditions because it runs like gangbusters on the big end.

[brent flynn]

WIsh you lived closer...we'd try my carb on it... I'd be surpised if you didnt get right back in the mid 1.40s again... Get that carb right, and i bet you pick up .2 at the 1/4...maybe even more... Man, i cant wait to get mine back together... Waiting on cam and lifters to come back from coating, and gaskets should be here tomorrow... then, degree cam, check a couple clearances, and slam it back together... hehe... I have break in springs on, due to new cam/lifters. Had Chris at Comp do me up another grind( little less aggressive) , but i believe may have been an exhaust guide that was a hair tight, that caused my issue...ran every other scenario , and thats the only one that makes sense...

YOu running / testing this weekend?

[HandOverFist]

No test this weekend...havent got the carbs back yet. I did enter the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion today that is scheduled to run June 12-14 at Beech Bend. Going to run the car in Modified Eliminator in the 11.00 or 11.50 Index depending on what we have ready to go with.

My partner has been wanting to pull the 327 out of his Chevy II and replace it with a more docile powerplant. He really wants to see what the beast 327 will do at the track and this would be an excellent opportunity to swap it over to the Camaro. I would guesstimate it to be around 500hp...should run in the 10's I would say. I'll take the car regardless of which motor we run tho.