Pure Stock '95 Firebird Firehawk

[Dan Fahey]

Originally Posted by FrankM

I have been drag racing bracket for many years and have always wanted to get into Class racing. I am looking at purchasing a '95 Firehawk to make into a class car. For the time being due to budget I am looking at Pure Stock and eventually into a Stocker. What I can find so far is IHRA has it rated at 315 for PS and the NHRA guides has the Firehawk weighing 3050. With looking at that I see it as a natural B/PS. Am I right? Is this a good combo for PS and eventually Stock? Keep in mind I am not in any plans to set records, just want to have fun in a class I love from the day I saw it. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Frank

Hey Frank and Danny
Good Morning ..just saw this..
Cool another PS car is good.
The Camaro/Firebird cars are excellent platforms.

First email Mike Baker at IHRA for the correct class.
Typically 4.10 gears, converter, Tune, tires get you close or under the index in even hot weather.
You have a 7.5 inch rear which is strong enough for PS.
Suggest you ping your C/FB community how they keep them reliable.

After that read the rules to make the car more reliable.
Key upgrade is a PS Blueprinted Cam for your engine.
Bullet Cams have great PS cams that meet IHRA Specifications.
Bullet and Mike Baker have done a lot of corroborating what is acceptable.

Just remember the 11.50 ET rule.
Going any quicker requires a Roll Bar.
In B/PS not hard to get below that.

I use Yank Converters the SS series is very streetable.
Just had my YankSS3800 rebuilt.
Replaced with a more aggressive PT4200.
The locking Converters make cruising easy.
Makes for playful street testing.

Two key Tuners are PCMforLess and Ed Wright who lurks on this blog.
I use TunerCat for making tuning changes.

Hope this gets you started!

Dan