Hot Rod Special - Sets Record With 2 Cylinders !

[Mater]

it was only a qualifing pass who's to say they didn't give it full beans on that run and are saving what is left of the car for the record passes

[Buckeye]

That has to be the most expensive 35mph car EVER! Hell don't vespa's run faster than that?

[TC]

won't be able to run a car that new in the "classic" category, which they compete in.

What's the rpm in low gear at 30 mph? somewhere around 6k or so, right? plenty of boost up there

6000rpm, 30" tire, 7.75 gears and a 2.75 first gear only gets them 25mph........And they got a push start, so they didn't start off in a low gear........ But I do get what your saying...

Thing is it only takes something like 10hp to keep 3500lbs moving at 40mph....... So I'm taking it the other 6 cylinders not working are really working against them......

[squirrel]

I have broken boosters off with a screwdriver before

freak stuff , but efi would have cured the problem hahahahahaha OMG LOL

again with the rules, no EFI in Classic unless the car came with it, and you use an OEM system

[squirrel]

And just thinking here, which I know can be very dangerous, but could I drive the Turbo T-bird to Bonneville, remove two of the spark plug wires and try to break their record??

won't be able to run a car that new in the "classic" category, which they compete in.

What's the rpm in low gear at 30 mph? somewhere around 6k or so, right? plenty of boost up there

[SpiderGearsMan]

I have broken boosters off with a screwdriver before

freak stuff , but efi would have cured the problem hahahahahaha OMG LOL

[TC]

And just thinking here, which I know can be very dangerous, but could I drive the Turbo T-bird to Bonneville, remove two of the spark plug wires and try to break their record??

[TC]

huh? It'll work just the same as it would if all the cylinders were firing. Why wouldn't it? The steep rearend gears let the motor rev....

Lets do the math here, at 3000rpm with a 7.75 rear gear and a 30 inch tall tire and 1:1 trans ratio, top speed would be 34.56mph, which is pretty close to what they ran........And I'm sure that big old ProCharger needs way more rpm than that to make any sort of boost.........

One guy said in one of Keith's posts they have to run it to compete in the Blower Class........

[squirrel]

huh? It'll work just the same as it would if all the cylinders were firing. Why wouldn't it? The steep rearend gears let the motor rev....

[TC]

At that MPH why even use the blower??, I'm sure it's not being spun fast enough to create any sort of boost and probably robbing more power than it's producing......

[Stich496]

I would NOT want to be working at Holley right now.

"yes this is the holley tech line how may I help you."

"Hello - my name is Keith Turk, I have one of your brand new carburetors here on the HOTROD camaro - you know - HOTROD MAGAZINE - yea - we're out here in Bonneville trying to run our car - and YOUR carburetor killed our engine by dropping it's bowl vent down the intake during a run.... may I speak to your manager please..."


UNREAL - I thought Holley had cleaned up their act? Who checks the tightness of a bowl vent on a new carb - or ever - REALLY?
where has quality control gone in this country?

UGH.


a 2 cylinder BBC - carbed ---- now THIS is going to get interesting!

only reason holley "cleaned up their act" was B/G and with him belly up..
it'll be back to the junk

[Russell]

32.414 mph, qualified for the record run tomorrow.

How fast was the push truck going at the mile mark?

[TC]

WTF is a CAMERO ??

Yap it's time to get a rope!!!!!!

[Brian Lohnes]

I think some guy on a weird home made motorcycle with a tiny diesel engine qualified for a record at like 28 mph. Hell, they may be running against him.

[Grumpy]

john deere called --they want their record back

That's too Funny, LMAO!