I will (hopefully) Be running my 16 (15 if I'm lucky) second "hot" rod at the track this summer. Maybe I can beat stock Honda's Buicks look so good jumping off the line... that coming from a handling man!
HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER CAN YOU GET FROM A 350 ON A MODERATE BUGET? SO FAR I HAVE TWO 40 SERIES FLOWMASTERS, AND T/A COMPATITION HEADERS ON THE WAY. ALSO HAVING MY IGNITION SYSTEM CONVERTED FROM POINTS TO HEI (THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO GUYS:TU: ). WOULD LIKE TO GET THE STAGE 1 INTAKE FROM T/A PERFORMANCE. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? PETE
well ill tell ya what, I will not rest on this 350 till it runs atleast 12's, shoot if i have to ill bore this damn engine 100 over and give it 13.5:1 compression, but i can't run the car until i get the body done, then ill be timing it, im sure ill beable to get it into the 12's with what i have now
It sure feels like it but anyone know if my 80 350x has more than the avergage 150hp for the 80's??? Fingers crossed o No: Matt uzzled:
Josh Best time to date is a 13.52 at 100 MPH. Race weight 4000lbs with me in it. The engine,when built Dynoed at 370 HP and 380FT/LBS TQ. 10:1 comp. SP-1 cam,Q-jet,Hooker super comp.headers 3"exhaust, with an H-pipe, 2800 stall converter,373 posi 12 bolt rear,Stinger ign.homemade ram air system.:TU:
I am hoping to run in the 13's with my 71.I have a 70 315 hp 350 for a base with a Poston GS118 cam.I did my own 3 angle valve job with some mild gasket porting too.Am going to run the stock intake due to low funds but it too has been cleaned up a bit.I am running an 800 quad with an MSD ignition.It has a set of TA 1 3/4 headers with a 3 inch TA exhaust.I currently have a 4 speed with 3.42 rear but want to get a set of 3.90 gears a little later on.Am also going for a TA aluminum intake later this summer.I haven't run this car yet or started it yet,but I don't think 13's are too out of reach.I had the same drivetrain in my 70 car and ran 14.50s in it.That engine was a total stock 72 motor though, with an MSD ignition.No other mods to it. Pat:TU:
well kenny i have the same things you got but i will not be going through the wxhaust i will be running at the track with open headers, plus Im fully ported and polished, and probably 11:1 or 12:1 and the dyno says i will be running 12's then 11's when i hit the nos, going by what you got i should do well:TU:
oh i forgot to mention i got a super T-10 borg warner, with a v-gate hurst in line, that sould be great:TU: no more H paters, just up back up back:Brow:
Its been a while but I remember seeing in HotRod or other car mag a 4 speed clutchless tranny for like $2500 or less that can take up to like 1000 HP TQ. Course you need a clutch for the launch but the rest of the gear are wide open no clutch shifts. If anything you could learn to drive sideways. Matt uzzled: Any word yet on what the HP of my 80 Buick 350x is
hey kenny that's a pretty good idea, but i couldn't loose my headlights for it id probably do something like this
geee kenny i was able to put your headlights back in and take a quick picture while you were gonne see how good it looks with those headlights:Brow: :Brow:
Hey Josh, I'm just up the road from you in Ephrata. With you being maybe an hour from Cecil County and 45 minutes from Maple Grove you ought to take that beast out for one of the Friday night test & tune sessions and show the Mustang and Camaro crowd what Buick power is all about.
well she an't done yet i got some body work to finish up, but believe me i will be taking it out to the foreign gatherings and be showing them the REAL POWER:TU: In the near future id even like to show the ferraris whats up and those lambergines, buy turning her into a ground pounding g-machine
Hey Josh, I've just been going thru some old threads from about a year ago, How's that machine coming along??o No:
hey kenny, its coming along ill have to get some pics for ya and post on the work i have been doing, clearing up all the rust at the moment getting the body ready for blocking out primer and paint, got to get the welding done first tho, ill keep ya posted
