Just curious what you guys turn at the drag strip? What is your best time, what goodies are you running under the hood, etc.
13.43 @ 101 mph Stock low-compression 71 GS455 (non Stage 1) TA headers/exhaust Performer Stock Qjet with high flow needle/seat and bigger jets 3.42 gears TH400 with original convertor Gas pedal Floor Hold the wheel straight and go.
11.76 at 115.76- '87 Turbo T- Untouched shortblock and intercooler, TA49 Turbo, 009 injectors, 3"Downpipe, Ported heads, 25 #'s of boost. 12.52 at 109- '70 Skylark (old combo) 455, stock bore, TRW forged pistons, Poston 113 cam, Roller Rockers, Stock small valve heads, Edelbrock intake, Poston headers, Holley 850 DP, 2800 s/p converter, 3.90 posi, 3" Exhaust w/ 2-chamber Flowmasters. New Combo ??.?? at ??? 455, .38 over, Ross 11 to 1 forged pistons, Jim Burek ported stage one heads with T/A roller rockers, portmatched SP-1, Holley 850 DP, 308S cam. Poston headers, PAE 5000 s/p converter, 12 bolt with 3.73's. Motor built by Jim Burek and dynoed 545hp and 542 lbs/ft. Ken
10.18@131.20 Well lets see 4100 lbs 535 cubes roller solid cam TA stage 2 heads (ported of course) 13.to 1 compression 10 inch ATI converter 411 gears street tires full 3.5 inch exhaust and man was it a ride!!! Wanna see??????? http://itnmedia.com/alan/garrison1018.wmv I need to do is get the car to go thru the 1/4 mile with 200 less footage of track and I will be in the 9's!!:beer
Well let's see stock 70' block/heads(uncut-small valve) forged pistons,stock bottom end with HP oil pump, 413 cam, performer intake, T/A headers, Q-jet, 400trans w/2600 JW stall/3.55 gears....12.50's on every pass(in a 67' GS 400) at 106/107mph on 26x9.50-14 hoosier quick time pro's. I must say it's a boring ride but as straight as you would want.
.030 over 455 Hyperutectic pistons, Home ported Stage 1 heads cut .040 stainless valves, polished chambers, Poston 110 cam, 68 style rockers, Adj pushrods, B4b intake portmatched to my heads and TA gaskets, worked Holley 850 DP, TH400 JW 10" converter, Stock 8.2" rear with 3.64 gears, boxed rear control arms poly bushings, airbag in pass side, Goodyear 28"x 10" slicks, full 3" exhaust Walker Super Turbos, 68 GS Convertible 3975# with me, 12.03 @ 110, 1.65 60' on 92 octane pumpgas. Using the HP calculator on www.Buicks.net it comes out to 432.1 HP to the Tires and 540.1 HP at the crank. I have changed back to my TA intake in search of that 11 sec slip :Brow:
12.10@111.39 best so far (7.70@89.85 in 1/8, 1.75 60') 1967 GS 400 conv. PS, PB, PW, P-seat, column shift, 3900 race weight. '70 455 block bored .030 w/ Old Speed Pro 2362 forged pistons 9.98 true compression, 93 octane pump gas ported '67 heads w/ stainless stage 1 valves, TA 1125 springs SP-2X cam 230/240 .496"/.496" '68/'69 style stock rocker arms, 5/16 adjustable pushrods '67 cast iron intake with plenum cut like a B4B, ported by Gessler Cast iron exhaust manifolds I ported, 2.25 outlets Stock Q-jet w/ .073 primarys w/ .041 metering rods Stock point type distributor (will rev to 6,500 no problems) Engine is very simple, mild and 100% stock appearing. 2.5" exhaust w/ Walker Ultra-Flo mufflers (no cross-over or X-pipe, yet) '67 Switch-Pitch Trans with stock convertor from a 300ST trans ($45 from local trans store) high stall 2900-3000 Stock '67 8.2" 10-bolt 3.55 gears Front and rear suspension have 106k miles, 100% stock except cheap gas shocks and a rear sway bar. Tires- 26x10.5x15 M/T ET Streets On the chassis dyno car made only 336 rear wheel HP and 417 ft-lb torque.
My '68 pretty typical street set-up, netted a best of 10.90@ 121.9 in Bowling Green. My '68 weighs in at 3200 lbs + driver. List of goodies include: 11.00 ross pistons,Kenne Bell- Maxi 3 cam, Iron Ported Heads by John Zerucha That flow 250 intake, 187 exhaust, Poston roller rockers 1.60/ Wildcat intake, stock 850 Holley, MSD -6AL, MSD Dist. 30 deg. timing, T/A front cover/ Poston oil pan/ Stock recon. rods, hit traps @ 6300rpm, shift around 6000/ 4.10 gear/ 29"x 9" slicks TCI 10" converter, 3500 stall, turbo 350 w/ brake. Engine assembled by Gary Paine (GREAT SCAT), all i do put gas in & go. Nothing exotic, just a good working combination. This same engine was in my loaded 3900lb '71 GS455, went a best of 12.08 @110.8 driven to the track every time. To this day i have 130 passes & 2 summers of street driving on this combination. Buick reliability #1 Randy
'69 GS400 Convert. stock bodied TOTAL street car (as in go for a 1500 mile cruise if you want to.....15 mpg on highway:TU: ) Engine - '70 455/.040 overbore Forged TRW pistons, Stock rods, TA413 cam, 1.6 TA roller roackers, Full race ported Gessler Heads (flow 283 intake, 194 exhaust) Stage1 valves, grooved cam bearings....etc. Compression is a true Pump-friendly 10:1. Trans is TH400 with heavy-duty rebuild and lower 1st and 2nd gearset, Chevy 12-bolt 3.08 rear, Metco upper and lower rear control arms. Race Weight with me in it and 10 gals of gas 4085Lbs. Best pass this year was a 12.66 @ 106 with a lousy 1.84 60' on BFG Drag radials. Car has gone a 12.39 @ 109 with 3.42 gears. If i can get a good leave ?? like a 1.65 60' ?? I think Todd and I should be REAL close chasing that 11 sec pass for a Convertable :beer 2 Todd
434 You won't find any SBB's that can compare to the DX/Batten conbination. There is not the aftermarket for the SBB that is available for the SBO. About the most you'll see from a max effort SBB is 450-500HP. The power to $ factor makes it senseless to build the SBB for an all out race application.Therefore,lack of aftermarket. I think if I were to build a SB it would be a DX.
I`m surprised at that. You Buick guys seam to make alot of power without spending alot of money. How fast are some of you guys running in all out race vehicles. (door cars)
I believe Sonny Seal is in the low 10's with his small block 69 GS California. Don't know any details about his combo, though.
TWEETY Sonny is in the low 11's,still lookin for that elusive 10 second time slip.Probably one of the fastest 350's in a 3400 lb car around. gary
Fastest Buick? I think Rod Hendrickson has the fastest BBB with a 8.17 at 170 weighing in at 2980 lbs. It a door slammer an he's known to prowel around on the dark streets from time to time. Bad Ride!!!:Brow:
This car hurt a lot of feelings on the street and track here locally. It's one of my favorites.:bglasses: Ronnie
Rod's Skyhawk got low qualifier again this year at the nats with an 8.07 @ 172mph,,,, beating his run last year of 8.14 @ 171.2 mph. Last I heard Dave Mongeon was running low 8's also. Hopefully he can make it to the BPG event in August. Should make for some good racing. Anyone else make better times in their car since this was last posted?? It is funny how you will spend crazy amounts of money to spend less time in your car on the track.
Hey Paul, Thus far my normally aspirated Big Block Buick with my Andy Miller designed rotating assembly (1674 gram bob weight) has gone 8.92 @ 152.5 mph. The car weighs in at 2850 lbs. The converter was flashing to 5800 so I sent it out and had it tightened up to 5000. Last week in the heat (97 to 99 of Bowling Green, KY and the slippery Beach Bend track I went 8.97 at 151.50. I will be headed out to Norwalk tomorrow to do some racing and the weather is looking good so i am expecting some low 8.80s to 8.70s. I will add more information tomorrow. I was looking at your thread on ROP regarding your new engine. That looks like quite a nice piece. How fast have you gone with your present combo? Also could you give some information about your engine and possibly post a pic or two. I think you Olds guys are a bit ahead of us when it comes to engine design. I know I am going to take some heat for that comment but these Olds guys are building relatively small engines (416 to 434 CID) with custom cranks made that are 42 to 45 lbs (compared to our 77 to 90 lbs) along with ultra light rotating assemblies. These guys are making just as much HP with there small engines as we are making with 500 plus cubic inches. I cant wait for Olds weekend at Norwalk!!! You guys know how to have a good time. OH Paul.... do me a favor and leave the Hammer over on the ROP site. That will not fly here :grin: . Take Care
Re: 10.18@131.20 Question..... Since I have not experienced that kind of speed, tell me...... Looking at the video, is that a whole lot of pedaling, or is that a "get it outta the hole, mat it, and keep it straight as it will go" ? Curious minds want to know. Well, at least mine does. uzzled:
