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Old 08-26-2007, 02:09 PM
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ok i have finally got the car running bust still isnt drivable and im wondering a few things. i have a 88 notch converted to 5.0 the engine is out of a 91 gt thats been swapped to carb. the engine has been rebuilt, crank polished, rods recondtioined, heads rebuilt, double coiled springs, e cam with 1.7 full roller rockers, aluminum high rise intake, 600 holley double pumper, bbk short tube headers with off road h-pipe, flowmaster single chambers w/ turndowns. underdrive pulleys and a/c and smog pump removed. electric fan, mallory billit distributor thats mechanical advance, mallory ignition box with mallory coil. 3.55 gears with upr upper and lower control arms, 4 cyl springs all the way around. rear end cover/girdle. full lenght sub frame connectors. removed front sway bar, no power windows or door locks or rear seat. no heater box. glass hood battery in trunk. an aod thats been fully built with a 2800 stall and bolooning plate. all poly motor and trans mounts. weld drag lite wheelsfront and rear.and to top it all off a 125 wet shot of nitrous. does anyone have a ball park of what it may run if in a previous thread i read a stock notch can run 13s. and how much do you think it will weigh? thanks in advance and sorry so long
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Old 08-26-2007, 02:18 PM
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You'll be low 13's not much more
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Old 08-26-2007, 02:26 PM
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stock heads are killin you
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Old 08-26-2007, 02:29 PM
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yeh im trying to get opinions and reasearch on which ones to buy but i dont just have the $1500 sittin around to just go and buy them either. i concidering building a 351 but cant make up my mind, heck i cant even decide on what color i want to paint it.

bz1111there was a friend of mine that had the same carb set up as i do but a cobra intake a 100 shot, same tranny and same gears running mid 12s and it was a hatch. with a/c and full interior
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Old 08-26-2007, 02:47 PM
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Yeah you'll definately be in the 12's on sprayif you havegood traction.
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Old 08-26-2007, 03:00 PM
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how much more besides heads will it take to make it into high 11s
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Old 08-26-2007, 03:21 PM
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Heads are the main concern. Cause without better breathing heads you can't dump more fuel to it, and without more fuel you can't get huge gains!
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Old 08-26-2007, 07:06 PM
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Get some of the wieght off it, 100#= .10.
Start removing stuff.........
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Old 08-26-2007, 09:43 PM
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im not really sure what else i can shave off of it besides the k member and aluminum heads and driveshaft. anybody have any suggestions on heads?
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atleast get gt-40p's, also more cubes more horse
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