Awesome car, congrats man!! definitely gives me a little motivation to stop working on my Camaro for a while and finish up on my 69 Nova SS.
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Took her out this weekend to try out the 275/60/15 radials and see what the limits were with the motor and on the spray.
After trying a regular footbrake, I stepped up to a transbrake launch at 3800 rpm on the radials at 18 psi:
After playing around with a timer that ultimately was hit or miss, I went back to using a toggle switch for the nitrous shot (same 78 fuel/85 nitrous I used the previous week). Car was full weight with both seats this time.
First full spray pass, footbraking 2000 rpm - 1.494 60 foot, 6.400 @ 108.35 mph 1/8-mile, 10.063 @ 132.52 mph.
Tried the MSD timer and it clicked off but I grabbed the button in time for a 10.23 at 131 mph pass.
Okay, let's go back to the manual button, get greedy and see if she will hold more.
Footbraking 2000 rpm, same shot, same tire pressure -
Then I got the track to open their scales. The last time I weighed her she was about 3500 (before the roll bar to cage upgrade, adding tailpipes to the full 3" exhaust, and whatever other weight the restoration added).
With my 215 butt in the seat (which weighs 52 lbs for a factory bucket seat), she weighed 3660!
I am now off for a few weeks before heading south to race at PBIR Super Chevy meet on the first weekend in March.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
Derek
__________________ 1970 Nova SS Clone: 383 SBC on 93 swill, 3600+ lbs., 11.12 @ 119.77 mph N/A, quicker on the jug... 2000 Formula: MACS, ORY, Magnaflow, !EGR, !AIR, Formato tune, stock long block, trans and rear end, still slow 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 ECSB 5.3: Magnaflow CB, K&N CAI, Formato tune, what I haul s**t with
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That is a good looking Nova Derek, looks good doing a wheelie too. Glad your having fun with it again after so long. Are you gonna run sportsman with it this year or Super Pro?
Likely sportsman (or now called no-box). I have a delay box in the garage, maybe one day I'll try it out. I just still like footbraking I guess.
Derek
__________________ 1970 Nova SS Clone: 383 SBC on 93 swill, 3600+ lbs., 11.12 @ 119.77 mph N/A, quicker on the jug... 2000 Formula: MACS, ORY, Magnaflow, !EGR, !AIR, Formato tune, stock long block, trans and rear end, still slow 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 ECSB 5.3: Magnaflow CB, K&N CAI, Formato tune, what I haul s**t with
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Yeah there's a bit to get "legal", but boy it feels good doesn't it?
Go kick that butt!!!!!!
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Yep, took me a good 3-4 minutes to get all the stuff on and the net in place the first time (almost makes the stuff needed for low 11s a joke a times). Thanks for the comments.
Jeff,
Good hearing from you. Not likely she'll be getting sold anytime soon (since I know what it would take to replace it (and no one will likely pay me that for a SBC green Nova), but I'll let you know if that changes.
Derek
__________________ 1970 Nova SS Clone: 383 SBC on 93 swill, 3600+ lbs., 11.12 @ 119.77 mph N/A, quicker on the jug... 2000 Formula: MACS, ORY, Magnaflow, !EGR, !AIR, Formato tune, stock long block, trans and rear end, still slow 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 ECSB 5.3: Magnaflow CB, K&N CAI, Formato tune, what I haul s**t with
Check out pictures, info and vids: www.fquick.com/Villain281H
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"
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With my 215 butt in the seat (which weighs 52 lbs for a factory bucket seat), she weighed 3660!
Very nice Nova !
Even though it's on the heavy side it's still a great looking car !
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Congrats on making it into the 9's and thats a really nice car. What rpm are you crossing with the 3.73's on n20? What cam and compression are you running in that 383? I am finishing up my new bullet LT1, 12.1 compression 383, solid roller, Fully ported LT1 castings, shaft rockers, 4k converter and 4.10's. I don't know if it will cross under 7,000 on n2o with 4.10's and the 325/50/15's. Later Clint
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10.82@127mph all motor spinning.
9.83@136mph old 355" n2o times
GMHTP Budget 9second T/A
Jeff, I might once I get the timer working, but at this point she'll stay put.
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Congrats on making it into the 9's and thats a really nice car. What rpm are you crossing with the 3.73's on n20? What cam and compression are you running in that 383? I am finishing up my new bullet LT1, 12.1 compression 383, solid roller, Fully ported LT1 castings, shaft rockers, 4k converter and 4.10's. I don't know if it will cross under 7,000 on n2o with 4.10's and the 325/50/15's. Later Clint
RPM on the 275/60/15 radials is 6900, on the 28 x 10.5 slicks is 6600. Cam is a custom solid roller, compression is 10.25:1. Good luck with your new bullet, sounds badass!
Derek
__________________ 1970 Nova SS Clone: 383 SBC on 93 swill, 3600+ lbs., 11.12 @ 119.77 mph N/A, quicker on the jug... 2000 Formula: MACS, ORY, Magnaflow, !EGR, !AIR, Formato tune, stock long block, trans and rear end, still slow 2004 GMC Sierra 1500 ECSB 5.3: Magnaflow CB, K&N CAI, Formato tune, what I haul s**t with
Check out pictures, info and vids: www.fquick.com/Villain281H
"If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?"
I have a delay box in the garage, maybe one day I'll try it out. I just still like footbraking I guess.
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