charlie how much are they and how are they working for you?

I got mine about 5 years ago and it was $75, then. I had problems with my turbo system, so removed the turbo and installed nitrous (in the pits at Bristol). Ran the engine on the street and track with nitrous for a few years, with no problems. Eventually hurt a couple of pistons (Waiting for new .040 overs, as I post), head gasket is still fine, and will be reused. After I get the motor fixed, it will be going back into my 65 Valiant.

PS: Terry, do you have any pics, of your car/motor?

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

Very nice Terry, 11.85's that pretty sweat. Is that your best ET to date, I dont remember what you was running before. Sounds like next year should really start getting fun.


Jess

charlie all my pictures are on webshots, i tried putting a link in the article under virtural drag racing but i couldn`t get it to work doug put some they for me that seymour sent him but if you go to webshots and search my name ( terrylittlejohn) all the pitures are there. jess that was my highest mph and quickest et with some more tuning and a fresh engine that hasn`t cooked the rings so many times i think there`s alot more to come.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/15 ... 6459KOyvOt

http://family.webshots.com/photo/144116 ... 6459bUXyYC

http://family.webshots.com/photo/144116 ... 6459oubKEh

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Yeah....Im the one who destroyed this rare, vintage automobile.....

thanks sandy, i need to get out of the garage and learn more about the computer, i try and couldn`t do that ,thanks again

That is one nice ride.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225

thanks charlie, she`s fun to drive to

SWEET ride Terry.
I think you will get into the 10s next season.
Did you fab the intake manifold? I would like to supercharge or turbo one of my cars.
Thanks
Frank

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Scrapple: Because a mind is a terrible thing to waste.
73 Duster - Race Car
66 Dart Wagon - DD
178" FED
82 D150
All Slant powered

frank thanks, the intake is home fab, you can see all the pitures at the links that sandy has put a few post back, some have said that i should have made the plenum bigger and shorten the runners to #1&#6, there are pitures of both manifolds one for the 4-53 blower and the 4-71 blower.

Sounds like it is working pretty good, I dont believe I would worry about the runner lenth & plenum size with it work this good.


It almost sounds like you may have had more Ring problems than anything. Oil getting in the cylinder will cause detination despite the best tuning. And it sounds like you atleast got enough of a handle on it to go forward with it, and with only one race under your belt with the setup you ran a very good time, plus brought it home in one piece. I would guess a little more time with the car & you will be running low 11's before you know it, and dare I say maybe even a 10.999999999999999999 if all the planets get inline & a few lucky stars fly over.


Jess

now you have me really firer up, that would be a nice time slip.