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Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-09-2014, 12:40 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

By the way my tire pressure was 35psi not 15psi in the video. Pretty sure 22 psi is what I ran normally with those Mickey's. 10.9 was the best et with the drag radials. I ran 10.7's on a 28" slick.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-09-2014, 12:10 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

Honestly I'm fine with agreeing to disagree. I would like to meet some of the people running that low of pressure with good luck on a regular radial, for real. It just doesn't seem the norm, so I...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 11:50 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

So don't tell them to run 12-15 psi in their normal radials. Its bad info
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 11:41 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

And I wasn't trying to get into an argument. But you wont find any racer running an everyday radial running 12-15 psi.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 11:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbd7fL0lRJk

My grey 77 Firebird with 275/50/15 Mickey Thomson drag radials. 15 psi.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 11:14 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

I actually hooked just as good on my normal street tires as I did with the original bfg drag radials. That is why I raced on regular radials at the time. Yes I know that is not what you will find...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 10:18 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

I just thought I read that you were suggesting an every day street radial should be treated the same as a drag radial for air pressures. Not saying a person shouldn't experiment with pressures on a...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-08-2014, 09:44 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

I was talking about everyday street radials, not sticky drag radials. every company has different recommendations for their drag specific tires. Example would be, back when BFG came out with the...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-07-2014, 11:46 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,159
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: SSM lift bars???

283684

This guy runs SSM bars and has a 4 speed. I'd say they work.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-07-2014, 11:00 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 10,027
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 308 VS 373s 1/4 mile

I have to disagree with you on this. Street radials have hard sidewalls and no tubes. They will tend to cup with to little air pressure. When I used to run a true street radial I would do a good burn...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
10-07-2012, 09:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 471
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: What should it run?

while I have seen the vortec headed 355's run pretty good. Given the things that will hold it back plus being its first outing. I am going to guess 13.4 @103
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
08-01-2012, 11:04 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

I thougth better of what I wanted to say. There is a place for this forum on Thirdgen.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
08-01-2012, 07:36 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,345
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Trucks? Someone explain?

There is a stockish looking 90's lightening at the track I go to that runs 8.90's. Its fun to watch that thing go, but he has broken alot of 9" rears. Pretty sure he'd be damn near a second faster if...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-31-2012, 07:57 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

Not a third gen or mustang, but since you like fast N/A street cars, this guy also runs at the local track. When this article was written he was running bottom 10's. I believe he now runs 9.7's. I...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 01:27 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

Awesome cars
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

those fox bodies have some type of boost, and the camaro is an NA 400 4 speed, but the mustangs do have the camaro covered by a second or more.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 01:02 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

we do have one pretty fast 85 camaro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW2FPGHGhjw
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 12:58 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

Here's another pair of fox bodies that run at the same track I do .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoc61hGMAis&feature=player_embedded
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 12:34 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

You wouldnt believe how fast this mustang is, and he drives it eveywhere, including to and from the track. Not to mention he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.
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Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-30-2012, 12:29 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 10,334
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: tired of the 5.0 bull ****

There's still unboosted 5 liters out there?lol.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-21-2012, 01:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,776
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 89 iroc street/strip NO HOOK

I could be wrong, but it sounds like he has a hydrualic flat tappet. good luck finding a mild .600 lift cam in a hydraulic flat tappet. If I am wrong I apologize sinscerely. I have a .670 solid...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-21-2012, 01:15 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,776
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 89 iroc street/strip NO HOOK

Do not air down the street radials. they will cup and give you less contact patch.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
06-21-2012, 01:13 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,776
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 89 iroc street/strip NO HOOK

I can't see you having traction problems as bad as you think with your combo and 60'. Its your first or second time out so it undoubtably has a bit more, but it really seems right now that you are...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
05-14-2012, 11:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,286
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Power gain from Intake/Exhaust Question

With what you have the exhaust would make the biggest and most noticable difference. The carb and intake would definetly give you more over all HP, but might take away from yor bottom end a bit. So...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
05-14-2012, 08:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,034
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: new carb, new gears, slowed down -_-

I feel your pain. I went to a slightly larger cam and a slightly better converter only to run about the same. I went 10.9@ 124 in average air. where my best before was a 10.8@125. I think I hit the...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
03-26-2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 5,323
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 150mph!!!

That one was street driven and done in the mid to late 80's if its the one I remeber.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
03-23-2012, 07:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,857
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: T-Top vs. Hard Top

A 1980 z28 is not a third gen. Its a second gen.Thus the reason I added that little bit of info. Also the frame connectors and solid mounts made the car so rigid that if you jacked up the front on...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
03-22-2012, 10:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,857
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: T-Top vs. Hard Top

Depends on HP. I had an 80 z28 with a 500-550 fwhp and t tops. I had weld in competition engineering frame connectors that required cutting of the floor boards and welding the frame connectors to the...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
02-27-2012, 10:50 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,560
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: $2,000 on the line! '12 Altima vs.'91 Z28

While I do believe you could get away with 100mph or better for a mile on the I 90 on a Saturday at 6 am. I think anyone one that does it is stupid, especailly racing a moronic driver like your...
Forum: Exhaust
01-06-2012, 11:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 820
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Dual Exhaust Questions

I am certainly not trying to dis you, or anyone else running 500 or less flywheel HP. Reality is, is that a single 3" is fine. If you can get duals for about the same price from a reputable shop that...
Forum: Exhaust
01-06-2012, 11:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 820
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Dual Exhaust Questions

Real life. I ran 11.6 with a single flowcrapper cat back. I ran the same system with a dynomax ulra flow 11.40, open exhaust 11.2. Small block 383.
Forum: Exhaust
01-06-2012, 11:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 820
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Dual Exhaust Questions

When you can get a mail order system that will fit better and make the same power for less, then you are paying too much period. Maybe it will be a single 3". but for most applications its just a...
Forum: Exhaust
01-06-2012, 09:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 820
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Dual Exhaust Questions

$635 is way to much if its an average exhaust shop doing an average job.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
01-06-2012, 09:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,504
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 89 camaro vs 81 camaro

Back in the day I had a friend with an 80 camaro with a 350 and ported 305 heads with 2.02 intakes and ran low 13's all day on a true street radial. Not to shabby for a DD in 1989
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
01-02-2012, 07:05 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 11,575
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Trying to break into 11's

The solid cam has more lift. I'm not sure what he did to his heads to run the solid cam. The motor itself is a budget 383 built by my friend that works at Competition Products. He was amazed himself...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
01-02-2012, 06:05 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 11,575
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Trying to break into 11's

I'm not sure what he all had to do to the heads but he now has a solid flat tappet in it and running 10.8's @123 mph.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
01-02-2012, 03:53 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 11,575
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Trying to break into 11's

I know a guy that ran a vortec headed 383 in an 85 camaro with a .450 lift rule hydraulic cam and ran mid to low 11's @ 118mph with 3.42 gears. It did have a 2700 lb race weight though.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-27-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,065
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: G-TECH 1/4 TIMES

gtechs from what I've seen are pretty close for the 1/4 mile, but usually high with the mph in the 1/4. Your Mph's seem to match pretty good. The times sound about right for what you have also.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-27-2011, 08:11 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 6,644
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Post your "Holy ***T" moments lol

I'm too old so I have way to many "oh ****!" stories. Forunately they are all from my youth and I survived to tell about them. To tell even one accurately would be a page so I'll just give you the...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
07-25-2011, 04:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 554
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Whats a guess for 1/4 time

traction will be the biggest factor. I'll guess anywhere from 14.5 to 16.5
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
07-23-2011, 07:30 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 18,528
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: any sbc running 9's here

A friend of mine runs consistant 9.90's with an N/A 400 sbc with a 4 speed in an 85 camaro.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
04-28-2011, 10:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,956
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 86 iroc-z mid 70s 350 cast number 3970014 vs 96 lt1 firebird

I remeber when the new version of the LT1 first came out. I think it was CarCraft that did a dyno comparison with the old school LT1. The old school was rated at 370 HP and the new one was rated at...
Forum: Exhaust
04-27-2011, 07:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,877
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 2" primaries too big? Interesting headers inside

1 5/8 shorty headers on the other hand made my 383 sound like an old truck motor, and killed performance all around. So bad I never bothered to take it to the track.
Forum: Exhaust
04-27-2011, 07:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,877
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 2" primaries too big? Interesting headers inside

Mine is personal experience. I had a low 11 sec 383 84 firebird that ran virtually the same with the hedman 1 5/8 and the hooker super comp 1 3/4. The super comps probobly did make More HP, but the 1...
Forum: Exhaust
04-26-2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,877
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: 2" primaries too big? Interesting headers inside

1 5/8" would be fine for A 500 HP 383. Better low end torque than 1 3/4". I definetly would not go over 1 3/4" for a 500 hp 383.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
04-21-2011, 11:11 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,175
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Cobra performance

7 year old post and you're trying to put down an 11 second car? Get a life.You want some in your 6.0 LSX? Come on up to Wisconsin. I'll show you some tail lights.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
04-19-2011, 04:05 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,344
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: What will it run curiosity

I agree with mw66nova. Somewhere in the mid to lower 14s' depending on the usual factors like traction and how bad your exhaust is holding you back.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
04-13-2011, 09:07 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 7,310
Posted By 84firebird383

Re: Me vs. new Pontiac G6 GT; Some of my racing philosophy

I like your thinking. I know there was a early or mid 90's mustang with a duramax that did drag week a few years ago and ran hi 9's and averaged about 34 mpg.
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