Well Friday night I ran the Camaro at the drag strip for the first time... Times were about right what I had expected. Here are a few of the slips:

First Run:
2.14 60'
9.30 1/8 ET
77.28 1/8 MPH
14.33 1/4 ET
99.18 1/4 MPH


Second Run:
2.13 60'
9.09 1/8 ET
79.87 1/8 MPH
14.02 1/4 ET
99.49 1/4 MPH


Third Run:
2.27 60'
9.05 1/8 ET
81.14 1/8 MPH
13.88 1/4 ET
99.91 1/4 MPH


All runs were performed with the exhaust cut-out open. Ok, now for the first two runs the car was set up the same, although my shift points were a little different. On the third run I removed the air cleaner and 17" heavy duty flex fan. Also for the third run I played with the carb a little bit, basically making it dump a little more fuel in there.

The car was missing out on the top-end though. Please refer to this thread for more information. After richening up the carb a little bit the missing got worse and on the top of third gear I was losing a noticeable amount of power.

I did a short burnout (hardly any smoke), and for the launch all I did was hold the RPMs at about 1500-1600 and release the brake and floor it. I hooked w/o wheelspin except for the third run (just had a tiny tiny bit on the third run).

So what do yall think? I know I need to correct my fuel problem, and I now know just how bad my stock torque converter is hurting me. And a lil more power wouldn't hurt either......




Engine:
4 Bolt Main 350 bored .030 over (355)
Stock crankshaft
Side polished and shot-peened rods w/ ARP fasteners
Keith Black Flat Top Pistons
XE 274 Camshaft
Stock 1.5 rockers with screwed-in studs and guideplates
Ported and polished bowl blended smogger heads
2.02" Intake Valves, 1.60" Exhaust Valves
Weiand X-Celerator Single Plane Intake
1" Open Carb Spacer
Edelbrock 750 CFM electric choke carb
Flat Bottom 14"x3" K&N Air Filter

Transmission:
"Corvette" Stall

Ignition:
Accel Replacement HEI Distributor
Accel 45,000 HEI Volt Super Coil
Taylor 8mm Spark Plug Wires
AC Delco Spark Plugs

Rear End:
Stock 7.5” 10-bolt rear-end
Richmond 3.73s
SLP take-off posi
All seals and bearings were replaced when the gear/posi swap was done.

Suspension:
Boxed-stock LCAs
Polyurethane front and rear sway bar endlinks
Polyurethane front and rear sway bar chassis mounts
Polyurethane transmission mount
Summit Racing 3-way Adjustable Rear Drag Shocks
Air Lift Air Bags in the rear springs


Cooling:
17" Heavy Duty Derale Flex Fan with a 2" spacer
B&M 24,000 GVW transmission cooler
Stewart Stage 1 Water Pump
160º Thermostat with two ¼" Holes

Exhaust:
Hedman shorty headers, with their y-pipe that I ported and modified(single pipe is now all 3")
Straight-pipe catalytic converter
3" pipe all the way
Flowmaster 40 Series Race Muffler w/ Turndown
Exhaust Cut-Out before the "cat"

Weight:
3,340 pounds full race weight.

Appearence/Misc.:
1991-1992 Z28 Rims, IROC fog lights, Harwood 4" Cowl Hood, Z28 Grille, Custom LED 3rd Brake Light, Sylvania Cool Blue Low and High Beam Headlights, Proform Shift Light, Triple Gauge Console, R&M Billet Spark Plug Wire Looms, Moroso Chrome Valve Covers, Keyless Entry, 235/55/16 Firestone front tires (came with the car), and 295/50/16 BFG T/A rear tires

 

nice runs

 

Thanks, but I'm not too happy with the 60's nor the missing out on the top end lol...

But hey, it was just the first time out...

 

I love the XE274 cam . Do you have plans to go to a better flowing cylinder head any time soon?

 

Probably not, school is starting back up and from the way it looks by the time I get out and get a full-time job hopefully I can just build a new motor from the bottom up...

Oh yeah, the track is 600' above sea level, it was about 84 degrees outside, and I am kinda guessing on this one but around 55% humidity.

 

good times.