This Sunday 26 Aug the local track www.racecity.com is having a "Front wheel drive" class added to the bracket program. It's not going to be a bracket race for them but a heads up, no dial in, no breakout on a .500 pro tree. First one to the end of the track wins.

I was trying to get my bosses daughters car. A 99 GrandAm 3.4SC. I wanted to see what it could do but she wouldn't let me use it. Then I was thinking, how about finding a 1970 Olds Toronado 455. It's front wheel drive

Anyway... I was at the machine shop today to check out my engine (not ready yet, Tuesday or Wednesday). There was a rear wheel drive import on the dyno. I never looked to see exactly what it was. Listening to an import making a dyno run just sounds bad. After the run, the salesman tells me "Another happy import driver" He spent $1500 on parts and made 6 horsepower on the dyno

Like everyone always says, you won't make big HP gains from bolt on stuff.



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87 IROC-Z SuperPro ET Bracket Race Car
461 naturally aspirated Big Block

Best ET on a time slip: 11.242 altitude corrected to 10.89
Best MPH on a time slip: 121.52 altitude corrected to 125.89
Altitude corrected rear wheel HP: 497.9
Best 60 foot: 1.546

Racing at 3500 feet elevation but most race days it's over 5000 feet density altitude!
Member of the Calgary Drag Racing Association

87 IROC bracket car, 91 454SS daily driver, 95 Homebuilt Harley

 

You should've said something sooner, there was a 455 Toronado with a For Sale sign in the window parked on my block for almost a year, but it disappeared a couple of weeks ago.

Who's doing your engine?

 

Davenport's building me the long block.

Any idea how much they wanted for the Toronado?

 

No idea. I don't know who owned it, and they just had the phone number on the sign.

 

Steve Buddy,

You probably need to qualify "BOLT ONs". I unbolted my 305 and "BOLTED" in a 383 and gained some awesome HP!!

Willie runs 12s with his SC "bolted" on and 14s w/o it!! =o)

Good Luck with the new motor, I can't wait to hear how you do with it!!


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Phil87IROC
Blue '87 IROC, 383 Crate Motor, KB pistons, AFR 190 heads, TPIS ZZ-9 cam, Edelbrock RPM intake, 1" TD spacer, Hooker SC/LT headers w/ Mufflex Y-pipe, Edelbrock 750 cfm Carb (#1411), Stock T-5, GM 3.42 gears w/Auburn posi.
Ohio Valley Dragstrip (KY) Trophy Bracket WINNER - 8.39 ET on a 1.82 sec. - 60'. Best MPH = 84.44. Still Tuning Carb!
Red '89 IROC L98, TES w/Flowmaster, 1LE DS, 700R4, T-Tops, K&Ns w/open air boxes, 160 T-stat, Hypertech Chip, gutted MAF & CAT, Jacobs Ign., 53kv coil, MSD wires.

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