First trip to the drags for our pony

[BadHenry]

First trip to the drags for our pony 13.56 @ 101.79

First trip to the drags with our automatic pony. I am running against my daughters 2.4 Cavalier. I weigh 270 pounds so you know I slowed the Mustang down some. After that run with my big ass and quarter tank of gas I hit the scales before picking up my time slip and weighed 3812.
Plus a video of one of the pony's burnouts.
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=C27FF978-B08E-4EB4-B33B-5B8AF81B8B9C

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=1CB77D72-396F-472B-9636-0B8B457BBCD0

 

[Mike06_10pm]

hey BadHenry, great videos. ive always wondered and have tried over and over again to burn out the way you did in the second video, i know you go through the water pad or whatever that is at the track, so u shouldnt really do it on the street... but how do u do that? thanks
-mike

 

[BadHenry]

How I do my burnout

I start out in first gear, shift into second then shift in to third, you have to keep the rmp's up. You can really get the tire speed up when you are in third. It's the only way to really get those tires heated up for a good bite.
Here is a link to some burnout with my other red car. It is a movie my wife put together and called burning rubber.
]http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/169814/fullsize/Burning%20Rubber.wmv[/img]

Side note, the VW in the video cleaned my clock.

 

[Doc GTO]

Nice first time out! What was your 60ft?

 

[DarkFireGT]

if you're running stock tires, a huge burnout like that gives you less traction. A little one is good to kick the crap off the tires, but regular street tires get less traction when they get that hot.

On a side note, love the Galaxie video. I had a '65 Galaxie 352 as my first car. Paid $150 for it and it certainly held it's own on the street. I was 16 and didn't realize what it could be like if I completely restored it, so I sold it. I miss that car. Eventually I'll own one again. Hell, you can buy one in good to great condition for about $3500. It's just finding the 352 that's hard. Actually, I aquired the engine back, just don't have the car.

 

[BadHenry]

DarkFireGT It's not a Galaxie it is a Fairlane. A 65 Galaxie is a neat car, what a great car for your first one. Those car could haul lots of people and still are pretty quick. The Fe engine is noted for lots torque. The new Mustang's are quick but torque is no where near a 390 that has 427 pounds of torque stock.
Any car I have every drag raced with street tires or slick the more you warm them up the better. Most people aren't able to get into third gear to heat them up.

 

[DarkFireGT]

you're right, I just watched it again. THey look very similar. The backend and grill are almost identical, the rear quarter makes the most difference, and the Fairlane is a bit smaller. But yes, it was great to have a first car. Nothing like pulling up next to a guy with probably $10k in his engine and smokin' him That Chevelle had no idea what was coming

I don't know much about the 352 that was in the car, but I do know it was very rare for the Galaxie, and I believe it came from a T-Bird. I had some sort of police package though, because when I pulled the block apart, it was bored out, but you could tell it hadn't been pulled apart since it was manufactured. It explained why I beat that Chevelle, that's for sure.

 

[alfman9]

I start out in first gear, shift into second then shift in to third, you have to keep the rmp's up. You can really get the tire speed up when you are in third. It's the only way to really get those tires heated up for a good bite.
Here is a link to some burnout with my other red car. It is a movie my wife put together and called burning rubber.
]http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/169814/fullsize/Burning%20Rubber.wmv[/img]

Side note, the VW in the video cleaned my clock.

Just wondering, but how do you go about shifting an auto?

 

[351CJ]

It's just finding the 352 that's hard. Actually, I aquired the engine back, just don't have the car.

Sorry but 352s are neither rare, nor valuable.

Ford made the 352 from 1959 - 1966 and was available in almost any Galaxy. It is a FE motor, basically the same as a 390 with a slightly smaller bore & stroke. It came with standard FE heads not the high performance heads. The 352 was dropped because most people who wanted more power just went for the 390.

The 352 is a bit unusual because Ford didn't sell a lot of them and it was such a large and heavy engine for such a small displacement.

 

[BadHenry]

The 352 Ford sold a ton of them. The high performance 352 with 360 horsepower came out in 1960. That engine saw more police use than anything else. That may have been the engine that DarkFireGT had in his Galaxie.
Not sure how much you know about FE engines. All are the same block that included 332, 352, 360, 390, 406,410, 427, 428. Late model 406 and all 427 had cross bolt mains. The FE block was used from 1958 till 1976. All FE heads will bolt on to any of the FE blocks except 427 heads with large valve won't work with smaller bore blocks. The heads used on the 352 from 1961 to 1967 were the same heads that came on the 390 engine.
That is just a scratch of information on the FE engine. I have been working with FE engines since late 60s early 70s. Looking for more information you can go to FordFE.com

 

[DarkFireGT]

The 352 Ford sold a ton of them. The high performance 352 with 360 horsepower came out in 1960. That engine saw more police use than anything else. That may have been the engine that DarkFireGT had in his Galaxie.
Not sure how much you know about FE engines. All are the same block that included 332, 352, 360, 390, 406,410, 427, 428. Late model 406 and all 427 had cross bolt mains. The FE block was used from 1958 till 1976. All FE heads will bolt on to any of the FE blocks except 427 heads with large valve won't work with smaller bore blocks. The heads used on the 352 from 1961 to 1967 were the same heads that came on the 390 engine.
That is just a scratch of information on the FE engine. I have been working with FE engines since late 60s early 70s. Looking for more information you can go to FordFE.com

Told you I didn't know much about the engine, but it seems pretty rare to me, as I've been looking for another 65 Galaxie and finding one with the 352 is very hard. Most have the 390. BTW, thanks for the link, I'll have to check that out.

Sorry but 352s are neither rare, nor valuable.

I never said it was valuable, but finding it in a 65 Galaxie is a challenge.

edit: I just went looking on galaxieclub.com and there are a few on there. It's been a few years since I looked, so I guess when I looked before, there just didn't happen to be any for sale. It was still a great engine and I loved it dammit so that's all that matters lol.

sorry I stole your post, back to your track stuff.