The faster you go the more exponential the money curve.
Sounds like a beast! Sorry you're unhappy, though.I was at a similar crossroad with my 93 5.0 years back. I ended up doing both the Trick Flow kit and the SC, and later transferred those over to a 347.
I started with the Trick Flow street burner top end kit. The street burner is a step down from the kit you linked, I think. in retrospect I probably should have gone with the 11R, but im not unhappy at all with where I ended up.
The street burner kit got me right at 300 whp. I later put on the Vortech. That got me to just over 400 whp iirc. Then I got one piston not holding compression, so i had a 347 built on a Dart block annd transferred over the Trick Flow gear and the Vortech. I’m using a Holley Terminator X on it. It seems to like the stuff that came off my 5.0, as it makes 573 whp and 579 wtq. It runs great, and overall is street friendly, but traction is an issue so pedal finesse is required haha. I have not had it at the track.
Haha! Double negative. I’m really happy with it. I was on the fence about doing a Coyote swap instead, as it would have cost about the same and given me a modern powerplant, but glad I stayed with a pushrod and kept that old school pulse you can feel.Sounds like a beast! Sorry you're unhappy, though.
This is why I built a 8.5 O/L heads up class car.I've never wanted to run a class... mostly because I don't want to restrict myself from the parts I want. For example, I remember a lot of the classes were outlawing the MSD 7531 box because it has slew-rate control. I guess some of those boys considered it cheating. Well, I wanted one, and didn't want to bother reading rule books when building my car.
Look whats happened to the INDY car and Formula 1 series because of rule changes throughout the decades....Maybe I need to tag along with a guy like you to see what it's like, first-hand. I just hate the idea that there's a group of people getting their asses kicked by a guy that has it figured out, so the group votes on rules that make that guy change his car, next season.
Good information! Sounds like you have a nice build there! What do think the total cost was?I was at a similar crossroad with my 93 5.0 years back. I ended up doing both the Trick Flow kit and the SC, and later transferred those over to a 347.
I started with the Trick Flow street burner top end kit. The street burner is a step down from the kit you linked, I think. in retrospect I probably should have gone with the 11R, but im not unhappy at all with where I ended up.
The street burner kit got me right at 300 whp. I later put on the Vortech. That got me to just over 400 whp iirc. Then I got one piston not holding compression, so i had a 347 built on a Dart block annd transferred over the Trick Flow gear and the Vortech. I’m using a Holley Terminator X on it. It seems to like the stuff that came off my 5.0, as it makes 573 whp and 579 wtq. It runs great, and overall is street friendly, but traction is an issue so pedal finesse is required haha. I have not had it at the track.
This happens at my local drag strip.Maybe I need to tag along with a guy like you to see what it's like, first-hand. I just hate the idea that there's a group of people getting their asses kicked by a guy that has it figured out, so the group votes on rules that make that guy change his car, next season.
But yeah, cubic dollars will always be greater than cubic inches.
Holy Crap!!! What track is that?This happens at my local drag strip.
"Hey, lets make a fastest street car category!"
"You should run your car!"
Me: Ok.
Them: well...you have plexiglass on your Hatch.
Me: so? I can see through it.
Them: yeah, but it is not factory
Me: Where does it say fastest street car category has to have stock glass?
Them: well obviously, nobody with a "real" streetcar would have plexiglass...
Me: OK anything else?
Them: yeah, your race mufflers are not real mufflers, and your horn don't work. Proceeds to lay out a dozen other reasons why I would not be allowed.
Me: So why did you invite me?
Them: Crickets
Me: thinking to myself "their car is not as fast, so they can't win, so lets make it so he can't run..."
Same goes for "Fastest Radial Tire" car.
Me: shows up with a 275/60/15 Drag Radial.
Them: Hey! That's not DOT approved!
It is always something.
Anymore, when I am invited for anything, even a No-Time event, I politely refuse.
I will just show up and run the car in brackets and probably lose first round cause I try to go faster every round. I have fun either way.
I don't want the fatigue of dealing with their BS.
I never had a problem in the 8.5 O/L Class when I was out in the Seattle area. Even went to the Street Car Super Nationals in Vegas to compete.Actually, that is my sentiments exactly. I just wanna do my own thing.... but I can also see how a competitive class could be a ton of fun. I just know it's going to END in bull& drama like all human competition does.
God bless! That's a hell of a drive. Hope you turned that into a multi-week vacation with several stops or something. Otherwise, I'd say you've got some serious commitment to your sport, sir.I never had a problem in the 8.5 O/L Class when I was out in the Seattle area. Even went to the Street Car Super Nationals in Vegas to compete.
Only thing is, here in Maine, NOBODY does small tire drag racing.
So I took the 26 X 8.5 Hoosiers off and stuck a set of 275/60/15 Drag Radials on the car.
There are only 2 Drag Race tracks here in Maine. Both are 1/8 mile, which is great, cause that is what my car is set up for anyway.
It was a a Wednesday through Sunday event. Left Seattle on Monday morning early, stayed over in Salt Lake City and then hit Vegas on Tuesday afternoon. Had a blast the rest of the week and towed back starting Monday morning and getting back home sometime Tuesday afternoon. About 2,300 miles of towing. Thank goodness gas was under $3 a gallon cause that 6.8L V-10 averaged right at 9 mpg round trip. I did not go the previous year because gas was over $4 per gallon and I calculated it would have cost over $4K for fuel alone.God bless! That's a hell of a drive. Hope you turned that into a multi-week vacation with several stops or something. Otherwise, I'd say you've got some serious commitment to your sport, sir.
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