68 Dart first time out

zhandfull said

Bought this 68 Dart for a street car. Has a 408 in it and runs pretty strong so I had to take it out to Irwindale last Thursday night to see what she would do.

First run
60' 2.681
1/8 8.82
88.1 mph

Second run
60' 2.260
1/8 8.40
88.47 mph

I was thinking it might run a high 7 but that just didn't happen with slippery street tires.


My goal is 7.50 - 7.60 so now the challenge has started. My self imposed rules at this point.
1. Full interior
2. No mini tubs
3. No roll bar

Thinking might need a new set of tires and a driveshaft loop prior to my next trip to the track.

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Well tonight was a lot better the tires worked great and traction was not a problem.

First run stalled it up to 2000 rpm and short shifted it at 5000
60' 1.677
1/8 7.699
mph 90.21

Second run stalled it up to 2500 rpm and shifted at 6000
60' 1.636
1/8 7.550
mph 91.37

Third run driver messed it up
60' 1.680
1/8 7.712
mph 88.88

Fourth run kind of backs up my second run
60' 1.626
1/8 7.559
mph 91.32

Also had a perfect .500 reaction time on the 3rd run so I guess it wasn't all bad. It was mostly luck as I was mostly concerned with shifting and launching the car at different rpm's and not trying to cut a light.

If my car is legal with no roll bar to 7.35 in the 1/8 I guess I need to try and find another 2 tenths. Guess I will have to play with the fuel and timing.