Can it hook?
Alright, have not posted anything for a while. I'm just going to give an update of where I'm at and what changes I plan to make. Hopefully the comments won't be to brutal, you know, things like calling the car a "pig" or telling me to buy a different this, that or the other. They know somebody who's car runs 9's on 400 horse and other interesting comments. I have to say that I am really surprised by some of the negative comments I have got.
My best time last year was a 11.934 @ 111.25 60' 1.643. The car hooks and spins when it takes off. I know it does not have enough pinion angle for the super stock springs, 4 degrees is all I can get in it with out cutting the factory spring perches and moving the axle and welding it. I also think the car is over geared for the cam, I have 3.91's and a 27" MT ET Street. I'm going through the lights at 6400 plus rpm. My engines peak HP is at 5700 rpm, I'm not floating the valves and the car feels like it's out of wind a couple hundred feet before the finish line. My trans has the low first gear (2.74) so the starting ratio is pretty deep.
My plans for changes. I have a dana 60 I will be going to with 3.54 gears and I will be going to a set of caltracs. I also plan to pull the back seat and install a roll bar for chassis stiffening and safety reasons. I will be pulling my tail pipes and dumping at the rear axle. That way I can pull the exhaust for open headers and it also eliminates some weight.