454 Nova vs Ron Jrs 400 Dart !
Well we took my sons Dart to the track tonight and he raced his buddies Nova twice. And twice he had Chevy for dinner. Well he actually redlited but it was to see who was fastest. We also tried the Street Dominator intake on Ron Jrs Dart. Botom line it did not run faster but it ran good and had good solid mph at 116 both runs. I will say that I dont think the air was very good as it had just rained and my brothers car usually runs 10.70's on average days went 10.87 , 10.92 and 11.00 as it got slower every run. Damn lousy air. We also tried the shorter worn out McCreary's on the first run which are 26" tall but are worn down to about 25-1/2". And it spun on them so we put the 28" tall American racer tires back on for the second run.
First run on 25-1/2" McCreary's with the 4.30 gears was 11.77 @ 116 vs the Nova 's 11.84 @ 115.
Second run on the 28" American Racer tires was 11.72 @ 116 vs the Nova's 12.00 @ 115 as it hooked better but not great. Last time out it ran a 1.66 60ft but tonights best was 1.73 but it was the first passes on the new tires and the old McCreary's are worn out. I think in better air like the first time out when it had the 3.91's and with slicks it may have 11.50's in it. I was hoping for more but the car ran solid and we drove it the 45 miles home so it was not a bad night at all. We also took my other son Tim's SRT-4 and had a bad night blowing the power brake vacum line off and loosing boost but it did run 13.40's. But it sure is fun driving to the track and running 11's and driving home with a car that got cought in the rain and had to turn its wipers on. Here is the timeslips and a pic of the cars in the pits. My buddy got some more pics I will get later. Thanks , Ron
Oh the Dart is car # 443.
Well we took my sons Dart to the track tonight and he raced his buddies Nova twice. And twice he had Chevy for dinner. Well he actually redlited but it was to see who was fastest. We also tried the Street Dominator intake on Ron Jrs Dart. Botom line it did not run faster but it ran good and had good solid mph at 116 both runs. I will say that I dont think the air was very good as it had just rained and my brothers car usually runs 10.70's on average days went 10.87 , 10.92 and 11.00 as it got slower every run. Damn lousy air. We also tried the shorter worn out McCreary's on the first run which are 26" tall but are worn down to about 25-1/2". And it spun on them so we put the 28" tall American racer tires back on for the second run.
First run on 25-1/2" McCreary's with the 4.30 gears was 11.77 @ 116 vs the Nova 's 11.84 @ 115.
Second run on the 28" American Racer tires was 11.72 @ 116 vs the Nova's 12.00 @ 115 as it hooked better but not great. Last time out it ran a 1.66 60ft but tonights best was 1.73 but it was the first passes on the new tires and the old McCreary's are worn out. I think in better air like the first time out when it had the 3.91's and with slicks it may have 11.50's in it. I was hoping for more but the car ran solid and we drove it the 45 miles home so it was not a bad night at all. We also took my other son Tim's SRT-4 and had a bad night blowing the power brake vacum line off and loosing boost but it did run 13.40's. But it sure is fun driving to the track and running 11's and driving home with a car that got cought in the rain and had to turn its wipers on. Here is the timeslips and a pic of the cars in the pits. My buddy got some more pics I will get later. Thanks , Ron
Oh the Dart is car # 443.