The Horvaths
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No video just yet. Maybe I can convince the missus to ride shotgun..
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65Fury440
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Wow welcome back!!
So when I was building my car, I always thought, boy if I could get faster than that 11secondC, that would be a good goal.
Well there goes that right out the window.
I'm happy you guys are doing this build. It reaches extreme goals some of us can't attain.
Keep your photos coming, you guys do great work, best thread ever!!
So when I was building my car, I always thought, boy if I could get faster than that 11secondC, that would be a good goal.
Well there goes that right out the window.
I'm happy you guys are doing this build. It reaches extreme goals some of us can't attain.
Keep your photos coming, you guys do great work, best thread ever!!
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
The math points towards high nines. Hypothetically, we could just break 10.0. In reality, high- to mid- tens are probably attainable on a really, really good day. Time will tell.
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65Fury440
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What kind of gear ratio are you thinking?
With your compression heads and cam no doubt you have enough steam for 10s.
have you ever weighed the car?
Mine weighed 3950 with 3/4 tank of gas
I know how you can drop 100 pounds!
65sporty
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Thanks for the updates, I was beginning to wonder if you lost your way here
The Horvaths
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4.30/1 rear, with a spool. A locker is considerably dangerous at these power levels. The torque converter will probably be ~4500, and built to handle the shock of a transbrake.
It’s been running a 4.10/1 differential with a 3500 RPM stall converter and this intake and cam setup just doesn’t love the starting line. Then again, neither did the u-joint studs!Two of them sheared clean off, that's why the long pause in posts. The "489" center section requires a new crush sleeve to replace the yoke. That started to snowball, and, we decided that the time was nigh to go with a Dana (Strange) 60 setup.
I’m also going to start bumping the timing once it gets a few miles. The ignition is quite intelligent and will let me make decisions about timing based upon time, RPM, gear, etc. This, too, should help with takeoff.
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It’s been running a 4.10/1 differential with a 3500 RPM stall converter and this intake and cam setup just doesn’t love the starting line. Then again, neither did the u-joint studs!Two of them sheared clean off, that's why the long pause in posts. The "489" center section requires a new crush sleeve to replace the yoke. That started to snowball, and, we decided that the time was nigh to go with a Dana (Strange) 60 setup.
I’m also going to start bumping the timing once it gets a few miles. The ignition is quite intelligent and will let me make decisions about timing based upon time, RPM, gear, etc. This, too, should help with takeoff.
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The Horvaths
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By the way..
..I don't think that I ever showed y'all what I did for my Summer vacation:
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..I don't think that I ever showed y'all what I did for my Summer vacation:
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Now that's just teasing...........
65Fury440
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That sure is purdy!
What's it going on?
The Horvaths
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A polyspherical 318 "A" that will be in a 1948 Dodge Power Wagon.
I called Cope Racing Transmissions and had a rather long chat with John Cope. He's thinking that we're just about as crazy as he is. This should be fun!
Details to follow..
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65sporty
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I wonder how the Poly is going to like the GM carbs???
The Horvaths
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The Horvaths
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News:
John Cope had PTC take a look at our build and they’ve suggested an 8”, 5200 RPM flash stall converter (with a steel stator to handle the transbrake).
I had thought about using a ~4500 stall converter. They feel that the higher stall is necessary. I’m down with utilizing their experience, so, we’re going with the suggestion.
John Cope also said that the car was going to be a very serious contender and “stupid-fast” considering its weight. That’s just what a young man needs to make him learn some respect for the laws of physics.
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John Cope had PTC take a look at our build and they’ve suggested an 8”, 5200 RPM flash stall converter (with a steel stator to handle the transbrake).
I had thought about using a ~4500 stall converter. They feel that the higher stall is necessary. I’m down with utilizing their experience, so, we’re going with the suggestion.
John Cope also said that the car was going to be a very serious contender and “stupid-fast” considering its weight. That’s just what a young man needs to make him learn some respect for the laws of physics.
- dad
The Horvaths
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Dana weighed it at 3,650 lb many years ago.What kind of gear ratio are you thinking?
With your compression heads and cam no doubt you have enough steam for 10s.
have you ever weighed the car?
Mine weighed 3950 with 3/4 tank of gas
I know how you can drop 100 pounds!
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65Fury440
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I see you have a fuel cell, do you have fiberglass seats?
Even with no hood and a fiberglass front bumper my turd probably weighs more.
Can't wait to see more.
The Horvaths
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Aluminum seats coming when the roll cage goes in. Two of them. Wanna ride?
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Oh, heck yeah...
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