MY FIRST KILL! 509 68' Camaro

Kevin Price · 10-24-2001, 02:46 PM

Ahhh, life is good. F-I-N-A-L-L-Y got my car to the track, spent several runs getting used to the car and just playing. Anyway, my best friend went down in his 68 Camaro with his Big Block 509, tubbed rear, etc.

Anyway, his days of talkin smack are officially over thanks to the good ole' blue oval.

We pull into the water box, with motors screaming the slicks finally begin to billow large amounts of smoke from the fenders. Good enough.

We both rev the motor to clean out the excess fuel getting ready for a "balls-to-the-walls" run no doubt.

We stage. I think to myself with a subtle grin "Alright, time to launch this S.O.B."

1st yellow, 2nd yellow, 3rd yel... BLAM tranny brake is released with the gas pedal to the floor. BOOM front tires lift from the ground, then gently settling back to the track.

60 ft, got a fender. 1/8th still pulling, approaching the 1/4 "bye bye buddy, guess who has the bragging rights!"

Camaro E.T. 10.42 @ 127

Mustang E.T. 9.98 @ 135 ALL MOTOR BABY!

My converter is way off and will need adjusting to maximize full potential. That and the 30+ headwind didn't help any. Who cares, I am in the 9's now! I will keep you all posted as this thing progresses.

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SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide and a little blue bottle
of giggle gas. My Car

[This message has been edited by Kevin Price (edited 10-24-2001).]

302 LX Eric · 10-24-2001, 03:19 PM

Congratulations, Kevin!!!

That is awesome! You are definately screaming with that bad a$$ machine of yours.

And, what's even cooler is that you can say:
"ALL THROTTLE, NO BOTTLE!!!"

Again, congrats.

E

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1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 38,000 miles

13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60'

Crazy Horse GT · 10-24-2001, 03:46 PM

great kill ,especialy since he has almost 100 extra cubes,gret one love it ,later.

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exgmguy · 10-24-2001, 05:15 PM

Holy crap. I can only imagine what it must be like to make a pass like that!

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1988 Mustang GT
11.8 @ 123 (7/14/01)
11.5 @ 120 (9/14/01)
1992 BadAzz Wrangler
1993 Explorer

See my car at: www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?179

Unit 5302 · 10-24-2001, 06:39 PM

Kick ASSS!!!!

Single digits. That's movin. 135 trap. LOL, practically where my car tops out in summer time.

Ha!

RAGE_5.0 · 10-24-2001, 06:53 PM

holy **** man
crongrats i can only wish to have my car runnin like that some day

JAMES

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Black 1990 gt cobra bonestock
not for long

blue00gt · 10-24-2001, 07:20 PM

Daaaaaaaammmn! I noticed your sig mentions the ol' blue bottle. How big of a shot are you planning on running, and what ET would you expect?

Kevin Price · 10-24-2001, 07:23 PM

Man guys, it's a BIG rush. Hard to explain but it's fun.

I still need to mount my vacuum pump which will give me another 40hp. It was dynoed with the pump but I need to make a bracket so it will work on my heads.

I really should run 9.20 to 9.30's with the car with the amount of power it's putting out, just have to sort through the bugs. I am happy no less, I need to get used to what I have before I go adding more. You know, at least 1 more weekend.

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SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide and a little blue bottle
of giggle gas. My Car

Nitrous Al · 10-24-2001, 08:58 PM

Kevin, great kill! Who built your motor?

69fastback · 10-25-2001, 02:52 AM

Wow that is fast. Did u build that just for fun or one of the NMRA or FFW classes? Well anyway awesome times.

Kevin Price · 10-25-2001, 08:19 AM

As far as nitrous, I'm not in a big hurry for that. The max I would ever run would be 250. I am going to try and get this as fast as I can on the throttle alone. I figure 9.20 - 9.30 range. Then, who knows with a 250 shot, probably low 8's.However, I would not feel comfortable in my car going that fast on a 10.5 tire. Not to safe.

Its funny running that fast, people come over looking for a blower or nitrous and there isn't any.

Bennett Racing put the motor together. They really know their stuff.

As far as where I plan to run, the only class I could run in at Fun Ford would be Pro 5.0 and there is no way in hell I could compete with those guys. The motor is there but the chassis isn't.

I will probably bracket race it and run some true 10.5 heads up races. I love heads up racing.

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SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide.
E.T. 9.98 @ 135
My Car

fastang · 10-25-2001, 10:17 PM

WHOA!....just whoa.

topless tire fryer · 10-26-2001, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by exgmguy:
Holy crap. I can only imagine what it must be like to make a pass like that!

This coming from a guy that clocks ET's most of us can't imagine! Kevin, nice run and nice kill.

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'95 Chrome Yellow GT ragtop, KN filter charger, Dynomax cat back, Accel plugs and wires, Chromed '95 Cobra R's (bought for $19.95, now 2 are warped!).
http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?1883

jonnyk · 10-27-2001, 12:44 AM

Amazing run! I would love to see that car on video. 9 seconds all motor is absolutely screaming. Congratulations!

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'91 LX Hatch, 17x8.5 ROH ZR6's, lowered, 3.73's, offroad H pipe, SN Cobra cat-back, ASP pullies, 14° timing, C&L 76mm MAF, 170A 3G, B&M Ripper on a T5
Best ET run: 14.593 @ 94.62, 2.292 60'
Best MPH run: 14.728 @ 95.72 mph, 2.423 60'
Best 60': 2.230
1991 LX Hatch 5.0L

NoSlow5.0 · 10-27-2001, 08:29 AM

uh....the....huh....fuh...i....oh...crap....(DROOL !) I want to see this thing one day, i knew it would be one serious piece of work, but Low 9's looking for 8's!!?? That is great Kevin! One question, is it streetable in the least? You could have some fun at a cruise night with this toy! Light Em Up!!!

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My 87 GT....Marbles

AIM: Marbles87Fox
Light Em Up!!!

Kevin Price · 10-27-2001, 09:38 AM

Yes, it's very streetable. All of the lights and blinkers work and it's comfy too. I still have the complete interior in it, insulation, sound deadening, seats, back seat, etc.

It doesn't get very good gas mileage though

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SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide.
E.T. 9.98 @ 135
My Car

Rev · 10-27-2001, 05:11 PM

Congrats Kevin on the great times and a$$ whoopin' to the Camaro. I'd expect about 4 MPG on $5/gal. race gas, right? Hee,hee.

Rev

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'66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph
1/4 mi.

10-24-2001, 02:46 PM	#1
Kevin Price Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Oxford, KS Posts: 935	MY FIRST KILL! 509 68' Camaro Ahhh, life is good. F-I-N-A-L-L-Y got my car to the track, spent several runs getting used to the car and just playing. Anyway, my best friend went down in his 68 Camaro with his Big Block 509, tubbed rear, etc. Anyway, his days of talkin smack are officially over thanks to the good ole' blue oval. We pull into the water box, with motors screaming the slicks finally begin to billow large amounts of smoke from the fenders. Good enough. We both rev the motor to clean out the excess fuel getting ready for a "balls-to-the-walls" run no doubt. We stage. I think to myself with a subtle grin "Alright, time to launch this S.O.B." 1st yellow, 2nd yellow, 3rd yel... BLAM tranny brake is released with the gas pedal to the floor. BOOM front tires lift from the ground, then gently settling back to the track. 60 ft, got a fender. 1/8th still pulling, approaching the 1/4 "bye bye buddy, guess who has the bragging rights!" Camaro E.T. 10.42 @ 127 Mustang E.T. 9.98 @ 135 ALL MOTOR BABY! My converter is way off and will need adjusting to maximize full potential. That and the 30+ headwind didn't help any. Who cares, I am in the 9's now! I will keep you all posted as this thing progresses. ------------------ SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide and a little blue bottle of giggle gas. My Car [This message has been edited by Kevin Price (edited 10-24-2001).]

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302 LX Eric or '331 LX Eric' Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,142	Congratulations, Kevin!!! That is awesome! You are definately screaming with that bad a$$ machine of yours. And, what's even cooler is that you can say: "ALL THROTTLE, NO BOTTLE!!!" Again, congrats. E ------------------ 1991 5.0 LX Coupe - 38,000 miles 13.17 @ 106.14 mph w/ 2.138 60'

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Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	great kill ,especialy since he has almost 100 extra cubes,gret one love it ,later. ------------------

10-24-2001, 05:15 PM	#4
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	Holy crap. I can only imagine what it must be like to make a pass like that! ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT 11.8 @ 123 (7/14/01) 11.5 @ 120 (9/14/01) 1992 BadAzz Wrangler 1993 Explorer See my car at: www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?179

10-24-2001, 06:39 PM	#5
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Kick ASSS!!!! Single digits. That's movin. 135 trap. LOL, practically where my car tops out in summer time. Ha!

10-24-2001, 06:53 PM	#6
RAGE_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leamington, Ontario, Canada Posts: 767	holy **** man crongrats i can only wish to have my car runnin like that some day JAMES ------------------ Black 1990 gt cobra bonestock not for long

10-24-2001, 07:20 PM	#7
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	Daaaaaaaammmn! I noticed your sig mentions the ol' blue bottle. How big of a shot are you planning on running, and what ET would you expect?

10-24-2001, 07:23 PM	#8
Kevin Price Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Oxford, KS Posts: 935	Man guys, it's a BIG rush. Hard to explain but it's fun. I still need to mount my vacuum pump which will give me another 40hp. It was dynoed with the pump but I need to make a bracket so it will work on my heads. I really should run 9.20 to 9.30's with the car with the amount of power it's putting out, just have to sort through the bugs. I am happy no less, I need to get used to what I have before I go adding more. You know, at least 1 more weekend. ------------------ SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide and a little blue bottle of giggle gas. My Car

10-24-2001, 08:58 PM	#9
Nitrous Al Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Everett, MA Posts: 417	Kevin, great kill! Who built your motor?

10-25-2001, 02:52 AM	#10
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	Wow that is fast. Did u build that just for fun or one of the NMRA or FFW classes? Well anyway awesome times.

10-25-2001, 08:19 AM	#11
Kevin Price Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Oxford, KS Posts: 935	As far as nitrous, I'm not in a big hurry for that. The max I would ever run would be 250. I am going to try and get this as fast as I can on the throttle alone. I figure 9.20 - 9.30 range. Then, who knows with a 250 shot, probably low 8's.However, I would not feel comfortable in my car going that fast on a 10.5 tire. Not to safe. Its funny running that fast, people come over looking for a blower or nitrous and there isn't any. Bennett Racing put the motor together. They really know their stuff. As far as where I plan to run, the only class I could run in at Fun Ford would be Pro 5.0 and there is no way in hell I could compete with those guys. The motor is there but the chassis isn't. I will probably bracket race it and run some true 10.5 heads up races. I love heads up racing. ------------------ SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide. E.T. 9.98 @ 135 My Car

10-25-2001, 10:17 PM	#12
fastang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: santa ana ca Posts: 1,349	WHOA!....just whoa.

10-27-2001, 12:44 AM	#14
jonnyk Being stroked is great Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 772	Amazing run! I would love to see that car on video. 9 seconds all motor is absolutely screaming. Congratulations! ------------------ '91 LX Hatch, 17x8.5 ROH ZR6's, lowered, 3.73's, offroad H pipe, SN Cobra cat-back, ASP pullies, 14° timing, C&L 76mm MAF, 170A 3G, B&M Ripper on a T5 Best ET run: 14.593 @ 94.62, 2.292 60' Best MPH run: 14.728 @ 95.72 mph, 2.423 60' Best 60': 2.230 1991 LX Hatch 5.0L

10-27-2001, 08:29 AM	#15
NoSlow5.0 YOU HAVE NO MARBLES!!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Jonesboro,Georgia,USA (Providence, Ri) Posts: 868	uh....the....huh....fuh...i....oh...crap....(DROOL !) I want to see this thing one day, i knew it would be one serious piece of work, but Low 9's looking for 8's!!?? That is great Kevin! One question, is it streetable in the least? You could have some fun at a cruise night with this toy! Light Em Up!!! ------------------ My 87 GT....Marbles AIM: Marbles87Fox Light Em Up!!!

10-27-2001, 09:38 AM	#16
Kevin Price Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Oxford, KS Posts: 935	Yes, it's very streetable. All of the lights and blinkers work and it's comfy too. I still have the complete interior in it, insulation, sound deadening, seats, back seat, etc. It doesn't get very good gas mileage though ------------------ SVO siamesed 351 stroked to 417ci,Yates heads, solid roller,Trans King glide. E.T. 9.98 @ 135 My Car

10-27-2001, 05:11 PM	#17
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Congrats Kevin on the great times and a$$ whoopin' to the Camaro. I'd expect about 4 MPG on $5/gal. race gas, right? Hee,hee. Rev ------------------ '66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph 1/4 mi.