[jim_howard_pdx]

Eric,

That is the first knowledgeable post you have made.

LOL

Yes I am a word hog.

LOL

But, I would be still at the tree while your Nova flew across the finish line looking at the 6.8 1/8 mile times at 110 mph. Darn, that engine of yours is a MISSLE.

You said this was a 406 short block? Are you using the GM 18 degree NASCAR heads?

My buddie with the Olds 400 was running Brownfield aluminum heads. I think they were purchased later by either Brodix or some other big racing name. These were the first small block heads by any manufacturer that would turn 2 hp per cubic inch with NOS. That engine ran consistent 9.2's. It actually bent the frame on a Z 28 even with a 6 point roll cage and full frame. The engine ended up in a 57 Chevy and man did that chassis hook up well. The wheel stands were so impressive.

I would love to wrench with you when you first run it on NOS but I am on the other side of the universe.

By the way, I don't really think Nova's are ugly. We ran a 70 Nova with an LS 6 engine. We could never make it sing though. Our time slips were in the 10.1 to 10.3 range. My friend liked the simplicity of a single plane intake. That decision probably limited his times more than any other factor. A tunnel ram would have put him squarely in the 9's. Those LS 6 engines were flat out made for racin.