Foxy Green Foxbody Build

Intake wasn't sealing around ports.

Smeared rtv around them.

Put a vic jr on it.

Rock solid 14" vacuum at 1050rpm idle

Burns rubber

Needs more timing, less jet, and seat time.

Thank you all for coming.
 
Yay! 89 Fox 427's back! missed your build updates. To much knowledge to let this go unsolved (y):usa:
 
How's Dickless doin'?
 
That's a great 1/4 mile time!!!! Not terrible for a 1/8 mile....it is, after all, a Sunday cruiser.
 
The mph/ET says there was lots of spinning and a shitty 60'. I'm betting your closer to 600hp than you might think. Congrats on getting to the track. Wallace calculator says 381hp by ET and weight, 505hp by mph and weight. When those numbers are closer to matching, I think you'll be very happy. Had to be pulling very hard at the stripe.

My first pass in my Chevelle, I only ran 99 mph, in the quarter, :(
 
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Boosted Bullet said:
The mph/ET says there was lots of spinning and a shitty 60'. I'm betting your closer to 600hp than you might think. Congrats on getting to the track. Wallace calculator says 381hp by ET and weight, 505hp by mph and weight. When those numbers are closer to matching, I think you'll be very happy. Had to be pulling very hard at the stripe.

My first pass in my Chevelle, I only ran 99 mph, in the quarter, :(
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505hp with 427ci is pathetic. The more I think about it the more it pisses me off.

6.50/10.50 won't be happening in this combo without cutting the car up.

Guess I'll have to find a salesman to sell me some more parts
 
89 Fox 427 said:
505hp with 427ci is pathetic. The more I think about it the more it pisses me off.

6.50/10.50 won't be happening in this combo without cutting the car up.

Guess I'll have to find a salesman to sell me some more parts
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I was suggesting you're making way more than 505, what was the 60'? Not going to poo poo the stick shift, but until you can get off the line, will be hard to estimate hp. You don't need to cut up anything, just decide what you want to do to improve the 60' and get back to the track.
Get a 2 step, I think I remember you saying you had a clutch tamer? Put it on. Anti roll bar is a one day project. Get a tire that works.
If you really want some hp numbers, find a hub dyno nearby. It's just begun,

My buddy just made over 2800 on a hub dyno, and he was dissapointed, had some issues, he'll fix them.
 
Boosted Bullet said:
I was suggesting you're making way more than 505, what was the 60'? Not going to poo poo the stick shift, but until you can get off the line, will be hard to estimate hp. You don't need to cut up anything, just decide what you want to do to improve the 60' and get back to the track.
Get a 2 step, I think I remember you saying you had a clutch tamer? Put it on. Anti roll bar is a one day project. Get a tire that works.
If you really want some hp numbers, find a hub dyno nearby. It's just begun,

My buddy just made over 2800 on a hub dyno, and he was dissapointed, had some issues, he'll fix them.
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My launch was consistently terrible.

1.94 was the best 60ft
 
I'd dyno it.
If no dyno place wants to mess with carbs just take it and test it and see what it does.

It seems like you have the parts to make the horsepower...
 
ratssass said:
what were the other 60's? Are you spinning?
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Up to 2.24 60ft.

Driver error. Either spins, bogs, or both.

Car isn't set up. At all. Lots of changes need to happen in the suspension and driver skill.

You read a lot about how traction and 60ft doesn't have much of an effect on mph, and mph tells you what power you're making. That's stuck in my head. Working to forget that and just fix what I can fix right now.

Again. 7 passes. Nothing broken. Lots of fun. Lots of guys complimenting the car. My initial goal was 100mph and I got it.
 
Should be able to run a 1.60 60ft with street tires. Practice.
 
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