You just keep adding power til it feels “right”

When I first put the 383 in my car....... and having not even run the car at all for 6 years...... I figured it would feel pretty decent(knowing that it’s really hard to go backwards, and the car ran 10.70’s on it’s last outing)....... and fully expected it to run solidly in the 11’s.

First pass on the 383........ maybe 1/2 way down the track I’m thinking to myself, “what the he11 is wrong with this thing? It’s a hound!!!”...... and expected to be handed a 12.80-ish....... or maybe even slower time slip.
It ran 11.82.
Next pass..... 11.62.

Butt dyno was waaaay off.

I just had to be satisfied knowing it was running like it should........ it never did feel fast.