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if you want to drive it anywhere then gear/tire size and converter needs to be part of your quest for mid 9s because there is no way I would have been able to deal with my car with anything more than a 3.55 gear during drag week

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Ray.splurge for a GV and get rid of the 3.55s. That and a cage update.

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I wouldnt run DW without a OD trans... can it be done...
sure but the OD sure helps to lower the rpm during
the drive.... I went with the 518 trans which cost
ALOT less than a GV and its a touch more OD.. then
I went with 4.10 gears

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with the 3.55s, my car was running around 77mph at 3300rpms. under 3000 rpm the car didn't "feel" as good. I figured this was because that is where the multi spark stopped. I have always wondered if the multi spark was really worth it. with my timming turned way down, the A/F was on the rich side during Drag Week which I tried to lean the carbs out but when I put the timing back to where it would belong the A/F would be right on

moral of the story is I don't have high dollar anything in my car, with the timing turned way down, I still managed a 9.90 at 139 and my hood blew up and broke on that pass so I'm not sure it was a full pass.

If you look at the number of small blocks running mid 9s during Drag Week you will realize the number of cars was zero and their combos didn't look to economical to me

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BB Eddie heads are at least as good if not better than a W5 or a 230 indy small block head.

I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke... Lol
I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.
I just see many( not yours) big blocks that are major underachievers at the track
Not all, mind you, but a disgustingly high amount

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BB Eddie heads are at least as good if not better than a W5 or a 230 indy small block head.

I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke... Lol
I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.
I just see many( not yours) big blocks that are major underachievers at the track
Not all, mind you, but a disgustingly high amount

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THIS has to be the funniest $hit i have ever read....^

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BB Eddie heads are at least as good if not better than a W5 or a 230 indy small block head.

I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke... Lol
I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.
I just see many( not yours) big blocks that are major underachievers at the track
Not all, mind you, but a disgustingly high amount

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I hear what you`re saying and agree SOME are slugs for sure. I don`t claim to have the fastest anything but my junk out runs some and is slower than others plus, again 9.79 was my first pass of the trailer and trust me a 9.59 will be here soon enuff............so yes, it CAN be done...........$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke. I just see a disgustingly high amount big blocks that are major underachievers at the track.


I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.

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I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke. I just see a disgustingly high amount big blocks that are major underachievers at the track.


I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.

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This is exactly the kind of statement which causes me to view most of the small block homers on here with a lack of credibility. This combined with ricraw and onebad's total lack of constuctive input, just blanket one liners, very little specifics.

So a gutted 3000lb. Duster with a 440 and 590 solid cam and 1500$ worth of topend runs 10.50, year after year after year and it disgusts you because you've got a 10 timeslips in the nines at 350 lbs more, 20 inches less and a 15000$ time bomb that may spring a leak at any time??

OK, ok, Mike, the OP said he didn't want any negative, pithin match style posts, and in deference to him, I will try to comply.

First,
The fantasy of a Mid 9 second street car is much better than the reality, and everything is subjective.
"Drive it around without much problems", Mike says.
What does that mean to the individual?
Is an oil change every 500 miles acceptable?
New set of roller lifters every 2500 miles acceptable?
Keeping an eye on the temp and oil guages constantly acceptable?
Do you expect to drive through the gate, straight up to the burnout box, and go 9's after a 75-150 mile drive, or does changing the plugs, rejetting the carb, dropping the pipes, or bolting on slicks seem like reasonable or acceptable concessions??

Now we make the Fantasy tougher by wanting it NA. Sheez! those gutted bigblock A-bodies that disgust B3422W5 at the track would easily be mid-9 second street cars with a good nitrous tune, a gear change and an exhaust system.

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Ya, I`m STILL waiting on the "weight"of these so called 9-second street cars w/a baby motor and the chevelle above, gimme a break w/all of that amount of maintainance..............too funny.

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I have honestly seen enough cut up and lightened A bodies at the track with stroked big blocks in them running 10.50's to make me about puke. I just see a disgustingly high amount big blocks that are major underachievers at the track.


I drove my 3350 pound W5 headed 9.80's car around on the street all the time.

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This is exactly the kind of statement which causes me to view most of the small block homers on here with a lack of credibility. This combined with ricraw and onebad's total lack of constuctive input, just blanket one liners, very little specifics.

So a gutted 3000lb. Duster with a 440 and 590 solid cam and 1500$ worth of topend runs 10.50, year after year after year and it disgusts you because you've got a 10 timeslips in the nines at 350 lbs more, 20 inches less and a 15000$ time bomb that may spring a leak at any time??

OK, ok, Mike, the OP said he didn't want any negative, pithin match style posts, and in deference to him, I will try to comply.

First,
The fantasy of a Mid 9 second street car is much better than the reality, and everything is subjective.
"Drive it around without much problems", Mike says.
What does that mean to the individual?
Is an oil change every 500 miles acceptable?
New set of roller lifters every 2500 miles acceptable?
Keeping an eye on the temp and oil guages constantly acceptable?
Do you expect to drive through the gate, straight up to the burnout box, and go 9's after a 75-150 mile drive, or does changing the plugs, rejetting the carb, dropping the pipes, or bolting on slicks seem like reasonable or acceptable concessions??

Now we make the Fantasy tougher by wanting it NA. Sheez! those gutted bigblock A-bodies that disgust B3422W5 at the track would easily be mid-9 second street cars with a good nitrous tune, a gear change and an exhaust system.

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Cracks me up that the comparable classes between SB and BB on DW the SB cars are quicker.

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Cracks me up that the comparable classes between SB and BB on DW the SB cars are quicker.

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I noticed this as well. Is there any rhyme or reason to why this is?

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Cracks me up that the comparable classes between SB and BB on DW the SB cars are quicker.

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I noticed this as well. Is there any rhyme or reason to why this is?

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guys with no money build big blocks that they can shift at 5800 and cant afford or unwilling to change oil every 6 hours

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Try 7500 on a stock 413 crank and 13+ year old chevy rods.........and yes, I`m poor...............not for long. Congrats again Ray........