Originally Posted By markshemiworld
I’m seeking some opinions on what y’all think a 1971 Roadrunner with these options would run in a quarter mile:

440 six pack
Bored 30 over
10.5 to 1 compression
Aluminum H Beam Rods
Forged Crank
Forged Pistons
Stock 906 heads with 3 angle valve job
Comp Cams Extreme Energy XE262H
Stock Holley Carbs with larger jets
Factory Electronic Ignition
Stock Manifolds
2.5” exhaust with Flowmaster 40 Series
TCI Streetfighter 727 with 2400 stall converter
8 3/4 with 4.10 rear gears
275/65/15 BF Goodrich Radial T/A’s on the back with Rallye Wheels

Car has power steering and power brakes and a Sanden A/C compressor. Car also has stock airgrabber hood with K&N air filter. Thanks ahead of time for your answers!


Man, I don't know how many miles I rode (and occasionally drove) in my buddy's '71 Sport Satellite in the '80's... Your post brought up a lot of memories!

Honest answer to the question, about fifteen flat after a bit of practice. With sharp tuning and lots of seat time, somewhere in the fourteens in decent conditions.

Real world performance for an OG musclecar...

If you're still planning/buying... I'd consider more cam, maybe a little less CR. Especially with a craptacular stock 906 open combustion chamber - prone to ping.

That cam you mention would be a good street cam for a 8:1 318, IMO you would leave a LOT on the table running a tiny cam with 440". More duration would help with moving that torque curve to the right (4.10's will be very short with that 262 cam).

"But what about low end torque?"

What'cha going to do with all that low end torque from a big block? Hook up on those T/A's? Puh-leeeeze. Yeah, guys *have* got cars to launch on hard tires, but often with light torsion bars,shocks, etc... you know, all the stuff that makes a car a turd to drive on the street. And you mentioned T bars, AC, PS, iron manifolds, etc. This is probably a super nice car to roll in. And the very things that make it so good for that work against ya' at the track...

If it's already built... put some 2.54's in it and be the burnout KING! All joking aside, I would think seriously about keeping the 3.23 gears.

Oh, and like was mentioned by others, might wanna check that cranking pressure... octane may be an issue.

Last edited by thecarfarmer; 04/22/18 12:07 PM.

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