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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: rebel] #2703328
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Factory B block 499 here. Shift at 6800 and cross at 7100 with Indy -1's.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: fast68plymouth] #2703342
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Originally Posted by fast68plymouth
.750 lift roller cam with a 1.5 rocker.

Cams with that much lift using 1.5 rockers usually have quite a bit of duration.
Any other cam specs you can share?

I’d get a few more laps on it, hopefully at wot for the entire 1/4 mile, before I thought about changing anything significant.

Along with that it would be a good idea to go over every possible rpm limiting problem that might exist. Start with valve springs. How much seat pressure and over the nose pressure do you have, and does it match the lobe profile you have? Fuel delivery OK? Ignition good enough? Sometimes rev limiters start dropping cylinders too early for the rpm selected. A 500 inch 440-1 headed motor with a .750 lift 1.5 rocker setup would have at least 276 @ .050 intake duration and probably more like 282+! With a well sorted out motor i would expext power to peak at 7,000 to 7200 rpm with torque peaking about 5400. It should easily pull to 7200 or a bit more.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: gregsdart] #2703443
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Two things:
1. You really need to get some full throttle quarter mile passes, as finish line mph and rpm will tell you a lot. For example you’ll be able to calculate the correct rear gearing. Comparing ET and mph you’ll be able to compute converter slippage. Without knowing these numbers any converter or gear changes are a crapshoot. Also, running high rpm “just because you can” is not really what you want to do. The dyno sheet tells you what you need to know. Shifting a couple/few hundred past peak power will likely yield the best performance, so spinning it to the moon won’t help unless you have a very flat power curve and it allows your rpm after each shift to fall back into a favorable power range.
2. As others have said, the 60’ is way off. My old car would 60’ around 1.47 and it was an 11.0’s car (also an E-Body at 3,200 lbs. race weight, small block). Right after getting some baseline full throttle runs this needs to be the number one thing to focus on.
3. OK, make it three things. Rather than changing rear gear, go to a taller tire. If you can borrow a set of 14x32 would be a good test to see if that’s the direction you need to go.

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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: SoCalRacer] #2703569
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Thanks for the help guys...

I put a few more passes this weekend on the Barracuda.

R/T......067
60'.....1.499
330'...4.183
1/8.....6.436>>>MPH 108.68
1000'...8.391
1320'...ET 10.147 @ 120.29 MPH (I lifted early or 1320 would be better)

AND...

R/T......062
60'.....1.527
330'...4.233
1/8.....6.504>>>MPH 107.32
1000'...8.477
1320'...ET 10.158 @ 131.91 MPH

AND...

R/T......045
60'.....1.438
330'...4.120
1/8.....6.415>>>MPH 106.98
1000'...8.451
1320'...ET 10.197 @ 129.08 MPH


Had about 7000-7200 RPM thru the 1/4 finish

I will go test and tune the weekend of the 13th to gather more info. My friend thinks a tighter converter may help...he said 200-rpm tighter.

I'm a rookie driver...but getting better with 15 passes total.

So much fun!

Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Chip] #2703573
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Originally Posted by Chip
Thanks for the help guys...

I put a few more passes this weekend on the Barracuda.

R/T......067
60'.....1.499
330'...4.183
1/8.....6.436>>>MPH 108.68
1000'...8.391
1320'...ET 10.147 @ 120.29 MPH (I lifted early or 1320 would be better)

AND...

R/T......062
60'.....1.527
330'...4.233
1/8.....6.504>>>MPH 107.32
1000'...8.477
1320'...ET 10.158 @ 131.91 MPH

AND...

R/T......045
60'.....1.438
330'...4.120
1/8.....6.415>>>MPH 106.98
1000'...8.451
1320'...ET 10.197 @ 129.08 MPH


Had about 7000-7200 RPM thru the 1/4 finish

I will go test and tune the weekend of the 13th to gather more info. My friend thinks a tighter converter may help...he said 200-rpm tighter.

I'm a rookie driver...but getting better with 15 passes total.

So much fun!




Now that looks more like it. I’ll bet that 60 foot time felt much better to you. I like it when it hurts my old bones a little. Congratulations and go out ant track tune before sending your convertor out to get some more info and tighten up those 60 foot times.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Chip] #2703625
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What RPM are you shifting it at and what RPM is it crossing over the finish line at?
Are you foot stalling it or is it on a trans brake? What RPM are you leaving the starting line at also?
Your reaction times are consistent bow The little ET change makes me think it was getting warmer outside air temps or higher density altitude between runs, correct?


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: pittsburghracer] #2703628
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Now that looks more like it. I’ll bet that 60 foot time felt much better to you. I like it when it hurts my old bones a little. Congratulations and go out ant track tune before sending your convertor out to get some more info and tighten up those 60 foot times. [/quote]
I got tired of my cars hurting my neck and back so I learn to stiffen up my neck and push myself way back into the seat before hitting it hard on the starting line up scope

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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Cab_Burge] #2703645
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That's more like it should run. Glad to see you got it working good. That 1.43 sixty is more in line but I bet you still have more in it. Nice improvement. up Ron

Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: 383man] #2703684
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Following this thread, its good your having fun and thats much better, but if your really making 766hp with your weight/tyre/gearing and a good working converter your ticket would look like this>

Power to Weight Ratio: 4.11
60 Foot E.T. : 1.30
1/8 Mile E.T. : 5.89
1/8 Mile Trap Speed : 115.43
1/4 Mile E.T. : 9.33
1/4 Mile Trap Speed : 144
1/4 Mile Trap RPM : 6,697 +slip


As to your current new time slips, it seems that you could have around 16% verter slip and are only able to use 590fwhp from the motor>

60 Foot E.T. : 1.42
1/8 Mile E.T. : 6.42
1/8 Mile Trap Speed : 105.82
1/4 Mile E.T. : 10.18
1/4 Mile Trap Speed : 132
1/4 Mile Trap RPM : 6,139+16% slip=7121rpm.

Just a few calcs I did that may explain it some, I could be wrong?...I'm sure you'll get it sorted.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Chip] #2703694
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Originally Posted by Chip
My friend thinks a tighter converter may help...he said 200-rpm tighter.



As has been said before, you need a more efficient convertor, not a tighter one.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: rb446] #2703696
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Originally Posted by rb446
Following this thread, its good your having fun and thats much better, but if your really making 766hp with your weight/tyre/gearing and a good working converter your ticket would look like this>

Power to Weight Ratio: 4.11
60 Foot E.T. : 1.30
1/8 Mile E.T. : 5.89
1/8 Mile Trap Speed : 115.43
1/4 Mile E.T. : 9.33
1/4 Mile Trap Speed : 144
1/4 Mile Trap RPM : 6,697 +slip


As to your current new time slips, it seems that you could have around 16% verter slip and are only able to use 590fwhp from the motor>

60 Foot E.T. : 1.42
1/8 Mile E.T. : 6.42
1/8 Mile Trap Speed : 105.82
1/4 Mile E.T. : 10.18
1/4 Mile Trap Speed : 132
1/4 Mile Trap RPM : 6,139+16% slip=7121rpm.

Just a few calcs I did that may explain it some, I could be wrong?...I'm sure you'll get it sorted.

I agree. Unless you are racing at 8500 ft, your times are off the mark. What is your location, and what was the weather?


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: gregsdart] #2703819
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I wouldn’t change anything until you get some more laps on it.

Try and get into a routine, and a set-up where you get the 60’ times to repeat closer than what you’re currently getting.

Concentrate on keeping the shift points consistent, and make sure you’re not letting off until past the finish line.


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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Chip] #2703822
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Originally Posted by Chip
Thanks for the help guys...

I put a few more passes this weekend on the Barracuda.

R/T......067
60'.....1.499
330'...4.183
1/8.....6.436>>>MPH 108.68
1000'...8.391
1320'...ET 10.147 @ 120.29 MPH (I lifted early or 1320 would be better)

AND...

R/T......062
60'.....1.527
330'...4.233
1/8.....6.504>>>MPH 107.32
1000'...8.477
1320'...ET 10.158 @ 131.91 MPH

AND...

R/T......045
60'.....1.438
330'...4.120
1/8.....6.415>>>MPH 106.98
1000'...8.451
1320'...ET 10.197 @ 129.08 MPH


Had about 7000-7200 RPM thru the 1/4 finish

I will go test and tune the weekend of the 13th to gather more info. My friend thinks a tighter converter may help...he said 200-rpm tighter.

I'm a rookie driver...but getting better with 15 passes total.

So much fun!

Looking at all three time slips and keeping in mind about your lifting early on the first pass and then looking at the third pass 60 Ft. times with a loss of MPH and ET in the 1/4 mile but a lot quicker ET in the 60 ft. times and quicker in the 1/8 mile with a small loss of MPH makes me think maybe you have a fuel delivery problem now work twocents

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Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Chip] #2704032
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Originally Posted by Chip
Thanks for the help guys...

I put a few more passes this weekend on the Barracuda.

R/T......067
60'.....1.499
330'...4.183
1/8.....6.436>>>MPH 108.68
1000'...8.391
1320'...ET 10.147 @ 120.29 MPH (I lifted early or 1320 would be better)

AND...

R/T......062
60'.....1.527
330'...4.233
1/8.....6.504>>>MPH 107.32
1000'...8.477
1320'...ET 10.158 @ 131.91 MPH

AND...

R/T......045
60'.....1.438
330'...4.120
1/8.....6.415>>>MPH 106.98
1000'...8.451
1320'...ET 10.197 @ 129.08 MPH


Had about 7000-7200 RPM thru the 1/4 finish

I will go test and tune the weekend of the 13th to gather more info. My friend thinks a tighter converter may help...he said 200-rpm tighter.

I'm a rookie driver...but getting better with 15 passes total.

So much fun!







Read what Monte says about stadard hygard and tightening the converter.

I have been using low viscosity with good results

hygard jd fluid

Last edited by Dart451; 10/05/19 08:50 AM.
Re: Big Block Max RPM [Re: Dart451] #2704054
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Looking at the inconsistency in the short times, “rookie driver”, and footbrake, I would get a buddy to film a few passes to see what chassis and tires are doing. Then maybe put a more experienced driver in for a few passes. As stated above, you need more laps and understanding on what car and driver are doing before doing any big changes. Foot braking and consistent launch rpm were always a challenge for me without a 2 step, not sure what you are using. Main thing tho, keep having fun.


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