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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: fbs63] #2984240
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Originally Posted by fbs63
840 hp @3200 lbs. Thats what it should run. My geuss is its lighter than you think. Perfect example of accurate dyno #s matching track performance. Dyno's are a measuring device and need to be calibrated often to stay accurate. They are also easily fooled by entering in inaccurate data points. Temp, water grains, barometric pressure all change results. So you guys who have "840 Dyno tested HP" and the car doesn't perform near that good, what does that tell you?

Exactly! Except you hastily misspelled 'guess' lolol.

Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: HardcoreB] #2984241
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It would need 840 hp uncorrected. This is street car. Is it running through exhaust? Looks like its got a pretty loose converter by the 60-330 incremental. 3200 with driver is pretty light for a GM A body. Especially with all the street equipment. Either it's really sorted out. Or it has some HP enhancement.
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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: markz528] #2984246
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Originally Posted by markz528
No roll cage (although it is on the agenda). Street car that he drives on a regular basis. 67 Olds Cutlass that his parents bought new. He had an aftermarket big block Olds built. Made 840 hp on the dyno.

I figured it would run high nines given that its a street car without a race suspension and should be relatively heavy.

9.12 @ 149 mph+! I find that crazy!




Not to nitpick but man some of those East coast tracks are fast, real fast. Especially in the Fall.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: pittsburghracer] #2984259
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
Originally Posted by markz528
No roll cage (although it is on the agenda). Street car that he drives on a regular basis. 67 Olds Cutlass that his parents bought new. He had an aftermarket big block Olds built. Made 840 hp on the dyno.

I figured it would run high nines given that its a street car without a race suspension and should be relatively heavy.

9.12 @ 149 mph+! I find that crazy!




Not to nitpick but man some of those East coast tracks are fast, real fast. Especially in the Fall.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: pittsburghracer] #2984271
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
Originally Posted by markz528
No roll cage (although it is on the agenda). Street car that he drives on a regular basis. 67 Olds Cutlass that his parents bought new. He had an aftermarket big block Olds built. Made 840 hp on the dyno.

I figured it would run high nines given that its a street car without a race suspension and should be relatively heavy.

9.12 @ 149 mph+! I find that crazy!




Not to nitpick but man some of those East coast tracks are fast, real fast. Especially in the Fall.


Would be cool if they printed the DA on the timeslip.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: GY3] #2984276
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
Originally Posted by markz528
No roll cage (although it is on the agenda). Street car that he drives on a regular basis. 67 Olds Cutlass that his parents bought new. He had an aftermarket big block Olds built. Made 840 hp on the dyno.

I figured it would run high nines given that its a street car without a race suspension and should be relatively heavy.

9.12 @ 149 mph+! I find that crazy!




Not to nitpick but man some of those East coast tracks are fast, real fast. Especially in the Fall.


Would be cool if they printed the DA on the timeslip.




It’s on everyone of my slips because I put it there. Corrected altitude calculated from barometer, humidity, and temp.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: pittsburghracer] #2984282
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Well I can tell you it has no power adders for sure. I am assuming it makes north of 840 hp. What it really weighs I don't know........

It is a 560 cubic inch. It does have a chevy overdrive tranny with lockup converter.


67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph
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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: markz528] #2984308
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Any pictures of said car scope?

Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: racerx] #2984311
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Lets see it.
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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: racerx] #2984321
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So let me see if I have this correct. We have a 67 Cutlass street car. It has an production style Olds motor. Said motor has good enough cylinder heads, and cam, compression and intake that it can gain 28 mph in the back half. What type of Olds head is this good? Yet it has no cage or roll bar. I'll assume since it doesn't have any bars it probably doesn't have a lot of light weight parts either. Does it run with an exhaust system? So betting close to 3500 w/driver. Discounting the 60ft is it is as fast as my 15-1, -1 indy, .800" lift 572 in a good chassis at 3325lbs. I run brackets in Pro/Mod. There aren't very many car this quick with stock body panels and chassis of any brand at the tracks I've raced at. This guy must be a lot smarter than us.
Doug

Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: pittsburghracer] #2984324
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Originally Posted by pittsburghracer
Originally Posted by markz528
No roll cage (although it is on the agenda). Street car that he drives on a regular basis. 67 Olds Cutlass that his parents bought new. He had an aftermarket big block Olds built. Made 840 hp on the dyno.

I figured it would run high nines given that its a street car without a race suspension and should be relatively heavy.

9.12 @ 149 mph+! I find that crazy!




Not to nitpick but man some of those East coast tracks are fast, real fast. Especially in the Fall.


laugh2 …..it was a whopping 191ft DA at high noon there today

Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: dvw] #2984325
11/11/21 11:11 PM
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So this is the motor. And of course its through a full exhaust! LOL! 3 1/2" all the way..........

He thoroughly impressed me. Hopefully will be putting a cage in it soon.

https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-t...new-school-560-inch-olds-for-the-street/


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: markz528] #2984336
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Car.........

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67 Coronet 500 9.610 @ 139.20 mph
67 Coronet 500 (street car) 14.82 @ 94 mph
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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: dvw] #2984351
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j"why is my buddys olds street car so fast?" ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


I guess the answer to that question seems to be 540ci with 15.2-1 compression and no stone left unturned?


Don't get me wrong, it's a bad ass!!! street car but no need to stumble around in bewilderment shruggy


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: INTMD8] #2984352
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I'm gonna guess it's lighter than you think too.

Good looking Olds.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: slantzilla] #2984385
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It has a mad max switchable supercharger.


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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: SomeCarGuy] #2984399
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Please tell me it didn't run that on those wheels and tires! Great engine build! Love seeing different stuff like that.

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Re: Why is my Buddy's Olds Street Car so Fast? [Re: fbs63] #2984404
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Nice build. A race engine run on the street. The car looks very deceiving as well. Pretty impressive. And I'll go with my last comment. Those involved with this build are smarter than me.
Doug

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bill trovato built my neighbors 496 and 540 for his cutlass. my neighbors car won't run any times like the '66 car, but his '70's cutlass is a bad a$$ street car.

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Originally Posted by dvw
Nice build. A race engine run on the street. The car looks very deceiving as well. Pretty impressive. And I'll go with my last comment. Those involved with this build are smarter than me.
Doug
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