My turn, What will she run??

This weekend I may finally get GO-Fish (my '68 B'cuda 'vert) back to the track.

When I last ran her in Dec. 2005, she ran 15.59@ 86.51 with the stock (tired) 318 2bbl with 340 exhaust system and 3.23 SG.

Now, she has a budget build 360. Stock bottom end. Improvements are:
Scott Brown cam (268*/285*, .522/.515" lift, factory Magnum heads with MP springs, home ported, shaved .020, guides cut down, stainless exhaust seats. Calculated compression with thin MP head gaskets and smogger pistons, about 9:1.
LD340 intake with Carter 440 AVS (large version). Still running 340 hp manifolds and full exhaust.
Dynamics 9.5" converter built for this application. 3.55 SG running 245/60-15 (edit)street BFG T/A's.

What are your guesses??
track elevation, 450ft, temp 75*?

13:45@107

It won't hook on your 1st time out.

13.98. It will need some slicks.

I'd be happy with either! My immediate goal will be to crack 13's and 100mph.

I'm thinking closer to 13.98 first time out, and closer to 13.48 with the bugs worked out.

I checked my flash stall today, it is right at 3500 when you punch it while cruising slowly in 3rd gear.

I'm not sure if I should run the street radials at 35 psi, or let them down to 25 psi. I guess that's what test and tune is for. Should I empty the trunk (spare, jack, etc?) or leave it in to help me hook? I guess that's what test and tune is for also...

if your running radials,run them up with pressure, if you have bias plys then you can drop the pressure to get better traction. Dump the stuff from the trunk

What's the @ .050 numbers advertised means almost nothing???

I was waiting for that!

At .050, its rated at 220*/236*

Should run between 105-108 mph would be my guess. Maybe a bit more.

et is all about the hook.

First time out to test and tune tonight. I'm a little disappointed, but it will probably get better from here.

First run, I was fighting vapor lock in the pits, before I even got to the tree. Then there was surging going down the quarter as it wasn't getting fuel consistantly. 14.99@ 91.01. BOO, I was angry, but knew the trouble.

Let it sit for a half hour, then made another run. Punched it at the light and the engine stalled (carb). Lit it back off and ran a 23.31 @ 96.11, no vapor lock this run.

Third run, adjusted carb door, left against the converter, ran 13.75 @ 96.40. Then she started leaking coolant/ overheating so I had to park it. Appears to be the lower rad hose beneath the P/S pump.

So my basic goal was to beat my factory 340 car, and I did achieve that. Hopefully with more tuning I'll be able to trim some more time off the e.t. But I'm not optimistic at this point that I'll be able to crack 100 mph.

what was your 60ft time on that third run?

My 60' time on the third run was 1.904. That's about a tenth quicker than my 340 Dart also. It didn't seem like the B'cuda had much wheel spin. I'm a little underwhelmed. I did a lot of research to get this thing to run, and I guess I underestimated how bad 9:1 compression and stock exhaust system would hold me back.

I still may have it tuned on a chassis dyno to see how much more an "expert" can get out of it.

I think you still have alot left in that combo. My 340 dart has run a best of 13.7@ 102mph but my 60ft was about 2.2. My set up isn't that much different from yours with 3.23 open diff, stock exhaust system, a cam with 220*@.050, stock heads etc. What RPM are you shifting at, your MPH seems low.

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Should run between 105-108 mph would be my guess. Maybe a bit more.

et is all about the hook.

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not a chance he'll run 105. He should be in the 13's. Again just depends on if you can get it to hook. Headers would help a ton. I'll guess 13.70 @ 98-99mph