Pure Stock Musclecar Drag Race

[retengw31]

I was matched up against that neat 57 Ford at Martin and almost took him for granted. That thing has a top end like an F16. With an automatic and a gear, that thing would easily be in the low 13's maybe better. That's a lot for 312 cubes.

Between it and Stefina's Mercury, this is starting to look like Jurassic Park! Still waiting for a big Chrysler 300 and a J2 Olds to show up.

[HEMIBEE]

it was great to talk to you also Rob, i have bean to that event every year since it started 96? or 97 i think, i always raced my 70 six pack cuda (yellow), i remember there was only 17 cars the first year and like 45 or so the second and 136 this year, i did get a chance to watch some of the raceing this year unlike most i am in the pits bsing with the other drivers, I did notice what apears to sound like a loose convertor in some of the buicks there, not picking anybody out but i thought a switch pitch convertor would be a no no, not that it matters much there is no cash to win,

Rich

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

What's a 'switch pitch convertor'?

[HEMIBEE]

Hi Marlin, i dont know how they work for sure. posten enterprises sells them, but you can regulate how much stall speed the convertor has from inside the car, Rich

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Wow! Never heard of one, but sounds like a neat item to have at your disposal - would help compensate for various track conditions, etc... Still cheatin though

[Chevy454]

Was used on mid-60s Buicks I believe, to help get the hulks moving...uses a switch to change it from like 2800 stall to like 1800 or there abouts...kinda like an early lockup converter. There was a tech article about it in the GSXtra many many moons ago, so any Buick that's ever had a wrench turned on it has one, or at least it seems!

[HEMIBEE]

you cant hide that convertor when the pipes are singing in first gear,