Low Buck 350 Bracket Build

October 09, 2024, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by FootbrakeJim:
Quick question, is the car street driven, or track only?
And what does that converter stall at?

Whether you are wanting to be competitive at bracket racing, or just want to maximize the car's potential, Dave / Goob is right. Get yourself a tach. Even a basic one. It will let you be be more consistent by hitting the same shift points, and it will let you shift at the optimum RPM to run your quickest.

I agree with most of the other suggestions, other than smaller carb. If you have the gear and converter, I am more in line with Bruce / Curly's thinking.

If it is a track only car, methanol will pick up some ET & MPH. And assuming your exhaust is free flowing / open, more cam would probably help a lot, as would more compression. If milling the heads is not an option, call a few of the cam companies and ask for recommendations based on your combo. There are grinds that will increase the dynamic compression, ("fooling the engine" into performing like it has more static compression).

Where do you race in Texas, I race in Texas myself.

October 09, 2024, 02:24 PM

VORTECPRO

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Originally posted by Eman:
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Originally posted by VORTECPRO:
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Originally posted by Eman:
What does it run now? 60' times? What suspension? Carb is big, how is it jetted?
Before trying the rocker be sure to check valve to piston clearance and retainer to guide clearance.
Were good on both guide and PV, 224 @ .050 cam. I don't remember the jets but I did dial it in at the track. Suspension is factory type TQ arm with Viking shocks on the rear. 60 foot so far is 1.43 best, but I hope to improve on that when it cools down.

1.43 60'is pretty good, what is this car running now? Are you running 1/8 or 1/4 mi?
Shift points and knowing RPM drop would help.

I've run both, 6.87 660 10.89 1320, looking for 10.60s this fall.

October 09, 2024, 08:13 PM

Eman

6.80's is pretty good, I had a flat top 355 in my Camaro ran about the same, mine weighs around 2750 without me. Methanol really wakes it up.

October 10, 2024, 06:09 AM

Curly1

If you do not mind my asking, why do you refuse to run Alcohol? I went to Alcohol in 1998 and it is faster, seems more consistent, runs cooler and I do not have to run my fans and water pump as much to cool down after a run. It is cheaper to.

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October 10, 2024, 11:43 AM

VORTECPRO

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Originally posted by Curly1:
If you do not mind my asking, why do you refuse to run Alcohol? I went to Alcohol in 1998 and it is faster, seems more consistent, runs cooler and I do not have to run my fans and water pump as much to cool down after a run. It is cheaper to.

It's NA gasoline and carburetors for me. Where do you race at in Tx?

October 10, 2024, 01:20 PM

FootbrakeJim

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Originally posted by VORTECPRO:
Where do you race in Texas, I race in Texas myself.

North Texas area. My local track was Redline / I-30 but it shut down again last year. So Xtreme Raceway Park (XRP) is my best option these days.
Kind of shut down my racing for the year while I work on the new car for next season. Might still get out 1 or 2 more times yet.

October 10, 2024, 02:32 PM

VORTECPRO

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Originally posted by FootbrakeJim:
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Originally posted by VORTECPRO:
Where do you race in Texas, I race in Texas myself.
North Texas area. My local track was Redline / I-30 but it shut down again last year. So Xtreme Raceway Park (XRP) is my best option these days.
Kind of shut down my racing for the year while I work on the new car for next season. Might still get out 1 or 2 more times yet.

Xtreme the concrete palace is also my home track, best track in the US!

October 11, 2024, 03:01 PM

Curly1

I race at Extreme, Wichita Falls, Ardmore and Motorplex.

October 12, 2024, 04:05 PM

team

Alcohol dominator and a converter that stalls enough to keep in you a 400 rpm - 600 rpm operating range the entire time down the track under load.

October 13, 2024, 07:02 PM

Busted Knuckles

Mark, I can't believe you posted this topic here. ****** has been banned and Ripper hasn't posted here in more than a year. Why would you think you could get good advice here with both of those self proclaimed experts not around to respond to your career test and tuner wannabe a real racer questions...