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Robert Olson Transport
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im ashamed to admit it
my sons friend and I went to cruise night tonight at Raceway Park in Englishtown NJ and just for poops and giggles we decided to race our beaters down the quarter mile.....
Bear in mind that Andy works for me andhe is paying off his truck to me as he needs it working for me.. Anywho what really hurts is that he beat me driving his stinking F 150 albeit by a fraction of a second.. ive got a 305/250 he has a 302/4speed So what i need is some ideas as to what I can do to my truck ( cheaply ) to win next time... I am posting pics of both trucks and the time slip lol ideally id liketo do better on the time/speed without sacrificing too much mpg not that im planning on racing this truck every weekend but id like to have better pickup time even while getting on the highway and all running tonight i had a new carb ( edelbrock 650), new gas filter, octane boost,new air filter, wires are pretty new as are plugs
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Redmond, OR
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
What about a new manifold to go with your new carb? Not too expensive and might help your get up and go daily driving. Just a thought.
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Sparks, NV
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
headers and true dual exhaust
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Location: Memphis MI
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
75 shot nitrous. No impact on DD mileage.
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Location: Yakima, WA
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Good Morning,
Have the distributor recurved for performance and check timing for a total of 34-36 total. without the vacuum advance factored in. Yes headers with a good performance dual exhaust system that would include a balance pipe or x pipe. Plus a high rise intake manifold like an Edelbrock Performer RPM would do nicely. God Bless, Terry Last edited by 77 350 Shorty Wide; 05-11-2011 at 11:26 AM. |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: new york
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Your lookin at it wrong..................just pull a plug wire off the ford!!!
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Tell him because he beat you, your are gonna have to let him go. he will make sure you win next time.
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Sounds like you could put yourself out of business in one bad night at the track.
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Join Date: May 2000
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Move the advance timing hose from ported to full vacuum. I do it at the track!
Raise your starting RPMs to at least 1000 or enough to start breaking your tires loose. Remove the air cleaner or turn the lid upside down. Remove the tail gate!! It's extra weight and drag. |
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Headers with Flomaster 44's. 3".
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
I do have an edelbrock performer intake on it... i like these ideas... once i rebuild the front end im going to do the dual exhaust and some of the other things suggested
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Swap gears. they can be found in a junk yard for cheap, like 50-75 bucks. if you have a road gear, swap out to a 3.73. best bang for your buck.
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: lox. fl
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
my 305/350 got me across the line at a whole 17.9 woooooo lol and i thought that was slow
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
here is what we used to do, should give you 10-15hp. Either remove the air box or attch enough flexable hose to get the end of it down under that truck. Duck tape one end to the air box and the other into the frame facing the front of the truck. Next get 5 gallons for racing fuel. If this doesn't work , do what I did and change out the 305 for a 454.. that will get him. lol
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
do the 'pit maneuver' on him.....you'll win as long as you dont crash too.
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: stouffville ontario
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
port and polish kit for your stock heads best 100 bucks i ever spent
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
jet fuel . . i usually only run it in motors that are about to blow and its one heck of a time
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
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i'd think that would help and the exhaust manifolds too
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
Ditch the edelbrock carb.
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
do you have a link to this kit? thanks
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Re: im ashamed to admit it
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and with a stock motor with low compression adding such high of octane will give you no performance gain. it will actually take away. ![]()
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Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Just find a good, cheap exhaust place near you, if I can ever get some headers for my truck and about $150 I can get a really good custom, dual-pipe done on my truck. Tailored exactly how I want it for looks, pipe diameter, etcetera. I also have an Edlebrock Street Avenger 600cfm carb, and their performance series intake manifold. Once I replace the dizzy and the plugs and wires, my truck may see a track soon.
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