Ran 11.44 @117.69mph

[71Dragtruck]

I don't even have a roll bar, so 11.50 is as fast as I can run, I'll be running in the 10's as soon as it's in. I keep wanting to weigh it, but haven't got around to it yet. Hope to do it this week, you have any pics of where your cage ties into your frame?

[Robznob11]

what kind of hp you laying down, im building a version of yours only im running a 9.5.1 com 496 roller motor. it should lay down 650 hp and have good steet manners. i don't like just going fast at the track i can't stand to get beet so i wanna have the stuff when ever i need it track or town, its no fun having a bad a$$ truck if you can't show it off every day.. don't get me wrong i love drag cars but im amazed at these 8 sec rockets putting around just wating to bust your you know what when you pass them on the way to wal-mart . a 200 shot should keep things even if i wan't to play a little at the track.. im thinking about a roll bar too but it shure would look ugly and give away the sleeper feel too.

[Robznob11]

buy the way a buddy of mine had the trailing arm set up and went to the 4 link he gained one tenth but lost all of his ride and manners. so if you already got trailing arms i would say keep them. however if you got leafs by all means get the 4 link. most all racers will agree that the trailing arms are the best set up thats why nascar still uses them. drag cars may gain slightly with a link set up but if your running a street truck i would think you would kick your self hard if you ditched the trailing arms...

[Robznob11]

here is an idea make a light aluminum or steel frame to fit wher your tailgate was and then order a skin to rivit or weld to it looks the part but much lighter...

[409biscayne]

What do y'all run for a front end , tubular a-arms ? Or ? Lots of weight savings there .
Sorry not meaning to hi-jack, just curious

[72short]

you from stoon or what dude? im from NB if your from stoon ill probably be taking my truck to SIR some time id love to see your truck

[71Dragtruck]

Originally Posted by 72short

you from stoon or what dude? im from NB if your from stoon ill probably be taking my truck to SIR some time id love to see your truck

Stoon is where I race, SDRA member #277. Let me know when your going, I try to make it whenever I can.

Our track is NHRA.

As far as the 4-link goes, mine has poly bushings, and by setting my coil over spring rate and preload my ride is just as good if not better than stock.

Eventually tubular front arms will be going on.

[71Dragtruck]

Originally Posted by Robznob11

what kind of hp you laying down, im building a version of yours only im running a 9.5.1 com 496 roller motor. it should lay down 650 hp and have good steet manners. i don't like just going fast at the track i can't stand to get beet so i wanna have the stuff when ever i need it track or town, its no fun having a bad a$$ truck if you can't show it off every day.. don't get me wrong i love drag cars but im amazed at these 8 sec rockets putting around just wating to bust your you know what when you pass them on the way to wal-mart . a 200 shot should keep things even if i wan't to play a little at the track.. im thinking about a roll bar too but it shure would look ugly and give away the sleeper feel too.

I run a solid roller 489 BB, it dynoed at 640HP, 620trq. with a too small 750 carb. I now run a 850 Mighty Demon and have a NOS Cheater system. In ran a 11.72@115 with a 1.72 60' at the last street drags on motor spinning a bit at the start. My coil over springs were a bit too light and I was bottoming out when I launched causing it to bounce. It was hard to get a good run in the other night after the rain it was hot and muggy, I was running 12.01 and not impressed. On the 11.44 I ran a 100shot in second and drive, it was the first time the motor saw nitrous so I ran it rich and backed out some extra timing so I was not expecting that large of a gain. Well low and behold it hooked good and ran a little quicker than planned.

I'm pretty sure on a regular race day I would be around the 11.5's to 11.6's on motor. So I'm thinking 10's on a 150 shot should be a reasonable expectation. I too would like to keep the stock appearance, but a roll bar is a must. The truck will all-ways be street legal, but I don't drive it that much and racing gives ME more enjoyment than cruising, so not that worried about the 2 bars going out the back window.

[409biscayne]

Who sanctions your local track ? We're AHRA here in Spokane . I don't think there's many ahra tracks left . My mostly stock 68 runs 14.40's , it went almost 3 / 10th's quicker with the tailgate off . It needs to go on a diet as it weighs nearly 4000 lb. Oh well , any racing is good racing .