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mikep · 04-08-2003, 12:27 AM

OK maybe I didnt really crap my pants but I did come close. I just took the '68 out for a full power run with the new gears. Ive been babying it until now because my driveshaft was too short and I was only getting an inch and a half of spline engagement. A few light burnouts here and there but nothing major. I didnt want to rip the splines off the shaft. Anyway I got the right driveshaft for an Eaton from WES and got in in yesterday . I'll tell you what. Those 4.57 gears with thatDetroit locker work Great with that XS 274S cam . I found a secluded spot of road and power braked it up. My converter is a bit undersized so the brakes held the tires but as soon as I let off the brake they let go and I left two strips 50 yards long of rubber before I hit second gear . It pulls HARD all the way up to 100 mph . I'd say its running at mid to low 13 level which is pretty good for a pump gas 350 in a HEAVY truck.

krazy_texan · 04-08-2003, 12:32 AM

sounds fun you havent crapped your pants till you pop a wheelie, i have done it before in my ford falcon, 428 cobra jet, narrowed nine inch, etc... it wasnt a big one but i almost had to change my pants when i got home.

mikep · 04-08-2003, 12:41 AM

A buddy of mine runs a high 8 second steel bodied small block Nova. How do you get 8 seconds in a steel bodied small block Nova? Well you start with a good chassis and you add large amounts of NITROUS OXIDE !!!! You cant even see the motor under all the direct port injection lines plumbed into the tunnel ram along with the dual fogger plates etc. Anyway he took me for a little run once when he still drove the thing on the street occasionally for street races when he only had an 8-71 with dual nitrous plates . It only ran high 9's at that point. I do believe I did crap my pants.

My dads got a 69 camaro with an 8-71 blown 468. As soon as he's done installing the 4 link hes letting me have it for a few months to do the body work. I intend on crapping my pants again.

bigjimzlll · 04-08-2003, 12:45 AM

yea...theres nothing like the smell of tire smoke in the morning..I took the ET streets off, and put the 295-15s back on...BIG mistake..a cop pulled me over...I swear I didnt try to light them up..I jumped on at a little to pass a guy..at about 25mph...it down shifted and got completely crossed up...lol..didnt get a ticket..the cop new me from the track..congrats Mike..any plans on a different converter?..im going to a 3500 myself

mikep · 04-08-2003, 12:59 AM

Thats pretty much why I dont run a automatic kickdown. Never have trusted those things. I have a hard enough time keeping the tires planted in the rain without a kickdown. I'd be all over the place if I had one.

I think I will pick up a 3500 stall converter later this year. The only thing I dont like about the high stall converters is the way they drive on WOT. Its just weird ..WWWAAAAAAAA.....

bigjimzlll · 04-08-2003, 01:05 AM

I normaly dont run the kickdown..I just hooked it up..my step daughter is going to drive the truck on a pass...and I wanted it to be easy in Drive....I manually shift, and I do not want her to manually shift..lol..thats all I need

low 84 · 04-08-2003, 02:47 AM

sounds like fun. i'm about to run that same cam in my 408, should be pretty mild in the bigger motor, but a torque monster.

68CST327 · 04-08-2003, 03:24 AM

mikep, you give me hope for my heavy-@$$ C20

mikep · 04-08-2003, 07:12 AM

Low 84 -
You'll be surprised just how mild that XS274S really is .

bigjimzlll · 04-08-2003, 08:41 AM

Mike..My xs268s is pretty lopey..its power range is 3000-6000...its in a 350..whats the power range of the xs274?

*rage'nrat638* · 04-08-2003, 08:50 AM

you guys need total controll over your shifting so you can let it rip
just a thought, but it was the best 170.00 i invested in my truck.
it really gives a great feel to driving your truck...nothing like...one hand one the wheel..and one on the shifter.....mark

hay that new cam sounds really great...sounds like it was a good
move on that new drive shaft....i love working on my truck......

low 84 · 04-08-2003, 11:17 AM

you mean like this mark?

Low69CST · 04-08-2003, 03:41 PM

You guys are making me wanna get my truck on the road. I got a 415 stroker, XE284, Dart iron eagle heads, and a victor jr. Behind that a 700R4, 4.10's with a detroit locker. It runs, but no driveshaft, brakes or windows

*rage'nrat638* · 04-08-2003, 04:36 PM

that thing is sweet,,, don't you say so low 84!!!!!!!one on the wheel...one on the shifter......yea baby

crazy longhorn · 04-08-2003, 04:55 PM

You need one with a "double H pattern", & 6 gears marked on the knob

Im ready to play.......but we got hit with snow & rain:p crazyL (capt clutch!)

Fred T · 04-08-2003, 05:57 PM

Just crappin your drawers ain't bad. It's when your axxhole has to reach down and grab the seat cushion to hang on that means you've been in trouble. Running 40 on glare ice in a semi in the right lane when an old man going 10-15 in the left lane decided to exit. 60' of truck sideways across a bridge and getting it straight without hitting anything. Left a hole in the seat cushion about 3 inches across.

bodazpa · 04-09-2003, 02:52 AM

hey fred t, over here we call that diamond experience(if ya had a peice of coal in your a$$ at the start, you`r a$$ would have been so tight it would have made a diamond).

04-08-2003, 12:27 AM	#1
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I just crapped my pants! OK maybe I didnt really crap my pants but I did come close. I just took the '68 out for a full power run with the new gears. Ive been babying it until now because my driveshaft was too short and I was only getting an inch and a half of spline engagement. A few light burnouts here and there but nothing major. I didnt want to rip the splines off the shaft. Anyway I got the right driveshaft for an Eaton from WES and got in in yesterday . I'll tell you what. Those 4.57 gears with thatDetroit locker work Great with that XS 274S cam . I found a secluded spot of road and power braked it up. My converter is a bit undersized so the brakes held the tires but as soon as I let off the brake they let go and I left two strips 50 yards long of rubber before I hit second gear . It pulls HARD all the way up to 100 mph . I'd say its running at mid to low 13 level which is pretty good for a pump gas 350 in a HEAVY truck. __________________ No truck :-(

04-08-2003, 12:32 AM	#2
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	sounds fun you havent crapped your pants till you pop a wheelie, i have done it before in my ford falcon, 428 cobra jet, narrowed nine inch, etc... it wasnt a big one but i almost had to change my pants when i got home. __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

04-08-2003, 12:41 AM	#3
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	A buddy of mine runs a high 8 second steel bodied small block Nova. How do you get 8 seconds in a steel bodied small block Nova? Well you start with a good chassis and you add large amounts of NITROUS OXIDE !!!! You cant even see the motor under all the direct port injection lines plumbed into the tunnel ram along with the dual fogger plates etc. Anyway he took me for a little run once when he still drove the thing on the street occasionally for street races when he only had an 8-71 with dual nitrous plates . It only ran high 9's at that point. I do believe I did crap my pants. My dads got a 69 camaro with an 8-71 blown 468. As soon as he's done installing the 4 link hes letting me have it for a few months to do the body work. I intend on crapping my pants again. __________________ No truck :-(

04-08-2003, 12:45 AM	#4
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	yea...theres nothing like the smell of tire smoke in the morning..I took the ET streets off, and put the 295-15s back on...BIG mistake..a cop pulled me over...I swear I didnt try to light them up..I jumped on at a little to pass a guy..at about 25mph...it down shifted and got completely crossed up...lol..didnt get a ticket..the cop new me from the track..congrats Mike..any plans on a different converter?..im going to a 3500 myself __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-08-2003, 12:59 AM	#5
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Thats pretty much why I dont run a automatic kickdown. Never have trusted those things. I have a hard enough time keeping the tires planted in the rain without a kickdown. I'd be all over the place if I had one. I think I will pick up a 3500 stall converter later this year. The only thing I dont like about the high stall converters is the way they drive on WOT. Its just weird ..WWWAAAAAAAA..... __________________ No truck :-(

04-08-2003, 01:05 AM	#6
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	I normaly dont run the kickdown..I just hooked it up..my step daughter is going to drive the truck on a pass...and I wanted it to be easy in Drive....I manually shift, and I do not want her to manually shift..lol..thats all I need __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-08-2003, 02:47 AM	#7
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	sounds like fun. i'm about to run that same cam in my 408, should be pretty mild in the bigger motor, but a torque monster. __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

04-08-2003, 03:24 AM	#8
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	mikep, you give me hope for my heavy-@$$ C20

04-08-2003, 07:12 AM	#9
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Low 84 - You'll be surprised just how mild that XS274S really is . __________________ No truck :-(

04-08-2003, 08:41 AM	#10
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	Mike..My xs268s is pretty lopey..its power range is 3000-6000...its in a 350..whats the power range of the xs274? __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-08-2003, 08:50 AM	#11
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	try a b&m mega shifter you guys need total controll over your shifting so you can let it rip just a thought, but it was the best 170.00 i invested in my truck. it really gives a great feel to driving your truck...nothing like...one hand one the wheel..and one on the shifter.....mark hay that new cam sounds really great...sounds like it was a good move on that new drive shaft....i love working on my truck......

04-08-2003, 11:17 AM	#12
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	you mean like this mark? __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

04-08-2003, 03:41 PM	#13
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	You guys are making me wanna get my truck on the road. I got a 415 stroker, XE284, Dart iron eagle heads, and a victor jr. Behind that a 700R4, 4.10's with a detroit locker. It runs, but no driveshaft, brakes or windows __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

04-08-2003, 04:36 PM	#14
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	yea that thing is sweet,,, don't you say so low 84!!!!!!!one on the wheel...one on the shifter......yea baby

04-08-2003, 04:55 PM	#15
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	You need one with a "double H pattern", & 6 gears marked on the knob Im ready to play.......but we got hit with snow & rain:p crazyL (capt clutch!) __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....



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04-08-2003, 05:57 PM	#16
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Just crappin your drawers ain't bad. It's when your axxhole has to reach down and grab the seat cushion to hang on that means you've been in trouble. Running 40 on glare ice in a semi in the right lane when an old man going 10-15 in the left lane decided to exit. 60' of truck sideways across a bridge and getting it straight without hitting anything. Left a hole in the seat cushion about 3 inches across. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

04-09-2003, 02:52 AM	#17
bodazpa Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: 283 Small Block ln. apt k10 Chevyland N.J. Posts: 261	hey fred t, over here we call that diamond experience(if ya had a peice of coal in your a$$ at the start, you`r a$$ would have been so tight it would have made a diamond). __________________ 71 chevy 4x4 ,np205 transfer case, 3 speed tranny, sjs 283, 4in suspension lift, and 71 hugger orange paint,33x12.5 parnelli jones on 15x10 m/t classicII, cowl hood,new bed painted, linex liner. Truck has been completed since 2005.... 2003 Chevy Avalanche Z71, on 6in super lift w/ 35in tires RNG4x4 aka the "Redneck Roller" words to live by "If it fits, it fits" "friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies..." Sponsored by "Kick Ass Kustom"

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