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If we were traveling long distances, I would be looking for a 5th wheel trailer because I have that type of setup on our truck, and they are more stable in the wind, but we are within 5 miles of our local track, and I don't plan on running anywhere else. I have two friends who have enclosed trailers, so I will talk with them tomorrow and see why they chose trailers with a ball hitch instead of a goose neck or 5th wheel setup. Both of them live within 3 miles of the track, but they do travel to Sacramento and Bakersfield. One takes his Bonneville car to the salt flats. They are more serious racers than I am. They both run in the 8's so I hope I will also.
As all of you know, it is more challenging to get an FE in the 8's than a chevy.
As all of you know, it is more challenging to get an FE in the 8's than a chevy.
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Ball hitch trailers are more plentiful and cheaper, they do free up bed space.
Anyone can get a Chubby to go in to 8's, it's a lot more satisfying to get a FE to go there.
I remember back in the 70's when Glidon and Ford fell out, he switched to Mopar for a year till Ford got their act back together.
Someone asked him why he went with Mopar instead of building a Chevy, he said there was no power to be found in a Chevy engine.
I knew he meant the he couldn't get anymore power for one than the other Chevy racers where already getting, but I liked the way he said it.
Anyone can get a Chubby to go in to 8's, it's a lot more satisfying to get a FE to go there.
I remember back in the 70's when Glidon and Ford fell out, he switched to Mopar for a year till Ford got their act back together.
Someone asked him why he went with Mopar instead of building a Chevy, he said there was no power to be found in a Chevy engine.
I knew he meant the he couldn't get anymore power for one than the other Chevy racers where already getting, but I liked the way he said it.
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Ball hitch trailers are more plentiful and cheaper, they do free up bed space.
Anyone can get a Chubby to go in to 8's, it's a lot more satisfying to get a FE to go there.
I remember back in the 70's when Glidon and Ford fell out, he switched to Mopar for a year till Ford got their act back together.
Someone asked him why he went with Mopar instead of building a Chevy, he said there was no power to be found in a Chevy engine.
I knew he meant the he couldn't get anymore power for one than the other Chevy racers where already getting, but I liked the way he said it.
Anyone can get a Chubby to go in to 8's, it's a lot more satisfying to get a FE to go there.
I remember back in the 70's when Glidon and Ford fell out, he switched to Mopar for a year till Ford got their act back together.
Someone asked him why he went with Mopar instead of building a Chevy, he said there was no power to be found in a Chevy engine.
I knew he meant the he couldn't get anymore power for one than the other Chevy racers where already getting, but I liked the way he said it.
Yes, my one buddy has a 67 camaro, fiberglass front, doors and trunk lid. 1198 hp on the dyno with a 600 plus ci. big block.
The other guy has also a 68 camaro with a 638 ci chebby big block making 950 hp. He also has a fiberglass front that comes off in one piece, plus doors and trunk lid.
Our Ford is all steel, no fiberglass.
I am not a chebby fan, but do have a Vette, that I had to put a supercharger on it so that it would run like a Ford.
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Yes, I bet your Z71 runs great. We were into running the Silver State Challenge top speed runs a few years ago, and we ran our Datsun 240ZV8 that averaged 161 mph for the 90 miles. Our 240Z top speed was 183mph.
I purchased the Vette so I could go 200 mph. A&A Corvette from Oxnard Ca. had a supercharger kit to jack up the hp to 622. With the aerodynamics of the C5 coupe it will just make it to 200 mph. I had it on the dyno a couple of runs, and laid down 527-530hp at the wheels.
We have not run the Vette at the Silverstate, because rules say a full roll cage, and I don't want to put one in the Vette. Here is a picture of our 240Z before the run.
I purchased the Vette so I could go 200 mph. A&A Corvette from Oxnard Ca. had a supercharger kit to jack up the hp to 622. With the aerodynamics of the C5 coupe it will just make it to 200 mph. I had it on the dyno a couple of runs, and laid down 527-530hp at the wheels.
We have not run the Vette at the Silverstate, because rules say a full roll cage, and I don't want to put one in the Vette. Here is a picture of our 240Z before the run.
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