Guess I'll check in...

This was on a "fresh" forged 346 motor I put together with the same stock crank the car came with...I hope there is still more left in it.

you can view the pass www.nd.edu/~caschenb/streetcarchaos/conrad.mpeg
(still have stock swaybar......the air bag just isn't cutting it as youll see)

Here's a basic list of the setup:
modified NOS noszle system
low pressure fuel system (thanks to DERTY for the advice)
TEA 5.3L heads
TH400
3.73 12 bolt
MADMAN torque arm - this arm is the KEY to the low 60 foots
Hals
BMR K member, A arms, etc
Neal Chance Conveter

Misc:
VP fuels C16
TR8 plugs

Raceweight was 3440. Car was built and tuned by myself at the track...
Any questions, just ask.

 

nice!!! how big a shot? single stage or multiple? how much n/a hp does it make?

thanks,
Dave

 

250 shot. Not really sure about the NA power as I've really changed the tune since its been on the dyno. I have never actually ran it down the track NA so I have no times

 

nice time!!!! and nice 60', you can't beat a good torque arm!

 

Where do you run? 75&80, mason-dixon, Capitol? Im from the Rockville area but Live in Leesburg now. Id love to see your car run sometime.

Great times!

 

I ran that time at 75-80 but didn't get to make any more runs because I was kicked out for only having 6 pt cage and no nhra licence, among other things. Hope to be legal next year and with a 402 motor.

 

fastblackta are you using tea 1.5 5.3l heads?

 

Very very nice.

Interesting that you went 138mph and it was a 250 shot, and with my blown 348ci so far I went 136... gives me an idea of how nitrous would compare.

 

Looks like you need a Wolfe swaybar if he makes one. That car is not straight at all coming out of the hole. Good 60ft though. Madman is the man when it comes to suspension.

 

Thanks guys. I have a BMR drag swaybar but didn't have the time to install it. I barely even had time to get it ready to go racing lol!!!!

I'll have the bar in next season, as well as a 402 hopefully. I graduate in December from Notre Dame's mechanical engineering program and will hopefully have a more "regular" work schedule, so I'll be able to devote a little more time to racing (I hope!).

 

VERY NICE 60' time. How would that TQ Arm compare to wolfs TQ Arm?

 

Thanks. It probably has more in it in the future I hope.

I really haven't seen the wolf tq arm in person so I dont know much about it. MADMAN builds a great tq arm with numerous adjectments. I did some reading about tq arm suspensions, talked to MADMAN, and then fine tuned it in at the track. I have only been to the track a couple times with this setup, so I know there is more in it.

 

great times!!! awesome vid!!!
on your launch, are you foot braking your TH400 or with transbrake?
a launch like that, are you spraying out of the hole?

 

Thanks!

On that pass, I sprayed out of the hole and launched off the transbrake. They key is getting it to 60 foot like that. Making good power is only part of the ballgame...its pretty easy to make decent power with these motors. Its the combination of converter choice and suspension setup that really get the car to ET well.

 

I am running a stage III TEA head. These heads have worked really well and I'll be using another set on my next motor build.

 

Awesome vid!

 

That kicks butt!

 

Thanks....I have a longer version, but I can't host it (w burnout, etc) because it's too big.

I would have like to have run the car at a better track (such as cecil...that place is the fastest track I've been to) but didn't get a chance...there's always next season! The track in the video is 75-80 dragway....which just isn't the place to get your absolute best times

 

Great times bro.... We'll see ya at thunder.

Shannon

 

man...that was awesome launch man...

keep us updated bro