[DAVID GAGNARD]

Russ;

Just as a comparison,I have a 350 hp,351-W in my 65 Fastback,running a Tremec also,3.00 rear gear in a 9" with stock Posi Trac,26" tall Wal Mart tires approx. 7" wide,leaving the line at idle,shifting at 5,500 each gear,I generally run 13.10 to 13.20 with a best time on a cool night of 12.95..... With me in the car at the track it weights in at 3200 lbs.

It is a 1972 351-W with the 72 iron heads,the heads have been ported/polished/gasket matched,running an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake and a Holley 600 double pumper,cam is a Crane Cam with 484 lift and 272 duration,idles at 750 rpms all day at 180 degrees water temp. This motor is fairly mild by most standards but runs well and has a lot of low end "grunt"...

A 351-W with GT-40 heads and a "mild" cam should easily put out 300hp. I think they were rated at 225hp from the factory,the heads and cam and of course headers should be worth at least the other 75 hp....

I would first check the carb out and make sure the 4-v is working properly then check compression and timing.....Seems a 3000rpm launch would or should just smoke the tires,could it be the cam was not installled "straight up" possibly retarded or advanced too much????

Even with a bone stock 351-W and a Tremec and your rear gear my guess is you should run high to mid 13's.... I have seen FFR's with stock 302 GT motor run high to mid 13's on pure street tires....

Something seems way out of whack here for you to run those times,sorry I can not be of more help,but your car should do a lot better,hope you find the problem..

David