What's Your Best ET for the 1/4

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Originally posted by Clois Harlan


I have not ran a good lap where I couldn't have done better if:....

But at last years Run and Gun with my clutch smoking like a set of crystalized rings I posted 11.82 @ 119.7 MPH Goodyear Drags slicks

However, at Road America last fall my fastest speed on the straightaway was roughly 142 mph. Hoosier Road TA Race tires

My set up is fairly simple:

428 bored .030 over, modest solid lifter cam 592 lift and 232 dur
(at that time I was running 2X4 set up w/ Edelbrock 600 cfm carbs). Alum heads, MSD dist and box plus a couple other little things.

Toploader 4 speed and 3.50 rear limited slip diff

There are better speeds in this engine if the driver was better.


Clois

I'm a bit off topic here I guess but I'm hitting 6000rpm to get 140
This is with a 428, Toploader and 3.31 dif.

Since I got the car (I bought it fully built) I've been wondering what a realistic red line is. It has had a crane cam put in although I don't know which one exactly.

I was thinking though that you must be hitting 6500+ rpm to get that speed depending on tyres.

I guess I'm sounding a bit of a novice here and that would be true. Not many people use FEs in the UK.

Paul