Track Date: 10/18/97
*Weight: 3525
Mods added: Cowl scoop, 28" McCrearys, 5" K&N
ET/MPH: 13.41/102.65
This was not nearly enough speed for me so I took out the motor in the winter of 1998 and replaced basically everything in it, but it is still the same 400 block.
Track Date: 10/23/99
*Weight: 3525
Mods added: 408 rotating assembly, AFR aluminum heads, solid roller cam, super victor intake, BG double pump carb, BFG Drag Radials, flat hood, 3" K&N.
ET/MPH: 12.42/113.09
I swapped out the 350 trans for a 700-R4. The revs on the highway were killer. I also added Hoosier-Daddy 28X10 slicks.
Track Date: 5/5/00
*Weight: 3525
Mods added: 700R4, 28X10 slicks
ET/MPH: 12.49/111.36
The slower MPH was a bit of a dissappointment, but my stock Ford Trac-Loc differential was pretty much toast, so I couldn't get a good bit off the line. A Moser spool solved that issue.
Track Date: 8/26/00
*Weight: 3500
Mods added: Spool
ET/MPH: 12.36/110.22
Now the tranny was really slipping on the 1-2 shift. Time to have it rebuilt by Select.
Track Date: 11/5/00
*Weight: 3500
Mods added: Rebuilt trans & converter
ET/MPH: 12.02/112.72
The exhaust was still an old custom-bent 2 1/2" system with 2-chamber Flows. In the spring of '01 I changed the exhaust system, replaced the flex fan with electric fans, and added an airbag to the right rear spring. I also gave the BFG's another shot.
Track Date: 5/11/01
*Weight: 3525
Mods added: Torque-Tech 3" exhaust, 1 3/4" headers, electric fans, 1 35 lb. airbag, BFG 255/50/16 Drag Radials
ET/MPH: 11.88/116.27
The next round I removed some weight via a fiberglass hood. It was a very hot and humid day, so the times don't reflect that.
Track Date: 6/27/01
*Weight: 3480
Mods added: Harwood 4" Outlaw hood, 1" carb spacer, 5" K&N, 28X10 slicks
ET/MPH: 11.88/113.79
For the next couple of trips the results were pretty much the same until I added the NOS Big Shot system.
Track Date: 10/18/02
*Weight: 3525
Mods added: NOS Big Shot, progressive controller, 175HP jetting
ET/MPH: 10.81/126.72 (w/NOS)
Track Date: 7/18/03 Super Chevy
*Weight: 3465
Mods added: Lowered weight with Flaming River steering box and Weld Drag Lite skinnies up front.
ET/MPH: 11.71/114.72
