1700 engines back in the day
RFbuilt:
Quote from: rick m on February 27, 2010, 17:45:27 pm
It was not that fast. I had stock gears in my trans with a 4.12 R&P for street driving. So, it was not killer fast. The best I ever cranked out of it was a 15.65. Take into consideration it was a full interior too. I did not build it to be fast...just to be a good freeway driver. With more compression, cam and 48s, obviously the motor would have come alive.
Rick M
15.6 isnt to be laughed at! with a w110 thats niceee
u do know, alot of newer cars today in stock form juz do high 15s and 16s ? thats not bad..
i think i should challenge myself and tell myself to expect 15.7s on mine hehe
Zach Gomulka:
Quote from: Worm on February 27, 2010, 05:52:54 am
Any one ever hit a big bump and knock one of those suckers right off the bottom of the case? You'd pull over, look underneath and it's hangin' like a tire swing. Shrug shoulders... unhook the rods and throw it in the back seat.
Yup! Good analogy!! :D
Neil Davies:
Quote from: Zach Gomulka on March 01, 2010, 16:14:57 pm
Quote from: Worm on February 27, 2010, 05:52:54 am
Any one ever hit a big bump and knock one of those suckers right off the bottom of the case? You'd pull over, look underneath and it's hangin' like a tire swing. Shrug shoulders... unhook the rods and throw it in the back seat.
Yup! Good analogy!! :D
Been there, done that... :D
marc1951:
When I bought my car from Gary Reid in the early 70s, it had a 1700, 110 cam, S&S SINGLE port heads, 11 to 1, and a Holly Bug Spray (what a stupid name). That thing was amazing! The car ran in the 15s and was a great street racer....just open the hood, wait for the suckers to laugh at your single port heads, race them and take their money.
I wish I had held onto that motor, but I wanted 48s so changed out the motor with an 1835, 130 cam, Webers, etc. (162 hp on Dean Lowry's dyno and ran a best of 13.62).....quicker but didn't have the shock value of the 1700.
Marc
DRA
Jim Ratto:
Quote from: marc1951 on March 04, 2010, 06:24:52 am
When I bought my car from Gary Reid in the early 70s, it had a 1700, 110 cam, S&S SINGLE port heads, 11 to 1, and a Holly Bug Spray (what a stupid name). That thing was amazing! The car ran in the 15s and was a great street racer....just open the hood, wait for the suckers to laugh at your single port heads, race them and take their money.
I wish I had held onto that motor, but I wanted 48s so changed out the motor with an 1835, 130 cam, Webers, etc. (162 hp on Dean Lowry's dyno and ran a best of 13.62).....quicker but didn't have the shock value of the 1700.
Marc
DRA
8)
fast "small" motors... aren't they the best? My old friend, Safetyshoe, ran high compression 40 x 35, Engle 120 90.5 x 69, did 13.00's with it on MH's in his '66.
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