Guy from work wants to race! (At the track of course)

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Guy from work wants to race! (At the track of course)

June 08, 2011, 09:51:18 PM

So why do I feel like this is not going to go in my favor?!

What I know about his car: 80's Pontiac with a "crate" Buick 3.8L, "mildly" hand-ported heads(Gasket match, etc), stock cam, 650Cfm Carb. Stock exhaust.

Rear axle from a Camaro with 3.83's? Automatic trans with a 3k Stall converter.

I haven't run my car at the track with the 5-Speed and the 3.73's yet, nor did I have the carb dialed. (It still isn't completely, but it's better) It ran a 17 something previously(2.73's and a C5)

I figure I'll step up the metering rods again(I backed them down for cruise economy), and I already bumped the springs up, so I should get really good fuel flow, but I have a feeling that if nothing else, the fact that he's driving an auto will kill me, since mine doesn't shift all that great(Unless you reef on it, which I will be doing).

Anyways, I'm starting to get excited, I just figured I would post up and gather thoughts.

P.S. If anyone local wants to meet at PIR next month, hopefully CadTbird will come down and we can have some fun!

Guy from work wants to race! (At the track of course)

Reply #1 – June 08, 2011, 10:08:36 PM

Good luck and have fun

Guy from work wants to race! (At the track of course)

Reply #2 – June 09, 2011, 08:17:42 PM

Quote from: thewestie;361268

Good luck and have fun

Haha, yes, I do believe that counts as good advice.

I'm also thinking that I may try and get an exhaust cutout installed before the race, they seem to be on sale currently. I also found out that the Pontiac has an Edelbrock intake. I am so screwed! (Maybe my exhaust cutout will do it for me though!)

Guy from work wants to race! (At the track of course)

Reply #3 – June 09, 2011, 09:09:31 PM

As long as its just for bragging rites just don't break the car :)