Took the Ventura to the dragstrip tonight
 

455 6X 4s heads,torker intake,Quadrajet carb,Long branch manifold,10 bolt 3.23 Single track,walmart 215-70 tires,turbo 350, 2600 stall. Bought 2 Quadrajets and both had issues.Motor is new with only 150 miles on it and i drove it 45 mins to the track

http://youtu.be/xbTK_8H--gs

very nice! theres some good potential there.

Dang!! You got a potential high 11 sec car there, with traction... you shave that 60ft down to atleast 1.8s and you should be around 12.20s, i'd say... impressive! WHats some of the particulars of your build? WHat pistons and rods you runnin?

Hey not bad , looks like it took off good for a peg leg where u spinning at all.that mph is not bad at all.

X2...Sure is... hook that thing and that mph is good for at least 12.20's. Could be more lurking in there too!

Brent,it a really,really low budget build.455 .30 stock rods,TRW forged pistons,6X 4 heads,Crower 60919 with 1.52 comp roller tip,torker 1 intake,RARE Long Branches manifolds with 2 1/2 exhaust and Goerlich mufflers.

You have to roll it out to the 60ft mark before you can give it any thottle.

Very nice times for that combo, congrats.

Jim

Very nice. :)

For sure lots of potential for improvement, it will only get better, Very nice!

Wish I had a couple of action shots from the line but I was busy trying to race as well. I was REALLY impressed with the number this car was able to run.

Congrats Russ

Excellemt time everything consideried. Watch out its addictive for sure. Certainly great to see some pontiacs together at the track though.

A special thanks to Kyle "74SDformula",he did ALL the work (built the engine, installed the fuel system and got it running) and help me a bunch at the track.

I have the same vehicle and used to run a 455 with about the same specs, 6X-4 heads cleaned up a bit (232cfm) and a Crower RAIV cam. With zero traction it ran 12.70-12.90's at 108-109MPH, pretty much where you are at.

I got it to hook up and immediately went mid 12's at the same MPH. Best ever 12.34 @ 109mph.

I sorted out some fuel delivery issues a few years later and the car instantly went 12.0's at 112mph. That was is pretty hot weather, but at a sea level track. It was headed for the 11's with the 6X-4 heads, but I was given opportunity to install KRE heads (new at that time). With no other changes we went 11.80's right off the trailer, in extemely hot/humid weather......Cliff

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Cliff,when i had the friend of mine build the motor i was copying your build except i'm running a Torker 1 and Long branch manifolds. I'm hoping with a posi and sticky tires it should have a 12.40 in it.

Jay, I wish you could have made it down again this year. There was a guy there with a '69 Camaro that we talked to that has witnessed your car on the chassis-dyno. He said the '74 TA's were his favorite cars as he was born in 1974. It was good to see our friend Steve with his new to him '72. Also Will (tajunkman), made it down with his wife and her 2002 TA.

Awesome for a budget built combo. :thumbup: Reminds me of what mop my 01' SS was... in good air I ran similar ET's - but at 10+ more MPH. :mad:

Nice all the way around! time, price, etc. Posi will really help.
Slightly off topic question: I thought I heard that it's not good to goose/blip the car again after you've done the burnout. That you do the burnout, heat up the tires, then line up and go. I think the reason was that if you hit it like in your video, that you could actually wipe off some of the sticky part of the warmed up tire. Anyone care to advise/chime in? I'd love to learn.

Oh, and I'M VERY jealous of your times and success. atta boy!

I tried doing a burnout and rolling up to the line and doing a dry hop. And for some reason with these cheap wal-mart tires it hooks better doing a dry hop with both this 455 and the 350 i took out of the car.

wow congrats! thats killer for that combo, a 2.1 60 ft with 3:23s and a q jet and manifolds and went 108 mph thats great! . my ventura has the same basic stuff except i have headers, 3:73s and a 750 holley and i went a 1.8 short and went 108 mph,i think you have more cam then me though but wow i got work to do LOL congrats, get your short down and it would go 12 flat i bet