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Raced a 73' 454 corvette Posted By: Jazsun On: 03-13-2010 @ 11:51:34 Reply | Edit Im going to race my friend 454 vette today, puts out near 270HP, and like 395 Torque, I hear the 69+ vettes arnt very fast, atthe track he ran in the 14.8's. It is a manual, completely stock. Im pretty confident I will take him, is it best to race him from a stop or roll? 395 torque seems like it would kill down low, but then again the thing weight 3950Lbs even w/ the fiberglass body. I will get back to you guys later on tonight after I race him. RESULTS: On a corn field strip, from a stop. First race I raped it from the start, I got like 2 cars on him from the start and kept pulling maby to 3 cars, got up to around 100 and shut it down. Second race from a stop, (first race he blamed it on traction problems, which was a little evident as his car did squirm a little), this time same results, I pulled like crazy throught 1st gear, just slightly power breaking it. Got like 3-4 cars again. Next we raced maby 3-4 times from a roll, everytime form the initial punch it would be even, up until my car would shift...then he would pull hard, for about a car length, then it would go even, until my car hit 4th and fell on its face. Now here is the scary part. Afterwards, me, the guy in the vette, and my other friend who video taped it, went to a gas station to refil our guzzlers, and we finished, paid for out gas...then my friend w/ the vette started his car and we were all outside of it looking at it as it ideled, and we began to noticed some smoke coming from the front fender, then we saw huge puddles of oil under the car. Popped the hood, and it was all over the drivers side of the car. Shut the car off, and the puddle got huge, almost the whole bottom of the car. Yesterday found out it was just an oil pressure sensor. Its still missing half the dash and has no passengers seat. Posted By: blck89rs On: 06-29-2005 @ 18:03:25 Reply | Top | Edit good race  if that engine were built for performance and not stock i think the outcome would have been very diffrent-- 600 hp 454 71 nova- finishing resto  
Posted By: bad84bowtie On: 06-29-2005 @ 23:09:24 Reply | Top | Edit what a mess! I hate oil leaks. Good race, I bet that vette had traction issues with 454 cubes of torque! -- 355 motor a few hop ups, T-5 transmission, disc brake 10 bolt 3.73 gears. Posted By: RedScreaminMachine On: 07-01-2005 @ 07:36:46 Reply | Top | Edit Awsome race! Now you have to mod some more, so you can smack him! -- Red 2002 Camaro Z28 M6 with Hurst shifter, T-tops, Leather, 12 CD Changer Ram Air Scoop, SLP Lid, K&N Filter, Smooth Bellow, Borla Exhaust, Dynatech Long Tube Headers and High-Flow Cats; 344 RWHP @ 5350 RPM, and 356 RWTQ @ 4650 RPM; 13.01 @ 109.3 mph with a 2.07 60', best mph 110.7 Posted By: RedScreaminMachine On: 07-01-2005 @ 07:37:08 Reply | Top | Edit BTW, what do you drive? -- Red 2002 Camaro Z28 M6 with Hurst shifter, T-tops, Leather, 12 CD Changer Ram Air Scoop, SLP Lid, K&N Filter, Smooth Bellow, Borla Exhaust, Dynatech Long Tube Headers and High-Flow Cats; 344 RWHP @ 5350 RPM, and 356 RWTQ @ 4650 RPM; 13.01 @ 109.3 mph with a 2.07 60', best mph 110.7 Posted By: blkformulatom On: 07-09-2005 @ 12:34:13 Reply | Top | Edit 68-71 vettes were much faster than the later C3's. 68-69 L88 427 cars ran mid 12's stock. early 70's LT-1's were low 14 second cars and 70-71 LS5 454 cars tend to run high 13's low 14's. the 71 LS-6 ('70 for chevelles) ran high 13's. by '73 corvettes started becoming a shadow of thier former selves and would remain so until the late 80's /early '90's. --  1994 Formula, T-Tops, A4, 3.23 gears, NGK TR55 plugs, MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Wires, MSD Blaster Coil, Ram Air Hood and inducion kit, K&N air and oil filter, SLP Loudmouth Exhaust, High-Flow Catalytic Converter, 98-02 LS1 Tail Lights, 02 WS6 T/A wheels, 98 Silver "Formula" door emblems. More mods to come soon...
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