Re: Dakota's at the racetrack

From: Dahrl Clark (dclark@nb.net)
Date: Sat Mar 21 1998 - 13:34:00 EST


The motor is a stock 360 with a set of Kieth Black flat top pistons that are
.030 over. The heads are Brodix B1BA's that have been pocket ported and have
been shaved to give 53cc combustion chambers. That gives me a 11.75 to 1
comp. ratio. The intake is a Victor that I portmatched to the heads and the
carb is a 850 Holley. The cam is a Mopar Perf. 312/590 solid and the
headers are Hooker Comps. As far as traction is concerned I used to run a
904, but I switched to a Powerglide to help on the starting line. I run
ladder bars for traction and use a set of M.T. 29.5X11.5 slicks. The gears
are 4.56's and I use a 8 3/4 for a rear.
-----Original Message-----
From: N2mopars <N2mopars@AOL.COM>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Dakota's at the racetrack

>In a message dated 98-03-20 22:50:51 EST, you write:
>
><< Unfortunately its not street legal anymore. I've bracket raced it for
the
> last two years solid and it'll probably never see the street again. It was
> involved in a accident on the way to the racetrack on Memorial Day weekend
> three years ago. And after I fixed it, I decided to keep it off the street
> for good. Besides, all the "Stangbangers " around here were starting to
> catch on, not catch up, if you know what I mean! I race Class 2 at Mason
> Dixon Dragway at Hagerstown MD. and hope to build a (good) shortblock for
> it in the next month or so because Ol'faithful is getting a litle tired.
Its
> got 5 years of street and race abuse on it! I'm hoping a new shortblock
and
> a cam change will give me 3 tenths or so. That should put me in the 10.60
> range and with a switch to a fat block someday maybe It'll crack the
> nines!!!!! P.S. Best E.T. in street trim was 11.64@ 114mph.
> -----Original Message----- >>
>
>
>What exactly have you done to the motor??? What do you do for traction??
>Give us details!!!!!
>
>Brad



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