Paul,Your friend is right on. With your improvements, compression, carb, headers/exhaust, you should drop 2seconds. Your cam sucked all the compression out of your motor with the 67degree overlap cam.
The only challenge you will have after your "improvements" will be traction. Gary Pavlovich----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Lennemann" <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:48 AM Subject: RE: Paul vs Rich -the outcome
Let me get in here with my reply. We were pitted next to a guy with a 68 Coronet 500 running a 440/4V(800 CFM), virtually the same cam as me, .391 gears, 255x14" street tires and he won the Big Block Street Tire class which I was running in. His time was over 2sec. faster than mine. He was running @7.80's. He was a great guy and gave me some tips. So I know I've got a lot more improvement left to find. The main thing he pointed out was my compression ratio which is probably close to 8:1 with my low compression 1974 motor. So It looks like the machinist will be getting a few $$ this winter. I'm also running stock exhaust. So I like hearing the comment read here on the BB that "the Schumacher headers drop right in". He also suggested my 625 CFM carb was on the small side for a 440. So now I've just got to follow through on a few of these suggestions and I'll be looking for a rematch. Paul Gary Pavlovich wrote:Rich, I think you have over one second less in your motor for the 1/8th. Gary----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Kinsley" <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: RE: Paul vs Rich -the outcome >> Wait a minute Gary. Don't give up yet. I think I can improve on it > more.> It's still not tuned fully to suit me. But, the same goes for Paul. I > know he's got plenty left too. We'll see how much better we can get. > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies > ===================================================================== > ===================================================================== > Gary Pavlovich wrote: >> >> Rich, >> Congrats on the great run against the 440!>> You had over 100 cubes less, less HP/Torque, less profitable gearing >> and>> you>> did splendidly. When you closely examine the 60ft. time and the time >> at>> the >> end of the 1/8th, you were only .16 behind in time. >> Speaks highly of the Poly's head design to make a fun ride. >> Wonder what a 360 or 402 stroker Poly would do against a 440? >> HEY EARL....!!! >> Gary Pavlovich>> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Richard Kinsley" <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:25 PM >> Subject: Paul vs Rich -the outcome >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > Rich Kinsley '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies >> >>> > Today was our big showdown at the "Geezer Drags". Paul and I got >> > lined>> > up and the results are as follows: >> > >> > Paul R/T .199 Rich R/T .125 >> > 60' 2.331 60' 2.374 >> > 330 6.605 330 6.685 >> > 1/8 10.126 1/8 10.286 >> > mph 69.88 mph 68.15 >> > >> > Paul is the winner with his 440 powered '63 Ply 2 dr w/4:30 gears >> > Rich loses with his 318poly powered '64 Dodge 4 dr w/3:91 gears >> >>> > It was a great day and we all had a ball. Of course I want to go >> > faster >> > but I've improved by a whole bunch. My best today was 10.165 @ >> > 68.57. >> > Siunce my previous best was 11.68 I think I gotta be thinking I'm >> > on>> > the right track. >> > >> > Steve Hurst, from the list, showed up today too. One of Dodger's >> > friends >> > was there running a sharp/fast '62 Dart too. There were about a half >> > dozen good running 62/65's. A real bad '65 Dodge Hemi in the 5's. >> >>> > Remember, if it weren't for the losers there'd be no winners. >> > Somebody>> > has to sacrifice. >> > >> > >> > >> > ---->> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one >> > person -->> > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and >> > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended >> > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will >> > protect>> > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the >> > content>> > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! >> > >> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: >> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. >> > >> > >> >> > > > > Rich Kinsley '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > protect > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > >Paul L. '63 Sport Fury 440/727 http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.