Author: 500hpcuda

Traction help?

I have a 72 Cuda street car. The motor is a 440 that dynoed at 502hp and 545tq. I have a manual valve body 727 with an A-1 3800rpm converter. I am running an 8 3/4 with 4:10 gears. The car weighs around 3700lbs. Anyway, my 60′ times aren’t as fast as they should be. I best 60′ was 1.62 with…

pure stock pics

Bought this pure stock a couple weeks ago. Trimmed a little weight off it and gave it some fresh paint. Can’t wait to go racing next year

Carb question for pure stock

Here are the carb rules for the class I am going to run next year (pure stock)

CARBURETORS-Stock two-barrel carburetors only. Maximum throttle bore 1 and 11/16″ and maximum venturi bore of 1 1/4″ OEM replacement parts only. No speed parts. No race type carburetors. No boring or polishing of…

Fan question

I was wondering what kind of fan everyone uses. I am going to run the pure stock class next year and wanted to know what kind of fan I should be looking for, there is no rule on fans. How many blades work best? What ones use the least amount of hp. Anyone use aftermarket ones? Just curious to see…