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  1. Tig

    727 sfi case

    Good to know :thumbsup:
  2. Tig

    727 sfi case

    Indeed, there's a certain amount of kudos keeping stuff "All Mopar" but it's getting more difficult 8-)
  3. Tig

    727 sfi case

    Catastrophic failure of the front drum is the worst, the std sintered drum can literally explode if the sprag fails and pieces can find they way through the car body. As John Cope said he doesn't think that case would contain such a failure but if you into an aftermarket case you WILL be fitting...
  4. Street / Strip '74

    Street / Strip '74

    Bought in '89 with a small block 318, we've gone through a lot of running gear changes and worked our way through the et's over the years. Best ET so far is 9.46 @ 145.9, though we are hoping to get into the 8's with the big engine. Car weighs 4023lb, it's N/A, all steel (bar the hood) and has a...
  5. Tig

    727 sfi case

    Could I ask who's 727 can handle 2K HP ? All the g'box builders I spoke to told me 1000lb/ft (1200 ish H/P) was about the limit for an all out 727. We'll be around 1700hp with N2O so this would be a better option cost wise than going to an aftermarket case or th400 type. EDIT: A bit more...
  6. Tig

    Air filter size matter

    I think it was, if I'm thinking of the same test they used a generic BBC, around 500 H/P (maybe it was more?) and then listed each filter as good for up to XXX H/P based on metered airflow. The K and N supported a much higher airflow but wasn't the best. The link to the test below shows a 14 x...
  7. Tig

    Air filter size matter

    In the Engine Masters test, the clear winner was the "salad bowl" with a 14" K and N "Extreme" filter top on it (similar to the above). Adding velocity stacks also had good results.
  8. Tig

    Air filter size matter

    If the filter was a restriction and the carb was tuned with the restrictive filter on, theoretically installing a less restrictive (taller) filter would cause the fuel curve to be lean (especially at hi rpm and load).
  9. Tig

    Flex plate

    I always thought they only went on one way due to the offset hole ?
  10. Tig

    Scottish Challenger

    Crail ? never been myself but "they" say the shut down is short :D
  11. Tig

    Scottish Challenger

    Nice :thumbsup: UK owner here too, 580ci / 655ci. Soon to be street legal (again) A house move is slowing stuff up :D
  12. Tig

    Edelbrock Hemi Heads Vs. TFS 270 Heads

    Back in the late 80's when I decided to mess with big blocks, Hemi's were just wayyy to expensive and difficult to find in the UK so I've sorta stuck with wedges. The 655 we recently re-built made well over 1200Hp N/A but I'm pretty sure the dyno is optimistic, the timing tickets will tell the...
  13. Tig

    Edelbrock Hemi Heads Vs. TFS 270 Heads

    Agree on the conv/gear choice being important but strangely it's stuff he had hanging around, he might have just got lucky. 9" ford rear BTW. The hemi was recently rebuilt, he changed it due to a water leak, I'm not sure if the leak was an internal one but I got that impression. He'd run the...
  14. Tig

    Edelbrock Hemi Heads Vs. TFS 270 Heads

    A guy I know switched from a 572ci Hemi to a 499ci Wedge with TF 270's for this season. He's almost 2 tenths faster than the hemi was. I asked if he'd done anything else, he said he had a different converter and numerically lower rear gears. I was surprised but not as much as him :oops:
  15. Tig

    ARE THERE ANY HP ORIENTED MOPAR BOARDS?

    Thanks but I don't consider myself an expert I just have some experience with my cars and I'm happy to share if it's relevant to the topic :thumbsup: I'm always happy to learn and I think there are a few more racers on this page, we just don't see them often. I also think a lot of racers / race...
  16. Tig

    Speedmaster billet planetary 727 gear set.

    We had to make around 800hp before we broke into the 9's and go over 137 but the car is heavy. We picked up over a 1/10th and a lot more consistancy by just switching to a radial slick. Car has run 9.51 @ 142 and some change. 1.29 60ft best but normally it's mid to hi 1.30's on the rear wheels...
  17. Tig

    Speedmaster billet planetary 727 gear set.

    You should be OK. Once we got past 850hp n/a we seemed to highlight the weak areas in the drivetrain. I've upgraded to steel planetaries after tearing the splines out, std ratio, think it was an A and A piece. The car is heavy (4023lb w/d), footbraked and the bigger of the 2 engines makes well...
  18. Tig

    ARE THERE ANY HP ORIENTED MOPAR BOARDS?

    Not getting as much traffic as it used to but some interesting stuff gets posted here:- https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/forums/21/1/unlawfls-race-engine-tech.html
  19. Tig

    Caltrac's: Ride height option's.

    Hi All. I need to lower my car to help reduce wheelstands. I bought my Caltracs in 1999 and had the springs re-arched higher soon after, since I was unable to get the slicks to fit with out catching. Currently running a 29.5 x 10.5 radial slick with a B body Dana and inboarded springs. I have...
  20. Tig

    How many of you are doing your own restoration versus having someone else do the work ?

    I am way too slow doing body work and know guys who can knock up a replacement panel way way better than I can, so body work and paint usually goes to them. I can paint door shuts, trunks, engine bays and smaller items but I leave the outside and the main visible stuff to professionals. Engine...
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