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A friend of a friend just bough this Scamp and brought it out last night for a little test and tune. Nice Scamp. It's old school but nicely done. It's a fairly mild Edelbrock headed 440/727 w brake and a Dana. I don't know specifics. He was trying to get the trans brake to work. That's what T&T is all about. 11.70 @ 118 is what it ran if I remember. I don't know what it weighs but if it tips the scales at 3000# that's only 384 hp at the flywheel. Seems kinda low. The engine sounds good but not too radical. I think it's a 10:1 93 octane friendly 440.

EDIT:440 with a 292/509 cam (mild) 11:1 Edelbrock heads, 727 with trans brake, 4k stall,4:10 Dana with 29.5/11.5 Phoenix slicks. Old school ladder/leaf suspension

 
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I don't think he got the wheel speed up enough to get the tires hot during the burn out.
 
j par said:
Don't use baby powder they're saying it causes cancer now...:poke:...
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Demonracer said:
Only the powder that has asbestos in it... LMAO
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I don't think he got the wheel speed up enough to get the tires hot during the burn out.
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The PO recommended he just clean them and not heat them up much. They are Phoenix brand. The PO had a dozen track champion stickers on the car. Apparently it was very consistent.
 
I was just observing from the burn out, & how it left the lights. Of course I'm used to how hard the Dakota left, & how hard my car leaves.
 
Demonracer said:
I was just observing from the burn out, & how it left the lights. Of course I'm used to how hard the Dakota left, & how hard my car leaves.
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He couldn't get the trans brake or line lock to work but there are quite a few switches on the console. Tom suggested to hook up line lock and trans brake to the main switch. Keep the fan and water pump on a separate switch. Turn your racecar cockpit into a airplane and you are bound to have issues. KISS principle applies.
 
True enough, all of my switches are labeled but I have learned to operate them by feel. When I was running higher horsepower cars, you have to be able to shut everything down, unbuckle yourself & exit the car blindfolded.
 
TMM, what size are the slicks? EDIT: see post 29
 
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TMM, what size are the slicks?
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I don't know. We talked about the fact that they barely fit but I don't remember the size. They just about touch on front the drivers side an a finger width gap on the right side. I hope the wheel arch is different from side to side. If the rear end is in there a little crooked it sure pulls straight. EDIT: 29.5 x 11.5
 
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They look like my 29.5 X 10.5's, but I'm not sure my tires fill up the well, but it's tubbed & I'm on coil overs & ladder bars. What gear is he running?
 
Did the previous owner run the car in the current setup?

I have a 75 duster that I've ran for years. It weighted 3030lbs without driver (150) and I would run 11.5-11.7s with a mild 440. (10:1 stock pistons (as in stock cast from the 1967 factory). Had a .533 Mopar performance hydraulic cam, Weiand intake, Holley 750 DP, 727 with 4500 stall convertor, Dana 60 4.56 gears and a 29.5x13.5 tire. Swapped the heads to OOTB 440 source stealth heads and picked up 2 tenths.
 
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Did the previous owner run the car in the current setup?

I have a 75 duster that I've ran for years. It weighted 3030lbs without driver (150) and I would run 11.5-11.7s with a mild 440. (10:1 stock pistons (as in stock cast from the 1967 factory). Had a .533 Mopar performance hydraulic cam, Weiand intake, Holley 750 DP, 727 with 4500 stall convertor, Dana 60 4.56 gears and a 29.5x13.5 tire. Swapped the heads to OOTB 440 source stealth heads and picked up 2 tenths.
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I think the PO ran it as is. Your set up sounds about the same.
 
The PO apparently won may track championships. The back windows were plastered with stickers. Illinois or Indiana I believe.

That 440 sure sounds mild but it motors down the track nicely. Once he gets the trans brake figured out he should see 11.50's. It needs more motor for 10's. I should have taken a photo of the time slip. Not a bad foot brake light but I m curious what the 60' times were.
 
TMM, it's easily a decent 11.50 car & as mild as it seems it will be a low maintenance car. That's what I liked about the Dakota, it was extremely low maintenance & easy on parts. We never blew up any engines, we shelled a ring & pinion which lead to destroying the converter snout & sprag. All of the went on from late 1999 to late 2014 when Bob bought me out, retired from drag racing & gave the truck to his grandson.
 
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