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The 65 Valiant i ran a few years back would run 10.20's at 130 mph. The combination was 360 stock stroke, 11.5:1 compression, Heavily worked J heads, a Mopar .590 flat tappet cam, 850 holley, 8" converter, 904 with aluminum drums,. Car weighed just under 2900lbs. This was in bracket mode...

Any idea if the kit will work in an early A body?

So was it a Chevy or a Firebird? Push all you want just dont look down the carb when its running.... glad to hear you weren't seriously injured and are now a little bit wiser. I have done alot of dumb things and each time re-examined where my dumb *** went wrong and learned from the mistake...

Quicker than the car next to you is always respectable...

So rmchrgr you sure do run your mouth alot.. how does your car run? How quick is it smart ***? Have you ever raced a season in a class? Or a casual hit the track once or twice evet and brag about it for ever?? Lets see a handfull of time slips with a W? Or shut up.. fair enough?

Hey RMCHRGR **** OFF!

Wow... is all i can say... i have been around NHRA class racing for a long time..all mopars- usually 360's my family has run stock and primarily super stock, built lots of engines, set records, won national, and division races, qualified #1 at Indy... i was there helping build the cars, engines...

Nice!!! Any pictures or description of how you mounted the shroud to the radiator?

2865. My cousin's duster all steel at a little over 3000lbs ran 10.40's..

:happy1: So is Stroked 340 going to answer? Oh and my combination was in 3 different engines... i had my primary engine my cousin ran the same combination and we had a spare engine to share between us .. all with the mp 590 cam all had several hundred runs on them... never a cam failure...

So tell us about your combination that did not run good... its just a question.. no need to get defensive... pretty much all combinatins can be tweaked some to be optimized... gear, timing, carb, converter stall... lots of variables.

Too many times a mismatched combination is blamed on the camshaft... What converter and gear ratio were you running?

Yeah those .590 cams are outdated and dont run worth a damm.... I only ran 10.20's at around 130 mph in bracket mode... won alot of rounds with this combination This was just a typical pass on my old bracket car... 360 stock stroke ported J heads, .590 cam, victor 340 manifold, 850 demon...

The Pomona swap meet is coming up. Always a good source. Picked up an original 74 dart sport 360 car out there about 15 years ago...

I have always gotten my wire from the welding supply... finer strand carries current better and be ds easier. And usually cheaper too. Go with 1 or 2 guage at the smallest.

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I got my 15/16 bore aluminum mc from Cass at Dr. Diff. Good price too.

Early 392 Hemi interchanges with small block mopar. Never tried anything else.

Once they are max ported the W-2 is much better than any edelbrock head. ..

I would start with light weight wheels, bigger carb 850 Demon, and a ported Victor intake, then an 8" converter that will flash about 5000 rpm. Then a bigger tire. My 65 valiant with ported have heads and a mp 590 cam 904 8" converter ran consistent 10.80's at 3200 lbs and then 10.20's at...

After seeing all of your cool A body wagons... All I want now is to sell my B body Savoy Wagon and find a clean 65 Valiant Wagon to put in a 360 and make a fun street strip beater. Not really nice but quick.. like low 11's. I like the B bodies but I have always been an early A body guy.

I ran my last drag car with the batteries in parallel. Never had one drain to the other or any problems like that... And every other racer I know runs them that way too... It works just fine. Other things to worry about in life.. This is not one of them...

Why not start with a 360 block, an aftermarket crank will be required for the hp anyways... offset grind the crank and destroke the crank running small block Chevy rod journal size your going to need to run an aftermarket rod too... and might as well get the lighter parts.. This way you can...

I walked away in 08, I had a race car; trailer, and motorhome- complete racing operation.. sold it all... fast forward to 2014... bought another car... 2016 back at the race track... Lost lots of money selling everything. .. cost a lot more money to buy stuff now... My advice.. take a...

Valve shrouding is a real concern. I watched my uncle who was a well known NHRA Stock/Super Stock engine builder back to back test a 1.88 vs. a 2.02 intake valve on the same port and same head with the trick valve job and back cuts on the flow bench on a 4 "bore. The 2.02 lost flow... because...

Thanks for sharing. Now I want an early A body Wagon. I had a 65 Signet drag car for a long time and I miss the early A body's. Might have to get rid of the 64 Savoy Wagon and look for a new project.

Here is my 64 Savoy Wagon. It's not an A body.. but it's kinda cool... for a 4120 lb 12.28 tub of fun.

Don't know who told you that an 8 " or 9" converter is inconsistent? ? But they are wrong.. find someone new to talk to, like a reputable converter company. Go talk to the NHRA stock eliminator guys.. very quick for the parts they have to work with and very consistent. And they typically...

I was going to go tomorrow, I guess I will have to stay home now... Screw it I will just have to dress warm... nah.. weatherman says it's going to be 86 degrees... I might be able to not freeze. .

You get an A for enthusiasm but an F on your facts. An engine is an air pump, some parts are not as efficient as others. It's been proven too many times that there are better intakes.. don't believe me.. go ask an NHRA stock eliminator racer who has a max wedge if he would rather have that...