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This 1978 M,alibu belongs to Eric. It is powered by a small block 357 Chevrolet with Dart Pro 1 heads, Eagle rotating assembly, 13.5 compression, a mild solid flat tappet camshaft (well under .600" lift!!), and a Rons Flying Toilet Alcohol injection unit. The car uses stock suspension with aftermarket bolt- ons in the rear, and 3 way adjustable shocks with stock springs in the front, a Moser 9" rear housing with 5.14 gears, 28"x9" tires, a power glide and a 5,700 rpm converter and weighs 3,050 lbs. Best e/t to date was 10.88 with a bad 1.55 short time. Eric recently contacted M.R.E. for some suspension advice to help his car get closer to his goal e/t of single digits. Future plans include a trans brake, and a severe diet. ****Update: With the help of MRE, Eric has dropped from a 1.55 to a 1.48 short time and went from 10.90's @ 119 to 10.50's @ 125!!!*** |
81' Cutlass  click to enlarge |
This 81 Cutlass street car belongs to Glenn (No last name given). It sports a turbo 350 transmission, 3,500 stall converter, 4.10 gears, 28" x 10.5" drag radial, 3" exhaust, and weighs roughly 3,500 lbs. Glenn has recently contacted M.R.E. for one of our custom 406 pump gas small block Chevrolet's using M.R.E.'s new aluminum heads.Although Glenn plans on driving this car mainly on the street, he does plan to run a bit of nitrous behind it as well on the track.Glenn looks to M.R.E. to help out in 2006 to help him achieve his goals for the upcoming race season |
72' El Camino  click to enlarge |
This 1972 El Camino belongs to John "Elky Man" Gould. At the time of the photo, John was running a 13.1 std. bore 454, oval port iron heads fully ported, 950 HP carburetor, solid roller camshaft, with a forged lower half. It is backed up by a Powerglide transmission with a transbrake, 5,000 stall converter, 4.56 gears and 29x 11.5 Hoosier tires. Times at Memphis Motorsports Park were 11.00's @122 off the trailer with 1.55 short times. John has recently contacted M.R.E. for some future upgrades which include a 505 inch tall deck big block, as well as some suspension advice to get his 'Camino in the single digits for 2006'... |
78' Trans Am  click to enlarge |
This 78 Trans Am belongs to Lou Failla. It is a numbers matching W72 T/A, gold on gold, with color coded rims. Engine is a numbers matching factory 400 Pontiac with a cam,headers,intake and Holley carburetor. It has a 4-speed, 10-bolt posi, with 3.42 gears, and like his brother's Camaro, is shown and driven. The car has full power accessories, and has air conditioning! Although the engine has a little work done, Lou has all the original parts in case he ever decides to make it all stock again. Future upgrades include a Flowmaster exhaust, and possibly a set of 3.55 gears for a little more get up and go. |
72' Camaro  click to enlarge |
This 1972 Camaro belongs to Rob Failla. It is a numbers matching 396 big block car, with a 4-speed Muncie transmission, and a 10 bolt posi rear with 3.42 gears. This car is a show car as well as a driver. This is no trailer queen. Rob bought the car a few years ago, and has done some minor changes like an after market exhaust, and alot of attention to detail. |
79' Malibu  click to enlarge |
This 1979 Malibu belongs to Todd Geisler and is powered by a "small" big block Chevrolet. A destroked 427 that now makes 414 cubes, with oval port heads, small roller cam, an 850 carburetor, and 10.5 compression, and runs on 93 octane pump gas. It uses a th400 with a 5,000 stall, and 4.10 gears. The car runs BF Goodrich Comp TA drag radial DOT's size 325/50-15. Weighing in at 3,600 lbs, with stock suspension and a Wolfecraft anti-sway bar, the car has run a best of 10.48 @127 with a 1.433 60ft in a 10.0 index heads up class! No Nitrous! Not bad for a pump gas drag radial car....Todd has recently contacted Maximum Race Engines for more power to get him closer to that 10.0 index. Stay tuned... |
71' Firebird click to enlarge |
This 1971 Firebird belongs to Frank Gastyla of ALLPONTIAC.COM. It sports a new pump gas 505ci Pontiac engine using the new IA2 engine block.It sports a 12bolt rear with 3.73 gears,Strange axles and spool, a full manual th400 transmission, 3600 stall Continental converter, and 31"x 18.5" Hoosier Quick Time street tires. The car weighs 3470 w/driver, and runs 10.80's through the exhaust and on street tires. Frank says with a 4.30 gear, a bit more stall speed and a slick, the car will run 10.50's or faster! Not bad for a pump gas cruiser... |
87' Camaro IROC click to enlarge |
This 87' IROC belongs to Chris from Long Island, NY. It is powered by a pump gas 23 degree aluminum headed smallblock that get's a little help from an NOS plate system. Behind the motor is a turbo 400 tranny that spins a set of 3.73 gears in the rear. To help keep the car from flexing a 6 point cage was installed but this full weight Camaro still has street credability with working heat, power steering, radio, and stock interior. |
93' Mustang Notch click to enlarge |
This 93' notch belongs to Wayne from Long Island, NY. Lurking under the hood is a mild 302 with a Vortech S-Trim. This full weight notch still has all power accessories, full exhaust, 6 point cage, and is usually prowling the streets with drag radials mounted up on his 17 inch ROH Snyper rims, but if you seem him with slicks on you know he means business. Equipped with an AOD this notch is a true street car and long drives are always an option. |
86' Monte Carlo SS click to enlarge |
This clean 86' Monte Carlo SS belongs to Big John aka Batman from Long Island, NY. Powering this 3500lbs Monte is a pump gas 406 Small Block Chevy that's bolted up to a 200R4 tranny, making it very streetable while still being able to run mid 11's on motor and mid 10's on a small shot of N20 . To help get all that power to the ground this car uses a Fab 9" with a set of Hoosier 28 x 10 slicks. This car is all steel with a full interior and 8 point cage. |
