Atomic Rocket....early Olds Powered

The worlds quickest and fastest 371 Oldsmobile.

And I'm testing a pic load on the new app

 

Oh damn that is sweet.

 

Awesome!
How'd racing go over the weekend?

 

Well if it was a different color of red I may like it.

What ya runnin' in that thing, have you had it out for test and tune yet?

 

Looks great Tony!

 

Wanna race the worlds slowest Olds!?!

 

What year 371? Looks like 57-58. I like the 59-60 blocks better as they are derived from 394s.

 

Is that motor still technically considered an "early Olds"? haha

 

Either way its one for the record books, congratulations Tony, looks great!

 

Badass!!

 

Awesomeness

 

Very cool, so how about some performance info?

 

Why wouldn't it Speedy.....we have just massaged it well )

 

I've been 6.90's @ 197 in really good air...made a couple just past the 1/8 runs this past sat to shake the cobwebs off and to look at our cam an fuel system changes.....first run was 7.32 coasting through the 1/4 @ 150 mph...that would have been teens had I run it out....second run was a 7.20@180 ....clicking it off around the 1000 ft mark......we are working hard to run 6.90's in bad air......Going to the HHR in Bowling Green coming up in June.
Going this sat for a quick 8...using this as a test session again..... and Sunday for the nostalgia classic at a local track.

 

I'd be happy with 6.90's in the 1/8! Getting close.

 

great performance by the Rocket. Now to tighten up the loose nut behind the wheel!

best BUG at HRR, too!

 

Hah.... People been trying for years.....my daughter makes me very proud!!

I had a great fathers days weekend at the HHR with my dad tuning and my daughter taking care of some car duties as well as on track backing me up.


We made it to the second round....ran a 7.153 and lost to a 7.159

Our quickest pass of the wk end 7.102 in 92 degree weather

 

and now there is rumor that there is going to be a feature in Hot Rod Magazine?

 

congrats to tony! i saw that 7.10 pass, wow! that motor was layin it down! dam.

 

I remember your Dad saying he wanted to be the first Olds to run 200 mph. Your getting real close.

 

Looks like you're having fun!

 

Nice!!!!!!

 

Thanks rd....that was a fun ride!!

 

That's one nasty Rocket!

 

We built this one and put her on 86 % Nitro.....so Ill say there was 2 badass Oldsmobiles at the HHR!

 

Nice!

 

I'll say!

 

Not sure if it would be the first early Olds-powered rail to hit 200 in the 1/4 from a standing start. I've forgotten what the records were over the years.

For lakes racing, I understand that's been done with early Olds engines before. I understood there was a '53 Stude with a 394 hitting something like 220 (?) MPH several years ago. And that might not have been the only one.