[ QUOTE ] Can anyone out they tell me the fastest 1/4 mile time for a street driven flathead powered car. [/ QUOTE ] How about a intro first and then ask your question again.What do you drive who are you and such.
My name is jim living at the moment in rainy england. I drive at 32b roadster with a blown flathead which is currently the holder of the british record for a street driven flathead. i am hopefully bringing it over the pond to race next year on the strip.
13.4 out of flattie on the street!......well done my son....show us some shots of your beast!! Cheers!
I can't tell you the fastest time yet, but I ran 13.39 at 98.25mph on Sunday at Island Dragway. The car with my fat ass in it weighs 3200lb. I haven't started the tuning process yet, but I'm hoping to get into the 12s. That's with mufflers and drag radials. Limey, New Jersey should be one of your first stops when you come across the pond. I think a little match race is in order.
Hey Flatdog when i was a kid(way back) my cousin lived in gloster city, (a shithole out side of that shithole philly)And his neighbor ran a henry J flatty in gass class at Atco, it was really nice, I-beam, lift off nose, etc.Sweet ride!!I always wondered if it was still around, it was 40 something yrs ago. JimV
Hey Jim, welcome! I hear that there are some big toys coming out to play this weekend, yours running strong? (You'll be relieved to hear that I won't be entering the 100E any more!). From what I understand there's going to be quite a turnout. 12's this year perhaps?
Hi Jim I asked this on one of the flathead forums just after you ran at the Nostalgia last year there was talk of 12's in the US but no one could really qualify "street trim" suspect seriously stripped down and slicks. I would be interested to see what happens if you bolt slicks on or some sticky Hoosiers or somethin, must be worth a second over those crossies. Be interested to hear this weekend how you got on with the Moonjection? Rich
[ QUOTE ] Jim you asshole do an intro......& some pics. [/ QUOTE ] That was subtle Kev...Is this Jim with the Red one? Dave
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Jim you asshole do an intro......& some pics. [/ QUOTE ] That was subtle Kev...Is this Jim with the Red one? Red what!......asshole, never been that close you'd have to ask Jody or Marcus. Joking aside Jim aint a bad bloke for a tosser but his car is much nicer & has to be one of the sharpest sounding flatheads i've heard. [/ QUOTE ]
That's very respectable, Jim, even for a blown motor. If flathead drag racing in the West hadn't had the rug pulled out from under it a few years ago you'd probably be facing some serious competition on this end of the continent. You still might on the East coast where they continue to go at it.
Joe Abbin runs low 13.40s - in Denver & Albuquerque. I think that corrects to 13.15 or so...of course, his Motorhead Mart isn't really a street car I guess...
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