Thread: 1968 Corvette Like No other ***Die Hard Corvette Guys Step Away

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No real news here on this one. Back in June when Nick took the car to Indy, it was pushing oil out the breather. Plus my rear tires went flat and no one aired them up and they have some dry rot now. I haven't really been impressed with the performance of the car, and it isn't the car's fault. I'm going to make some changes, and get back into the seat. My brother means well, but he isn't a drag racer. He doesn't relay info or pay attention. He gets caught up in the moment and just spaces out. We're going to dyno it in November. Depending on what it does, I may buy an aftermarket cylinder head. I ported the holy jabeezus out of this head, and in the back of my mind, I keep thinking I unshrouded the valves, and that is hurting the power. All of that really doesn't matter as the car still really doesn't stall off the line. Well, one time it did, with a V10/V10 converter, and I'm going to go back to that converter, and make changes to the car to get it down the dang track like I should have.

First, I need to redo the back of my cage so I can get it cert't to run with the org I was running with. I'm so torn on just building a tube chassis ride and leaving this one alone. Which may be an option. I might just save up and buy a pro stock roller or similar.

Second, I'm going to buy slicks for it and ditch the quick times. Once the engine starts making boost, these tires still spin on the track. Always have since I've been running this thing.

Third, I need to replace my seat with a kirkey or something that takes up less room than the cheap plastic one I have in there now. I'd also like to redo my tin work and center console area.

We'll see how it all goes. I'm not real happy with the mid 11's it's ran and I want it in the low 10's or high 9's. It has the MPH for those times. We'll see what it dyno's and then I'll go from there on where the big purchases need to go. If worst comes to worst, I've nad a nitrous kit sitting in the shop for it, and I'll put it on.