Cars > Challenges > “Drag car” Vs “Formy”
1978 Chevrolet Camaro
“Drag car”
1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula
“Formy”
Head to Head
About “Drag car”
-78 Camaro body
-Fiberglass One piece front end
-Fiberglass doors
-Fiberglass trunk lid
-All Windows Lexan
Chassis
-Cage NHRA Certified to 8.50
-Backhalf Chassis, stock front end
-Motor set back 15 inchs
-Ladder Bar Rear with Coilovers
-New Strange Single Adjustable Shocks
-Ford 9” Rear with 5.29 gears
-Strange Aluminum Case
-Morser axles
-1350 U-Joints
-Wheelie Bars
-Moroso Springs in front with Comp 90/10 Shocks
-Fits 32/14.5 Slick (Goodyear and M/T)
-15 x 15 rear Welds
-15 x 3.5 Front Welds
Engine
-434 SBC
-MSD Dist
-Roller Cam, at .682 lift
-AFR Heads
-2.08, 1.60 Stainless Valves
- Aluminum Roller Rockers With Shafts1.6 Ratio 7/16” Stud
-SRP Pistions 13.5:1
-Oliver Billet Rods
-Magnum Callies Crank
-Dart little M Block
-Brodix Single Plane Intake
-850 Demon Race Carb
-Electric Water Pump
-7 Quart Oil Pan
- Custom Made Headers
-Transmission
-1.76 First Gear Powerglide
-BTE Transbrake
-JW Ultrabell
-Hurst Quarterstick Shifter, with elec. Solenoid
-Electric Fan Transmission Cooler
-5700 BTE Stall Converter
-Ignition
-MSD 6AL
-3 step
-RPM Activated Switch
-RPM Dial for Launch
-Biondo Elite 400 Delay Box
It runs a 6.225 @ 109.90 MPH in the 1/8 mile
with a 1.349 60' time and a 3.995 330"
About “Formy”
I bought this car in hawaii as a project car. I have been looking for a good project car for a long time and then this popped up.
Specs for “Drag car”
Body
-78 Camaro body
-Fiberglass One piece front end
-Fiberglass doors
-Fiberglass trunk lid
-All Windows Lexan
Chassis
-Cage NHRA Certified to 8.50
-Backhalf Chassis, stock front end
-Motor set back past crossmember
-Ladder Bar Rear with Coilovers
-New Strange Single Adjustable Shocks
-Ford 9” Rear with 4.71 gears
-Strange Aluminum Case
-1350 U-Joints
-Wheelie Bars
-Moroso Springs in front with Comp 90/10 Shocks
-Fits 32/14.5 Slick (Toyos on now with good life left)
-15 x 15 rear Welds
-15 x 3.5 Front Welds
-Setup for BBC and SBC (BBC Plate and Headers inc.)
Engine
-383 SBC
-Burns Pump Gas 10:1
-Solid Lifter Cam, Around the .575 Range
-Dart 200 cc Straight Plugs
-K Motion Valve Springs
-2.02, 1.60 Stainless Valves
-Crane Aluminum Roller Rockers 1.6 Ratio 7/16” Stud
-Keith Black Hyperutectic Pistions
-X Rods
-Scat Cast Crank
-4 Bolt Main Block
-Hurricane Single Plane Intake
-750 Quick Fuel Carb New 6/08
-Electric Water Pump 6/08
-7 Quart Oil Pan
-Schoenfeld Headers
Transmission
-1.76 First Gear Powerglide
-BTE Transbrake
-JW Ultrabell
-Hurst Quarterstick Shifter, with elec. Solenoid
-Electric Fan Transmission Cooler
-5200 Stall BTE Converter (2 Years old)
Ignition
-MSD 6AL Box
-RPM Activated Switch
-RPM Dial for Launch
-3 step
-2 Red Top Optima Batteries
-Alternator (14.2 volts when running)
-Mallory Unilite Dist
old motor, 2008
Specs for “Formy”
It has a Pontiac 400 engine in it. I just had the motor rebuilt. The motor has the W72 high performance package.
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| Points for Drag car | Total Votes | Points for Formy |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | 16 | 31 |
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