got a new toy this weekend! (chevelle)

[Skillet]

50 is easy to handle with a stock pump if it is in good shape.  Just need to test it for pressure and flow to verify before you hit the warp speed button. 

The plates typically come with jets you can change out.  Never known anybody to stick with the smallest jets forever... if you're going to go to all the work of rigging up a nitrous system, I'd bet you'll be upgrading jets at some point "just to see what XXX horsepower feels like" 

Cousin is probably right, I've seen 150 HP plate systems on 270hp cast piston 350 chev's work just fine if you retard the timing.  I've also seen it go really wrong, though...  we ran the 1/4 in a 1965 Chevelle at Spokane Raceway Park for a few years.  Never ran it on the bottle, but several racing buddies did.  Fun stuff, and I was tempted, but money  was tight back then and there was the beer bill to account for.

[DRobnsn]

My cousin tells me "that thing will eat a lot of juice and not break!"  my cousin does like to break things tho... but he also likes to go fast. 

Your cousin and Skillet are both in line with what I was going to say. Save the 150 tune up as your "BIG" tune up, be conservative with timing all while checking fuel flow and fuel pressures routinely and it will be fine for quite sometime.

Keep in mind different plate's require different fuel pressures depending on how they are built and jetted. The plate I have requires higher pressures than others so a stock pump running the carb and nitrous wouldn't cut it. I will be running 2 separate fuel systems on my (new to me) car. One system to the carb and one system to the nitrous with everything for the nitrous side mounted under the hood with a small fuel cell. I will be running this on a hypereutectic piston, stock rod, stock crank, stock block 388 cu inch sbc that has had its fair share of nitrous hits already. 

[Skillet]

Sounds like you got a great setup there DRobnsn.    What's that mill pushing?

Bullblaster - It's hard to be too safe on the fuel side.  It only takes a split second of lean condition during a nitrous shot to do some expensive damage.  Since you're replacing fuel lines anyway, maybe think about up-sizing them and either get a robust aftermarket mechanical pump or go electric.  Either will work for whatever motor you end up building later.  If you're going to get serious with the nitrous later, you're going to need to go electric with a regulator anyway.

[DRobnsn]

Sounds like you got a great setup there DRobnsn.    What's that mill pushing?

Bullblaster - It's hard to be too safe on the fuel side.  It only takes a split second of lean condition during a nitrous shot to do some expensive damage.  Since you're replacing fuel lines anyway, maybe think about up-sizing them and either get a robust aftermarket mechanical pump or go electric.  Either will work for whatever motor you end up building later.  If you're going to get serious with the nitrous later, you're going to need to go electric with a regulator anyway.

Its pretty amazing its held together with what its been through. A friend and I assembled it and we've always said if it ever blows it'll have to be hung on the wall 

I've never had it on a dyno and of course all my time slips are so aged its impossible to read them since I haven't ran it in 2 years (hope to change that this year). Last time I was out I had a well known local engine builder, Darrin from Britco take a ride with me down the 8th mile at Toutle when we returned from a motor pass he said he had no doubt it made 550plus flywheel without spray.

That same Engine/car combo (69 camaro) with a solid lift cam, vic.jr intake and a manual trans went 129 mph in the 1/4 with a rich 100hp tune up.

Engine now has a fairly large solid roller a super victor intake and a th350 instead of the manual. I'm hoping it will run somewhere in the mid to high 6s at Toutle in the 1/8th this summer in a 80 Malibu.

[BULLBLASTER]

This all makes sense. Ill think it over and see what i want to do.

[BULLBLASTER]

Skillet and drobnsn you should post up some pics of your rides! I wont mind the threadjack.

[Skillet]

Skillet and drobnsn you should post up some pics of your rides! I wont mind the threadjack.

I'd have to dig out and scan the old 5x7's into the computer machine, and then photoshop my hippie hair out of it before I could post one of those on here. 

Maybe DRobnsn has some good car pics ready to go. 

Keep us posted on what you decide to do with your ride.  I dig those A bodies and like to see them out and about. 

[DRobnsn]

 

I'll have to scan some as well  fortunately I don't have to worry about the hippie hair 

I'll see what I can dig up.   

[BULLBLASTER]

Spent tonight installing spaekers. Just need to finis running wires and i stall the deck! Hope it sounds good.

[coachcw]

I'd up grade the fuel system to electric pump in the rear with a blow back regulator keeps fuel cool and will support most nitrous systems. 38 degree total lead works well with most fuels and the small block. Loose the vacuum advance and bump initial timing  and total at 38. For every 50 hp take 2 to 3 degrees of timing away.  Pretty safe set up . Also drop a heat range or two on the plugs and tighten the gap up a bit .if you back the rockers of to three thousandth  clearance you can spin that Lil motor till she unwraps with out floating a valve   

[BULLBLASTER]

Update. I ordered a wilwood big disc brake kit for the front today. Hopefully next week ill gerlt it and the drop spindles installed. With before and after pics.

[runamuk]

need more pictures 

[CAMPMEAT]

In high school, the rich kids, parents, drove those types of cars. Chevelle's, Vettes, Novas, Road Runners, Camaro's.....for everyday drivers.

[BULLBLASTER]

I would gladly pay full sticker price for a brand new one today! But i had to spend 3x new price for a old one that leaks oil everywhere! 

[CAMPMEAT]

I would gladly pay full sticker price for a brand new one today! But i had to spend 3x new price for a old one that leaks oil everywhere! 

My buddy in high school had a 1963 (? on the year ) Vette with factory side pipes, 427 I think, and he paid $1200 for it used. It was 100% stock.  $80-90000 now ?