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deckofficer wrote:

wikd69 wrote:

deckofficer wrote:Thanks, it is a hoot.

Bob,

Welcome to the group, thats a pretty cool ride !!!

I'm in Northern Calif as well, in the Sacramento area. Every pass through these parts ?

Just up the hill near Placerville. During cruising season I'm a regular at Hog Wild Ribs in Placerville the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the week. Great ribs, here are a few of the rides, come up and join us...........


I may do that, though I'll go broke if I do it too often lol... Pretty close to a dollar a mile, cruising with mine on the street. Still, ribs.... mmmmmm...

deckofficer wrote:I noticed your signature, I'm guessing then you might have to fuel mix with that $390 per 30 gallon a barrel stuff, or it just gets 4 mpg. What is your torque converter's stall speed? I don't know if the aftermarket guys build a 700R4 strong enough for your car's weight and power, but some of the T gang use it on their fly weight rides. Allows a loose 3000 rpm stall converter for ripping, but can lock up for cruising, dropping the heat generation, and giving a big boost in mpg.

wikd69 wrote:

deckofficer wrote:I noticed your signature, I'm guessing then you might have to fuel mix with that $390 per 30 gallon a barrel stuff, or it just gets 4 mpg. What is your torque converter's stall speed? I don't know if the aftermarket guys build a 700R4 strong enough for your car's weight and power, but some of the T gang use it on their fly weight rides. Allows a loose 3000 rpm stall converter for ripping, but can lock up for cruising, dropping the heat generation, and giving a big boost in mpg.

Naw, I'm able to run 91 pump gas though I avoid making a lot of boost on the street. My converter is pretty loose, high 3K range, with a 4K stall on the brake. Trans heat is not too much of an issue, I'm running a big trans cooler and yeah, my mileage is down between 4 and 5 miles per gallon. But they're *really* good miles

deckofficer wrote:

wikd69 wrote:

deckofficer wrote:I noticed your signature, I'm guessing then you might have to fuel mix with that $390 per 30 gallon a barrel stuff, or it just gets 4 mpg. What is your torque converter's stall speed? I don't know if the aftermarket guys build a 700R4 strong enough for your car's weight and power, but some of the T gang use it on their fly weight rides. Allows a loose 3000 rpm stall converter for ripping, but can lock up for cruising, dropping the heat generation, and giving a big boost in mpg.

Naw, I'm able to run 91 pump gas though I avoid making a lot of boost on the street. My converter is pretty loose, high 3K range, with a 4K stall on the brake. Trans heat is not too much of an issue, I'm running a big trans cooler and yeah, my mileage is down between 4 and 5 miles per gallon. But they're *really* good miles

Then maybe I should plan on a Sacramento run to hook up with you. I don't expect anywhere near the mpg I got with the 383 (broke 30 mpg going to SoCal, 70 mph @ 1700 rpm), but should get 12~14 mpg with the 427. I haven't driven it enough to know yet, still on the same tank but the needle is moving faster towards empty than it did with the 383.

Ryan D wrote:Thanks! I use a few different forums for other types of things but have never really been able to find a good Drag Racing forum. I look forward to checking out the site, and maybe getting some technical advice, from time to time.

wikd69 wrote:

Ryan D wrote:Thanks! I use a few different forums for other types of things but have never really been able to find a good Drag Racing forum. I look forward to checking out the site, and maybe getting some technical advice, from time to time.

What part of Nor Cal are you in ? I live in Rocklin (just outside Sacramento).