Remember FX drag cars?
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 9:52 pm
Dunno how many remember Factory Experimental drag cars; early '60s. Cliff, I think you were 'involved' in one. A noted bookie had a Ford at Tri-State Raceway where I ran the Triumph (and lied about the ET).
Fiberglass front ends, tube headers, 'delete' options left and right to get the weight down, C/Rs living only on Sunoco's best! Right from the factories; head for the dealer and sign here.
Well, they got nothing on THIS:
"More cool air, supplied courtesy of the largest cool-air induction system and the only air-conditioner-powered charge-air cooler fitted to a production car, help to drop intake temps by more than 45 degrees Fahrenheit."
Yep, they run the intake air through the AC! And that's just the start; the seats other than the driver's seat are options!
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/ ... rformance/
I lied about getting into the 12s, but this thing is supposedly in the mid 9's on a prepared strip. The initial NHRA Nats in Indy, '61, Sneaky Pete Robinson won Top Eliminator in a AA/D at 8.86.
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For those unfamiliar with Sneaky Pete: http://hotrodcraft.com/index.php?topic=1210.0
VERY clever and thoughtful guy!
Fiberglass front ends, tube headers, 'delete' options left and right to get the weight down, C/Rs living only on Sunoco's best! Right from the factories; head for the dealer and sign here.
Well, they got nothing on THIS:
"More cool air, supplied courtesy of the largest cool-air induction system and the only air-conditioner-powered charge-air cooler fitted to a production car, help to drop intake temps by more than 45 degrees Fahrenheit."
Yep, they run the intake air through the AC! And that's just the start; the seats other than the driver's seat are options!
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/ ... rformance/
I lied about getting into the 12s, but this thing is supposedly in the mid 9's on a prepared strip. The initial NHRA Nats in Indy, '61, Sneaky Pete Robinson won Top Eliminator in a AA/D at 8.86.
(added by edit)
For those unfamiliar with Sneaky Pete: http://hotrodcraft.com/index.php?topic=1210.0
VERY clever and thoughtful guy!