Pontiac Pavement Pounders Shootout - Lone Star Edition, Part III
Owner: Dewayne Ford
Owner Bio
Dewayne Ford's '77 Trans Am has been in the family for almost two decades and has shared many important life experiences with the 36-year-old Electrical Instrumentation technician and racer. It was a gift from his mother in 1985. "I always wanted a Trans Am since seeing Smokey and the Bandit when I was 10 years old," Dewayne says. "So it has a sentimental value to me because it was a gift my mother worked very hard to give me." Magic moments behind the wheel include, "Taking my future wife on our first date in the T/A and taking our twin girls home from the hospital just after they were born." | Strip Specs | | Year/Model: | '77 SE T/A | | Race Weight: | 3,955 lbs | | Curb Weight: | 3,730 lbs. | | Fuel Level: | 1/2-Tank | | Type of Fuel: | 93-0ctane Exxon | | Engine: | 1970 455 | | Cubic Inches Before/After: | 455/462 | | Built By: | Owner | | Carburetor: | Holley 950 HP, #82 square jetted | | Spacer Plate: | 1" open | | Intake Manifold: | Holley Street Dominator | | Fuel System: | Mallory 140-gph pump, stock 3/8" line, Mallory regulator set to 6 lbs | | Heads: | Edelbrock 87cc, unported, 2.11/1.66 stainless valves | | Flow Numbers: | 260-/189-cfm at .600 lift at 28" of water | | Pistons/Rings: | Sealed Power forged flat top/Sealed Power | | Rods: | Eagle forged steel, H-beam | | Compression Ratio: | 10:1 | | Crankshaft: | Stock nodular iron | | Rotating Assembly Balanced: | Yes | | Camshaft: | Comp Cams hydraulic 236°/244° at .050, .560/.560 (with 1.65:1 rockers), LSA 112° | | Installed Position: | Straight up | | Rocker Arms: | Crane roller, 1.65:1 | | Ignition: | GM HEI, Crane HI6 rev limiter | | Total Timing: | 42° at 2,000 rpm | | Exhaust: | Hooker Super Comp headers, 2" primaries, 3.5" collectors, 3" Pypes X-pipe, DynoMax Ultra Flo 3" mufflers and 3" tails | | Power Adder: | None | | Transmission: | Tremec TKO five-speed | | Clutch: | 11" Centerforce Dual-Friction | | Shifter: | Hurst | | Rear: | 10-bolt Safe-T-Track, 3.42 gears | | Brakes F/R: | Stock 10.9" disc/stock 9.5" drum | | Wheels F/R: | 15x8 Snowflakes | | Tires F/R: | 255/60-15 Dunlop radials front and rear /28x10.5x15 M/T ET Drags later in day | | Tire Pressure F/R: | 32 psi/16 psi in slicks | | Suspension Fr: | Stock, QA1 adj. shocks set on 2 | | Suspension Rr: | Stock, CalTrac bars, Koni shocks one setting from full stiffness | | Chassis Mods: | Comp Eng. subframe connectors | | Interior Mods: | None | | Exterior Mods: | None | | Safety Mods: | Driveshaft loop, stock seatbelts | | Paint: | Black with SE graphics | | Launch Technique: | 2,500 rpm come off clutch and feather gas in, 3,000-3,500 on slicks | | Best 1/4-mile E.T., MPH Prior to Event: | 11.94/115.9 |
| Strip Tuning Log | | Run | Tuning | Launch RPM | Shift Point | 60-FT | 1/4 E.T./MPH | | 1 | As arrived | 1,500 | 5,400 | 2.47 | 13.16/115.08 | | 3 | Same | Idle | 5,600 | 2.19 | 12.93/113.79 | | 4 | Swapped street tires for ET Drags | 3,500 | 5,700 | 1.64 | 11.86/114.75 | | 5 | Same | 3,000 | 5,700 | 1.67 | 11.99/113.69 | | 6 | Jets to #79 from #82 | 3,000 | 5,500 | 1.70 | 11.96/114.92 | | Five most important runs are listed in the order that they occurred. |
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