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Pontiac Pavement Pounders Shootout - POCI/Pontiac Drag Days Edition
Owner Bio: Barry TroupFor Barry Troup, the decision to build and race his '65 LeMans was made in order to take his beautiful, one-owner, triple black '65 GTO out of racing service. It was much too nice and original to keep pounding at the track. Barry's LeMans may not have the shine that the GTO has, but it has what it needs to win races, including a 463-inch Pontiac sporting a set of heads massaged by Canadian porting wizard Dave Bisschop. A father of three and a grandfather of seven, Barry has been racing for 13 years and has been with his girlfriend for more than 20 years. He lists his favorite moment in this car as, "Running my dial to the thousandth on two consecutive passes." In addition to the LeMans and '65 GTO, he also owns a '70 GTO hardtop and a 428-powered '69 Bonneville four-door hardtop. | Strip Tuning Log | | Run/Tuning | Launch RPM | Shift Pt. | 60-ft. | 1/8-mile | 1/4-mile | | 1. 36-deg total | 1,500 | 5,200 | 1.81 | 8.08/84.50 | 12.74/105.18 | | 2. Same | 1,500 | 5,200 | 1.94 | 8.25/24.29 | 12.92/105.28 | | 3. Same | 1,500 | 5,200 | 2.08 | 8.33/85.86 | 12.91/107.19 | | 4. Same | 1,500 | 4,900 | 1.90 | 8.12/85.74 | 12.71/106.99 | | BEST PASS CORRECTED | 11.95/113.76 | | 5.Same | 1,500 | 4,900 | 2.14 | 8.62/84.14 | 13.29/104.23 | | Run Notes: 1) 18 psi in slicks, bad tire spin 2) Still bad tire spin 3) Worse tire spin 4) 17 psi, best pass of day, lowered shift point to avoid high-end miss 5) Red light/tire spin | | Strip Specs | | Year/Model | '65 LeMans 2-door post coupe | | Race Weight With Driver | 3,450 lbs | | Curb Weight | 3,250 lbs | | Fuel Level When Last Weighed | 5/8-tank | | Fuel | Unocal unleaded 91-octane | | Engine | '74 455 | | Cubic Inches Before/After | 455/463 | | Engine Built By | Owner | | Power Adder | None | | Induction System | | Air Cleaner | K&N 14x3-in | | Carburetor | Rochester Q-jet, 750cfm | | Jets | N/A | | Metering Rods | Primary N/A; secondaries are BE on "C" hanger | | Spacer Plate | None | | Intake Manifold | Performer RPM | | Fuel System | | Pump | Mallory 140 electric | | Lines | Aluminum 3/8-in to firewall, Earls -6 to regulator and carb | | Regulator | Mallory 7.5 psi | | Heads | | Casting | #4X, '74 (98cc) | | Head Porting | Yes, Dave Bisschop at SD Performance | | Flow Numbers | 240/175 cfm at 0.500-in lift at 28-in of pressure | | Valves | Ferrea ss, 2.11/1.77-in | | Bottom-End | | Pistons | TRW forged flat-top, 4.18-in | | Rings | Sealed Power, Moly | | Rods | Pontiac cast (prepped), 6.625-in | | Compression Ratio | 9.25:1 | | Crankshaft | Stock iron, chamferred, polished, 4.210-in stroke | | Rotating Assembly Balanced | Yes | | Camshaft | | Brand | Crane hydraulic flat tappet | | Duration at 0.050 | 234/242-deg | | Duration Advertised | 296/304-deg | | Lift with specified rocker arms | 0.473/0.488-in | | Lobe Separation Angle | 112-deg | | Installed Position | Straight up | | Rocker Arms | Harland Sharp roller 1.50:1 | | Ignition | | Distributor | Pontiac HEI | | Amplifier | Crane HI-6 | | Coil | Crane LX92 | | Wires | Moroso Ultra 40 | | Spark Plugs | AC R45TSX | | Total Timing | 34-deg | | Rpm that total timing is reached | 2,600 | | Exhaust | | Headers | Doug's | | Primaries | 1.75-in | | Collectors | 3.5-in | | Exhaust Pipes | 2.5-in | | Mufflers | Walker Turbo 2.5-in | | Crossover | None | | Drivetrain | | Transmission | Turbo 400, performance rebuild | | Converter | Continental, 10-in, 3,000 rpm | | Shifter | B&M MegaShifter | | Rear | Chevelle 8 7/8-in 12-bolt | | Rear Gear Ratio | 3.55:1 | | Posi | GM clutch-type | | Chassis and Suspension | | Brakes F/R | Stock 9.5-in drum | | Wheels F/R | Weld 15x6 Prostar/Weld 15x8 Prostar | | Tires F/R | BFG T/A 215/65R15 / BFG T/A, 255x60x15 | | | (Street), M/T ET Drag 26x10x15 (Strip) | | Tire Pressure F/R | 40 psi/18 psi | | Suspension Front | | Springs | Eaton coil | | Control Arms | Stock | | Stabilizer Bar | Pontiac, 0.875-in | | Shocks | Monroe | | Other Features | PST Polygraphite bushings | | Suspension Rear | | Springs | Eaton coil | | Control Arms | Hotchkis rectangular tube, urethane | | | bushings, adjustable uppers | | Stabilizer Bar | None | | Shocks | Unknown load-levelers | | Other Features | Hotchkis frame reinforcement bars | | Chassis Mods | None | | The Rest | | Interior Mods | Stripped, no rear seat or headliner; Fiero buckets; Auto Gage tach and gauges | | Exterior Mods | None | | Safety Mods | Driveshaft Loop | | Paint | "Desperately needed" | | Launch Technique | Footbrake, 1,500 rpm | | Best 1/8 mile ET, MPH prior to event | 7.86, 87 (Irwindale, CA) | | Best 1/4 mile ET, MPH prior to event | 12.72, 106 (LACR, Palmdale, CA) |
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