gerry`s `66 coronet

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 10, 09 11:19 am

update,now into the 11`s (I think I`ve told just about everybody in the universe now

...sorry) a few pics from york....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 10, 09 11:32 am

also now without air shocks,(superstock springs) so ride height a little lower but seem`s to work

Ian Z · Post by **Ian Z** » Wed Jun 10, 09 4:23 pm

Still got 12.4 in the window, mate.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 10, 09 4:59 pm

sandbagger

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Thu Jun 18, 09 11:07 pm

Nice car but to jump from high 12's to high 11's is quite a feat of tuning, what other changes have you made.
When i was at york, i thought how nasty it sounded when you drove through the pits.
Mick

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jun 18, 09 11:30 pm

Hey Mick , maybe you can tell 66 which stroker you got & 66 might tell you how he got from 12s to 11s.

Ian Z · Post by **Ian Z** » Fri Jun 19, 09 11:20 am

I have it on good authority that Gerry's secret is down to limiting daily calories to 2x bowls of bran flakes a day. On race days he's down to just 1 litre of water and nothing else.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 19, 09 6:47 pm

Damn Ian & I thought I had kept it a secret

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 19, 09 6:59 pm

It`s quite simple,after the engine rebuild I never had a chance to use the car fully( fuel pump pushrod failure first then a pesk missfire) then when at york,once I had been knocked out of the running (did`nt take long

) I check a plug & found it to be very lean,so started to up the jets,primaries first,then when I dropped the secondaries bowl off

I found a missing vacuum blanking plug(massive air leak! ) so one was bodged up,and the result was a very strong 11.88 @ 113.8 so the 11`s were in there all along, as for the rebuild spec if you really want to be bored I`ll tell you ,although the heads are modified 906`s and the fuel pump is a carter 120 gph MECHANICAL...................and there really is nothing spicy in there

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Fri Jun 19, 09 7:33 pm

Nice going on the 11 Gerry, always interested in engine specs.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Jun 19, 09 9:39 pm

here goes then, 391`s & a suregrip at the back, 727 with reverse pattern manual valve body, headman headers, 906 heads with stainless valves,crane 1.6 rockers,comp cams 305 hydraulic cam, 40 thou over srp pistons,six pack con rods,steel crank,windage tray, torker inlet ,mighty demon , carter mechanical pump, orange box,blue max leads, all steel 66 dodge coronet,full interior,no glassfibre

Mick70RR · Post by **Mick70RR** » Fri Jun 19, 09 10:17 pm

Is this the cam?

http://www.compcams.com/Cam_Specs/CamDe ... d=703&sb=2

If so, it looks like an old Mopar Performance type of grind with a lot of overlap. What's it like on the street?

Jon Connolly · Post by **Jon Connolly** » Sun Jun 21, 09 12:33 pm

Well done Gerry

Lovely looking car, good times

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Sun Jun 21, 09 10:33 pm

Works well Gerry, if i could stop the persistent problems with my car, i might be able to tune it.
Adam
If a stroker was as slow as my car, i wouldn't dare bring it out the garage.
Mick

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 22, 09 7:42 pm

Yes I think thats the cam,the idle is a little rough

but it works ok

what problems are you having mick?