Re: Pinks All Out & Akron Don

[Dave64 <lt7dave@xxxxxxxxx>]

Beautiful car, Don.  Thanks for the cool video.

Dave

--- On Wed, 9/1/10, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Pinks All Out & Akron Don
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 4:38 AM
> The engine is a 30 over 440. It has
> an AED (Holley) 850 cfm mechanical 
> secondaries, Torker 2 intake and Doug's 1 3/4" headers. 
> Cam is a Comp 545 lift 
> with 285/297 duration (grind 21-228 3 bolt).  Head are 452
> castings with 
> oversized valves and a stage one porting by Koeffles that
> really woke up the 
> motor. Compression is a true 9.5 so it runs on 93 octane.
> 4.10 dana on 3800# SS 
> Springs and a snubber. 
> 
> I chassis dynoed it a couple of weeks ago and hit 360 HP
> at 5500 and 463 torque 
> at 3600 rpm.  HP is over 300 from 3500 to over 6400 rpm.
> Weight is 3680 plus a 
> 195# driver.  I think a tank is lighter than this thing.
> 
> If you weren't able to load the YouTube video, search on
> YouTube for "Don 
> Gallimore" and you will find two different videos.  One
> dated 2011 and another 
> 2010 - they are the same run from two different cameras. 
> The 2010 version shows 
> Rich Christensen's antics on the starting line. He really
> moves around.
>  
> Akron Don Gallimore
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 1:32:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: Pinks All Out & Akron Don
> > 
> > 
> > Hay Don,
> > 
> > I really enjoy seeing list members videos.
> > What engine and equipment or approx. horesepower do
> you have?  I would assume 
> >SS springs?...............MO
> > 
> > {Steve Mick}
> > http://stevemick.shutterfly.com/pictures#Part%202
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Gallimore"
> <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 8:23 PM
> > Subject: Pinks All Out & Akron Don
> > 
> > 
> > Ran Pinks All Out at Summit Raceway Park (Norwalk)
> last weekend. This is my
> > final qualifying run on Rich's arm drop. Guy in the
> other lane was a little
> > wired as he jumped the drop. Made us both back up and
> restage so that they
> > could restart the R/T clocks. I beat him off the line
> by .300 and then out 
> ET'd
> > him by a mere .012 seconds. My run was a best ever
> 12.265 @ 109.94. 60 foot at
> > 1.70. Very happy with my performance. Here's my run:
> > 
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1dq0ZqmxQE
> > 
> > After looking at the run, I appreciate any comments
> and suggestions on where 
> to
> > go to get that last .25 seconds so I can have a sub 12
> second street car. No
> > NOS!
> > 
> > 
> > One thing I find intreging is that they tell you to
> set the pinion snubber at
> > 1/2 inch off the floor for an automatic but this thing
> obviously in preloaded
> > before it leaves the line. I'm hold the RPMs at 1500
> on the line. Also, notice
> > the two different rises on the back of the car on the
> two staging attempts.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Akron Don Gallimore
> > 
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