Adam Strang | NHRA Stock Eliminator D/S 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 H.O. | 4-speed
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2022
- Firebird or Camaro? Which do you prefer? I know I'll take both. I've always been fascinated by the Firebird, but as the brother in the shadow of the Camaro, I believe it never fully gets the recognition it deserves. All the way in from Vermont, Adam Strang's ride is a staple of the 1st gen Firebird family and what a deal he got when he snagged it! Let's take a ride with him down track while he discusses the ins and outs of the car, engine, clutch, and transmission.
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10.39 with a "Stock" 400 Pontiac is impressive.
I can assure you there is not a lot of "stock" about it.
Damn that's a beautiful car. Gotta love Stock Eliminator, a drag race/car show/party all rolled into one. Pro Class cars are so homogeneous now but the Stock classes are the TIT'S!! Thanks for another awesome interview my friend, Semper Fidelis.
Beautiful Bird I just love the style I had a 68 convertible Firebird with a 400 four-speed when I was 16 I’m 66 now boy I wish I had that car again
I always appreciate seeing an original steering wheel in these cars! Something we don't see too often!
Makes it so much cooler. I’m driving two ‘65 mustangs this weekend and one has the original wheel. It’s huge but looks so cool. Please subscribe to my channel if you could!
Very cool car more rare than a Camaro of the same generation and what makes it cool is it's Pontiac powered GTOs are cool but to me this is even more so being a Pontiac 400 powered pony car
Love this car, also love the chrysler mini van green paint color. I belive I might have helped put the carpet in lol...
Been a Pontiac fan since my Dad picked up a '62 Grand Prix, 389 Tri-Power, T-10 4-speed when I was in the 9th grade. Used to watch John Angeles run his Firebird at OCIR and Pomona. The guy was a phenom when it came to making a Pontiac run, in addition to being an extraordinary patient man while I was drooling over his '69 Air-4 Firebird asking question after question after question. Thanks for the video my friend, good stuff! 👍 👍
That is awesome. The west coast makes me sad when it comes to drag racing nowadays and the track closures. It was the haven back in the day. Please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t!
@@driverinterviews 1984 was the last season at OCIR, very sad indeed. Used to be so many drag strips across SoCal and now they're all gone. I can't even watch the NHRA Pro classes anymore, but I absolutely love the Stock Classes. Backbone of the sport, no doubt!
Beautiful Firebird Bobby. Thanks for the video👍
Firebird 400's and GTO's came with a Pontiac 10 bolt rear axle. Probably the best 10 bolt ever. With after market parts they hold up well. With 12 Bolts being reproduced it's easier to buy a new axle housing. Nice car, and a great guy. Thanks Bobby.
Ahh good to know. Thanks buddy.
The 8.2 bop rear is weak, even the corporate 8.5 is stronger.
The early cars came with the 8.2 10 bolt that was a piece of junk. The later 10.5 10 bolt was the one that everyone used.
@@RealDougFields Firebirds with a 3.36 and above gear had the "N" nodular case which were better.
The 8.2 was junk. It would not hold up to any real power at all. Every Stock Eliminator Car ran either the 10.5 corporate rear or a 12 bolt (if rules allowed) . The 1967 Firebirds with the 8.2 did have acool Factory Ladder Bar traction aid that was pretty cool.@@1972Ventura455ho
To run this engine with the OEM D-Port heads, Can you use the RAIV heads/intake setup although car was not born with it has those parts on these cars.?
68 had the #96 Round port heads, 69 the #722's.
The Firebird looks way better than their camaro cousins !!!
I agree!
Definitely
Fantastic seeing class cars again. i miss them. brackets suck. P/Gs even more. Great seeing the stick here.
Come out to the track!
@@driverinterviews I wish I could. Too far south for me. Let me know when you come to LVD, or NED. Thanks.
@@driverinterviews Hey Adam, got your ears on? I noticed you're from Vermont. I'm in Ct, and frequently visit LVD, in NY. Ever race there? Still got the car? I don't believe Lebanon V runs class cars.
We will be at Lebanon valley July 5-7
@@driverinterviews Excellent. I'll mark the day on my calendar. Thanks for responding.
My home track!!!!!
Where is this? He's from Vermont. Thought the track was LVD.
@@joequillun7790 This is Cecil County Dragway in Maryland
@@6556cody Thank you for the reply MBR.
these interviews are nice, but I'd also like to see the cars in competition.
You’ll have to come to a race, although this video shows the car in a round of competition both inside and outside the car. Please subscribe to my channel if you haven’t.
@@driverinterviews Be cool if he had fired it up there during the interview - just idling those Open Header Pontiac V8 Cars sound great :)
How much duration on the cam? 😉
Unlimited
What is cam duration? 😉
Square
Alot....
It's a radical cam with stock lift as measured. Probably using "launcher" lifters that can actually open the valves more than the lift on the cam will provide. Alot of tricks in these "Stock" drag engines. Those flat tappet lifters probably cost more than a complete roller cam setup for a SBC.
@@thereluctantgearhead4544 Thanks but I was being factious 😂😂😂
@@BuckI2Bdad never heard of them huh, look into it. Comp Cams makes them among others. Sounded pretty out there to me too when I first heard that 10yrs ago. But they do exist.
HO!😊😊❤
670ish HP to run 10.30s at 2300 pounds. 😅
you talk cam shafts use to joke the stockers run a square cam
Yes they are square blocks haha