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1966 Chevy Nova Super Sport - The ELM Street Night Mare
| By The Numbers | | '66 Chevy II Nova Super Sport | | Les Grant * Upland, CA | | Vehicle weight with driver: 3,160 lbs | Peak horsepower: 640 hp at 6,400 rpm | ENGINE | | Type: | big-block Chevrolet | | Displacement: | 460ci (4.280 bore x 4.00 stroke) | | Block: | 1969 vintage 427 | | Compression ratio: | 10.5:1 | | Oiling: | Milodon 7-quart oil pan | | Rotating assembly: | 4.00-inch stroke
Scat 4340 crank, Eagle H-beam rods,
JE flat-top pistons | | Cylinder heads: | Dart Pro 1, CNC
by Outlaw Racing Engines (Upland, CA) | | Camshaft: | COMP Cams hydraulic roller
(254/262 deg. at .050; .583/.630 lift) | | Valvetrain: | 2.30/1.88-inch valves,
1.7:1 Crower roller rockers,
Manley 3/8-inch pushrods, COMP valvesprings | | Induction: | Edelbrock Air Gap intake,
Barry Grant Mighty Demon 850 cfm carb | | Power adder: | none | | Ignition: | MSD Pro Billet distributor,
6AL box, 34 degrees initial | | Exhaust: | Hooker Super Comp headers,
2 1/8-inch primaries, 3.5-inch collector,
3-inch stainless system, Dynomax race mufflers | | Fasteners: | Allen’s Fasteners (Upland, CA) | | Built by: | Andy Mitchell, Outlaw Racing Engines | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | Turbo 400, manual valvebody,
Continental 10-inch converter, 3,500-stall,
Hayden cooler, modified factory shifter | | Driveshaft: | custom by J.E. Reel (Pomona, CA),
4340 1350-series yokes | | Rear axle: | Currie 9-inch housing,
Trac-Lok limited-slip diff, 3.50:1 ring-and-pinion | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | Total Cost Involved system,
2-inch drop spindles,
stainless tubular control arms,
300 lb/in coils, gas shocks, no antisway bar | | Rear suspension: | Cal Tracs bars and leaf springs,
Rancho eight-way adjustable shocks | | Brakes: | Wilwood 12-inch disc, front;
Wilwood 12-inch disc, rear | | WHEELS &TIRES | | Wheels: | Vintage American Racing Torq-Thrust D
(15x6, front; 15x10, rear) | | Tires: | BFG T/A 185/65R15, front;
M/T Sportsman Pro 28x12.50-15, rear |
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