10 second 68 Firebird Sacramento Raceway 1987

This 68 Firebird was my first car purchased when I was 17 in 1977. The car is currently undergoing a frame-off restoration.

At the time this video was taken in 1987 it was powered by a 455 Pontiac engine.

The best ¼ mile performance was an ET of 10.87 and a MPH of 124.83 WITHOUT the aid nitrous oxide.

The heads are ported factory cast iron D-Ports cast# 48.

Crankshaft is factory 455

Rods are factory 73/74 455 Super-Duty

Camshaft is a Cam Dynamics solid flat-tappet with .618/.644" lift (1.65 rockers) 265/275 @.050 duration
Advertised duration is 312/322 int/exh

Pistons are Ross flat-tops yielding 12:1 compression ratio with the 69cc chambers

Carburetion is 2 660cfm Holley center squirters mounted on a Doug Nash/Warrior tunnel-ram manifold.

The differential is a Dana 60 with a 4.10 ratio gear set

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 1968
• Firebird
• drag
• racing
• sacramento
• raceway

[440sac]

no air cleaners, i did that too in the 80s.

[ueverdream]

@440sac yeah, the engine paid with some pretty good score marks on the cylinder walls

[pontiacman3]

why didnt u use ur trans brake in the 80s???????

[ueverdream]

@pontiacman3 cuz I didn't have a trans brake

[dgarr64]

man i forgot all about that maverick ...he was a wednesday night regular in the 80s at sac

[ueverdream]

yeah, he was a Kid from Rancho. Don't know his name, he was a bit younger than myself. He was buddies with Dave Corbett and Troy Parker, who were from a younger crop of Rancho hot rodders.

[xJ3R3M14Hx]

damn, thats just badass.

[chopedandsectioned]

thumbs up for f-bodies

at 2:40 what was the other car?

[Buzz135]

what is your rear end gear ratio ?

[Alot327]

With racing wat should my gear ratio be 1st to 6th gear should the gears be closer or further away from one another

[dgarr64]

ya my buddy Brian Reali had that broown 68 camaro from rancho knew himm  brian has a blue 67 camaro now...bad ass runs 10s he's going to take it out tonight Wed 7/13 he was a rancho guy he knew matt choate he was a little younger than us.he's jus a kid 44yrs old haha...