First Full Pass in Blown SBC 53 Studebaker!

This is a dream come true for me and dad!! Only 2 passes and the first one was aborted, but got it down the track on the 2nd and final pass of the night!
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[@rustyhook8637]

Great to see you & your dad getting the Stude to the track & making that dream come true! Congrats 🏁

[@johnfrench1198]

Hi Kevin I bought a prostreet vega wagon about 6 years ago and recently I have it running and ready to hit the track, your videos have really helped me get my car ironed out, Im excited to get it to the track thanks for your help through your videos!

[@donniedarkoc1033]

It looked like the car pushed left in the second one. I can’t wait to see what you did in the next video. I like how you break it down with cause and affects, awesome teacher 🤙

[@jasonfikes9514]

Congratulations, I would be shaking with excitement too seeing my dreams come to pass like that.Great video as always. ✌😁

[@Harrybowles1969]

Beautiful trees in background at start of video! Thanks for posting car is awsome ❤️👍

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

Glad you liked it! Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Damn!! That thing is a 6.90 (1/4 mile) car just waiting to happen!! Yeah!!! Give them rails a run for their money!! ROFL!! Sorry, I'm old, I relate everything to 1/4 mile, it's what I know and understand! Thanks for sharing! Hope everything is good with you and your dad, haven't seen a video in awhile now.

[@ratgasgarage]

Congrats on getting it down the track, and I hope you get all the bugs sorted out, I loved that 2nd hit, take care brother Aloha

[@manuelblevins4711]

Ya boy its going to work and look good doing it !! Thanks for sharing your knowledge !! Keep up the great videos !!!

[@paullatham3411]

Awesome display of building and tuning skills! I've been binge reading all your tutorials and it's been helpful in understanding what's happening underneath all the go fast stuff that most racers talk about. I just bought a small tire fox body car with sbf power ( I plan to keep it ford powered) and i was wondering if you've ever had to delve into one these cars suspension systems. After watching your videos, I've already looked into replacing the CE shocks with better units. Thanks for putting all this knowledge out there and I hope to hear from you. There are a lot of these cars out here and parts are reasonably cheap. Thanks again and I look forward to furthering my suspension education.

[@BubbaAyers1969]

Holy cow nice, mine only has a 144 on it lol..maybe next build I’ll go a little bigger up top.. great video and thanks for sharing with us

[@wallacetuttle1617]

If it’s a mechanical cam driven pump check the hex drive shaft that turns the pump. If you don’t have a pump saver loop and snap the throttle closed at the end of the run it can shear the hex off.

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

Thanks so much! I do have a pump saver and it is set to 158 psi, but I still need to check the pump for sure. Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@lazyhoundracing9621]

You have come a long way. Nice work. I like your no BS videos. Your car looks awesome. That's good for 2 tenths. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

I appreciate that! Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@Scott68B]

Wow! I'm assuming you didn't expect perfection the first couple of runs? That second hit looked like a great improvement over the first one! It sounded great!!! You have to be pleased. Congratulations!!!

[@joedozier3422]

Sweet man! You'll get her to come around.

[@stevelangworthy9553]

Wow! First time out, you've got a lot left in it. Sounds like a beast! Can't wait to see how it goes after the spring change. Thanks for sharing.

[@quintongreene3652]

You made some nice hits and it is a beautiful car.

[@MichiganQuadTrailsTales]

Car Looks Great! Small Steps to get it were You need it to be, Best of Luck next time!

[@sellis330]

Great pass, glad to see it on the strip. Do you feel like this car is capable of 60s, bottom 50s?

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

Not too sure yet, but it has a good bit left in it for sure! Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@sellis330]

@@KevinWilsonSBC thanks! I got a chromoly cage, harness, and new brake set up, because of this channel. I made a couple decent passes, and I realized that safety is paramount. Can’t wait to see you lean into the tune. I’m sure pops was happy!

[@ryanwatson5373]

Hey Kevin, I was wondering if your 4 link videos apply to triangulated 4 link setups and if the chassis wizard software will work with triangulated 4 link as well or is it only for parallel 4 link setups with wish bones?

[@steveedwards1338]

If you had to to it again would you buy the AlkyDigger intake ? We built a similar motor as your w a 671 on alcohol. We modified a old tunnel ram and are second guessing it. Old blower guy Gary roushkolb build manifold, but we question efficiency.

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

Absolutely! Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@Flitzer514]

I would see what I could get, money wise for the entire mechanical fuel injections system, sell it, and go EFI. EFI is much easier.

[@BrothersCustomBuilds]

👏👏👏

[@iamjam821]

The car looks and sounds awesome! Looks like the rear stepped out to the right on the second launch. Is the rear end not staying square or is this some secret dirt track testing? 😂

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

More work to do on that for sure... LOL... Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!

[@iamjam821]

@@KevinWilsonSBC Definitely need to go straight. But at least now you have something established that you can build from to keep it straight while safely going fast 👍 I look forward to see where the Studebaker goes from here

[@davidwegner6790]

What tracks do you run at like to see it run

[@KevinWilsonSBC]

South Carolina Motorplex and Darlington... Go fast, go straight! Be SAFE!