Nova Engine Assembly May 20, 2014 / June 21, 2014 by John Heard As the MAKO racing season gets very close, we’re almost done with the engine freshen up project. The Nova’s engine got honed by Mark Carney at Automotive Machine Inc. in Emporia, KS to make sure the bores were nice and straight. The old pistons collapsed the skirts, so those were replaced by brand new Diamonds with an improved ring stack, We also treated the old girl Read more »
Nova Racing Equipment New Design Dominator April 4, 2014 / April 4, 2014 by John Heard Mark Whitener with Racing Fuel Systems in Florida totally redid my old 1300 Pro-Systems Dominator to bring it more up to date. It's now a 2-circuit design with all new boosters, metering blocks, jet design, bowls - actually the only thing that isn't new Read more » Carb Carburetor Dominator
Nova 2013 Season in the Bag December 5, 2013 / April 4, 2014 by John Heard The snow is getting ready to fly here in Kansas, so it’s time to tear down Ol’ Blue for her winter upgrades and repairs. We had a pretty good season and got a lot of bugs out of the car, but still have a number to work out. We finished the last race in Wichita with a new Personal Best of 5.01 along with a new best 60′ of 1.20. The next Read more » 1971 Nova Racing Season
