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oval tubing and a set of Spintech muf-
flers, which provide a unique sound
that complements the blower’s whine.
Over the first summer showing the
car, Rick found that running the car
on C12 race fuel wasn’t exactly cost-
effective, and after consultation with
Chris Lovett of Wichita Dyno he made
the switch to E85, which required a new
pair of carburetors and some time on
the dyno to refine the tune-up. In addi-
tion, Corey Conyers of Crown Customs
built a new, larger fuel tank to help
contain the extra E85 that’s needed for
those long summer cruises.
With an estimated 850 horsepower,
the Nova makes enough power to rattle
the windows and shake the ground. The
blower produces 12 psi of boost to go
along with the 8-71’s signature whine,
and Rick’s project gets closer to the fin-
ish line every day. Good old American
hot-rodding rules say that a car is never
truly complete, and in the case of Rick
Plush’s Nova that’s exactly the case.
And after listening to him talk about its
virtues, we doubt this one will be on the
trading block any time soon.setting it up to be contoured to the
shape of the blower, along with tuning
up the body and paint.
“I brought it home and put in
new gauges, gauge bezels, carpet,
nice leather racing seats, door pan-
els, smoked glass, and billet window
cranks. I then put new Wilwood red
brake calipers and rotors, and finished
off with a new set of Weld Racing
Magnum wheels and Hoosier street
tires,” Rick says. The final touch to the
engine’s appearance came in the form
of an Enderle Big & Ugly injection hat
atop The Blower Shop’s overdriven 8-71
supercharger.
Ken Mull built a new transmission
crossmember and shifter stand while
Flip Williams of Flip O Matic Racing
built the Turbo 400 transmission,
which uses a Neal Chance converter
and manual valvebody. The point of
using this transmission was to replace
the Powerglide that came with the car
and to help make it more streetable.
Kevin Kieser of Kevin’s American
Muffler built a custom exhaust to help
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