Jim Demmitt of Pollock
Pines, California, USA's 1990 Ford Thunderbird SC set a new record with a 10.659 @ 124.32 MPH quarter mile time.
West coast Ford drag racer Jim Demmitt Sr. had quite a history of cool Ford drag cars. Jim passed away in 2003, and his son, Jim Jr. is carrying on the Ford tradition for him.
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| 1. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 00:54:00) by Miller
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| 2. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 01:52:00) by DamonSlowpokeBaumann
Quote: Jim, your running a standalone right ? you said you were never
able to tune, but now you have the ability to.... im assuming that
means you had a standlone put in? A standalone would let you tune to
run meth also, right ? No Jims Dad used to tune the car
via fuel
pressure back in the day. I believe he may of had an EEC
tuner but never used
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| 3. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 02:37:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by DamonSlowpokeBaumann No Jims Dad used to
tune the car via fuel pressure back in the day. I believe he may of
had an EEC
tuner but never used it. It wasnt untill recently he actually had the
car tuned. He may have a standalone now but he hasnt mentione
dit..Plus he runs race gas> > > doubt he is using meth
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| 4. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 09:29:00) by David
Neibert
Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Demmitt Jr Damon & Miller My dad
back when we
ran 12's and 11's he was tuning by fuel pressure alone no EEC
tuner or chip. Now my dad's life
long friend and computer
tunner fuel
injection builder who build's his own EFI injection setups
injectors and computer setups for his road
racing and
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| 5. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 09:37:00) by SUPERMN12
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| 6. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 11:41:00) by GONE14S
I plan on being at the track the next time Jim goes. For one I would
just like to see the car on the track again. Also would like to see
the car pull the wheels up. I will be taking pic's and I'm working on
getting a video
cam. from a friend. This way if he beats his time again there will
be footage of it. I'll see if Jim will allow getting pic's of the car
sitting and give a view of some
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| 7. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 13:21:00) by Scott
Long
Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Demmitt Jr Damon & Miller My dad
back when we
ran 12's and 11's he was tuning by fuel pressure alone no EEC
tuner or chip. Now my dad's life
long friend and computer tunner fuel
injection builder who build's his own EFI injection setups
injectors and computer setups for his road
racing and
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| 8. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 16:11:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by David Neibert Jim, How much HP
& TQ did it pull on the dyno ? David
Dave We are going to do one more dyno pull Friday night I will see
if I can post it up the dyno sheet up that night. You will be amazed
to see the numbers on this bad boy
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| 9. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 16:15:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by GONE14S I plan on being at the track the
next time Jim goes. For one I would just like to see the car on the
track again. Also would like to see the car pull the wheels up. I will
be taking pic's and I'm working on getting a video
cam. from a friend. This way if he beats his time again there will
be
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| 10. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 16:18:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by Scott
Long I thought you were tuning it with a stock computer and an old
EEC tuner that you had bought years ago? Is that the case and you are
having this guy do the actual tweaks? Anyhow, nice times, you are
making VERY good use of the components in a full weight
SC. I'm most impressed by the double
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| 11. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 4 days ago (2007-11-14 17:08:00) by David
Neibert
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| 12. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-14 22:37:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by David Neibert I'm already amazed...it's
got to be pulling over 500 rwhp to run those numbers David
David Your right its well into the 500+rwhp range my dads
racing
friend's call it the "Bad mini FE 427" my dad built the most
powerful Ford
427 SOHC hemi's and wedge
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| 13. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-14 22:43:00) by Scott
Long
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| 14. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-14 23:13:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by Scott
Long You've got my attention! I'd love to see an SC pull
over 500 whp
w/o nitrous! Jim you must have one hell of a powerful little
3.8L I bet you turn a lot of heads at the track when they find out
it's just a little six cylinder. Thank's Scott Yes it get's lot's
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| 15. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-14 23:16:00) by Dahoopd
Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Demmitt Jr David Your right its well
into the 500+rwhp range my dads racing friend's call it the "Bad
mini FE 427" my dad built the most powerful Ford
427 SOHC hemi's and wedge engines and Boss
429 hemi's his work
is well known. We are not much into best dyno results more into
showing on the track
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| 16. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-14 23:37:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by Dahoopd Do you have any idea what he did
to your motor specs wise before he passed. It sounds like he knew what
he was doing and found a good recipe. It seems there is always a lot
of talk about AR's MPX
and juice but not alot of good recipes for a strong foundation are.
Motor specs
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| 17. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 00:16:00) by mannysc
changing runner angles i should have bought this car
when it was for sale
imagine the look on my face and sratching my head when i would have to
tear
it down to see whats inside i would have ~~~~ my pants for sure
there would have been a whole slue of new
mods to talk about . i think this engine is the sum of many off
the wall mods we cant even comprehend
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| 18. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 00:36:00) by notorious
sc
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| 19. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 00:37:00) by al35thsc
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| 20. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 00:40:00) by CurtisPaulfrey
Quote: Originally Posted by notorious sc soooooo.............where is
the video to 10.659
run???? I mean seeing is beliving,at least in my opinion? Im not
doubting you,but something of that nature is unheard of. Shut up
n00b........ J/K
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| 21. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 01:07:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by mannysc changing runner angles i should
have bought this car
when it was for sale
imagine the look on my face and sratching my head when i would have to
tear
it down to see whats inside i would have ~~~~ my pants for sure
there would have been a whole slue of new
mods to talk about . i think this
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| 22. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 01:56:00) by SuperCharged91
Ok that is one of the most awesome looking cars
i have ever seen
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| 23. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 03:23:00) by sinhumane
i need dalke's smilie.....
that is one BA tbird.
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| 24. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 12:16:00) by Randy
N Connie
Nice 57 bird. I would trade a left
nut to have a fuel
injected 429
Boss motor in my 1990 SC Bird. Randy
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| 25. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 12:21:00) by GONE14S
Quote: Originally Posted by SuperCharged91 Ok that is one of the most
awesome looking cars i have ever seen You should see this car in
person.......!!!!!!!!! I have seen Jim Sr Photo
album from the first time they ran the 57 bird to what you see now,
lot of history with that car. I hope that after Jim
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| 26. | Thanks
Guy's
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 14:21:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Pro Mod 57tbird My dad did all the body
work and paint engne setting the car up we got first place at
Frezno special invite car show first place at Sacramento
autorama
and won the Eagle one Award. It was featured on Speedvision
American Hot
Rodder TV
show 200mph
6 second Monster Kurt will be a part of our
crew on that tbird once we get back on to it next season to run
the West
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| 27. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 3 days ago (2007-11-15 14:44:00) by mannysc
when 57 gets going let me know when your gonna run it ill be there.
ill probably be up your way in spring my red sc will need to be broken
in and a trip to see you would do it just fine. have a new engine
for it built old school maximize engine in n/a then use supercharger
to help feed air to it
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| 28. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 17:35:00) by GONE14S
If you do come up Manny, I'll put ya up at my place. As far as being
part of the crew Jim, If anything I'll make sure to get pic's and
paper work
on everything for ya. Other than that your way
ahead as far as the tech,
stuff goes with the help from the others that your getting. But
I'll what I can when I can. I'm getting a little bored. Need something
to do unitl riding season starts up
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| 29. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 18:14:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by GONE14S If you do come up Manny, I'll put
ya up at my place. As far as being part of the crew Jim, If anything
I'll make sure to get pic's and paper work on everything for ya. Other
than that your way
ahead as far as the tech,
stuff goes with the help from the others that your getting. But
I'll what
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| 30. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 18:25:00) by GONE14S
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| 31. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 21:38:00) by David
Neibert
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| 32. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 22:30:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by David Neibert Jim, If you go 7 tenths
quicker from more tuning, I'm flying out to CA with a bag of tools
to see what makes that thing tick David
David That would neat if you could come out and see her run in
person meet Bob and Dan. Kurt will get some nice video
of
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| 33. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 22:38:00) by Miller
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| 34. | My
Blown 57tbird
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 22:44:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Kurt & Manny Here is some nice pictures
of my Blown alcohol 600ci Boss
429 Hemi Pro Mod 57tbird 1400lbs with 2500hp a real hand full at
98" wheelbase.
Has 4 speed Lenco tripple disck clutch titanium clutch can Full floater
Funny
Car rear end Strange aluminum unit 4 link car
is amazing to see in person. Jim Sr. built racing engine Rio
Vista Ford helped a bunch and Lj's Speed
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| 35. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-15 22:56:00) by CMac89
That's an older Pro-Mod setup, but sweet. Look great. I built a turbo
Pro-Mod motor, but my race
car only has a cage spec'd at 6.50's. So I can run it yet. I've
posted the picture of the motor a couple times, so you may have seen
it. Makes 2950HP and is a Pontiac
motor. No, not Pontiac-BBC
stuff, actual Pontiac's. That wheelbase
is too short. You really do have a handful there! The
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| 36. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-16 00:14:00) by THE
BIRDMAN
Quote: Originally Posted by CMac89 Makes 2950HP and is a Pontiac
motor. No, not Pontiac-BBC
stuff, actual Pontiac's. Post up another pick I'd like to check it
out.Sounds sweet is it an Indian Adventures block? Jay
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| 37. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-16 01:12:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by CMac89 That's an older Pro-Mod setup, but
sweet. Look great. I built a turbo Pro-Mod motor, but my race car only
has a cage spec'd at 6.50's. So I can run it yet. I've posted the picture
of the motor a couple times, so you may have seen it. Makes 2950HP and
is a Pontiac motor. No, not Pontiac-BBC
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| 38. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-16 01:13:00) by Scott
Long
when does this track open in the spring? There are 2 Air
Force Bases near Sacremento
so I might be able to come out one weekend and watch you run the
bullet. Beale
AFB and Travis
AFB are out there, not sure which one is closest to the track
though. If you get in the 9's I will try my best to come witness it
run next time out so I can verify that yes I saw this car in person
and it did run
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| 39. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-16 01:45:00) by Jim
Demmitt Jr
Quote: Originally Posted by Scott
Long when does this track open in the spring? There are 2 Air
Force Bases near Sacremento
so I might be able to come out one weekend and watch you run the
bullet. Beale
AFB and Travis
AFB are out there, not sure which one is closest to the track
though. If you get in the 9's I will try my best
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| 40. | RE:
New Fastest SC 10.659et at 124.32mph
Started 3 weeks, 2 days ago (2007-11-16 08:16:00) by Scott
Long
Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Demmitt Jr Scott That sounds great
coming out to Sacramento Raceway Mather
air
force base is right behind the track. We will give you the Nor-Cal
warm welcome the track is open for test & tune on Saturday's 12
noon to 4:00pm through March 2008 the first big
race is January
1st New Years
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Hello - This is Jim Demmitt Jr
I seen your nice write up on me (Jim Demmitt of pollock pines speeds excessively well) It very much appreciated. I have ran quicker 9.989et at 135.303mph the first Super Coupe to ever run in the 9's a new world record. My dad was well known drag racer its nice to keep his spirit alive thank you so much
Jim Demmitt Jr