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Internal combustion engines have been around for over 100 years and as technologically advanced as they have become, they all still draw air and fuel into their combustion chambers where the mixture is lit off by an electrical ignition system.
In their simplest form, they do this using only the available atmosphere and using a trick, yet simple mechanical box to mix the air and fuel just right. Justin Rowe’s Chevy Nova features one of these “simple” internal combustion engines, but it’s capable enough to push the Nova to 8-second elapsed times in the quarter-mile.
Story: Steve Baur
Photos: Stephen Taylor
What’sthis?
One thing it’s not is a Ford 9-inch! Rowe chose to keep his Chevrolet as much Chevy as possible and built a tough-as-nails 8.5 GM diff which includes Moser Engineering 33-spline axles, a Moser spool, C-clip eliminators, and Motive Gears 4.33:1 ring and pinion. Calvert Racing split mono-leaf springs with Caltracs and Menscer Motorsports double-adjustable rear shocks are used to plant the rear tires following Rowe’s skyhigh adventure in 2023. The front suspension was also upgraded with TRZ upper and lower control arms, travel limiters and AFCO double-adjustable shocks.
Some of Meshey’s trick cage work makes its way into the trunk area of the Nova along with an aluminum fuel cell sized for both track hits and street drives, and the battery.
Growing up with a father who raced a 1977 Chevy Camaro, Justin was bitten by the racing bug early on as memory after memory was imprinted on his young brain. By the time he was 15, he was ready for
his first car, and found it behind someone’s house. The owner parted ways with the 1969 Chevy Nova two-door and Justin and his father got it back on the road with a 350 smallblock.
Aluma Star wheels are wrapped in Mickey Thompson rubber, with Sportsman front runners and 295/65-15 Drag Radials in the rear.
What’s Old Is New if you haven’t read
it yet!
Each month we host some of our past issues of RPM Magazine in this section. If you haven’t read them yet, they are new to you! If you have, maybe there’s a favourite car/story you want to read again….here they are!
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