TXCAMSS

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For those of you that run index and weight classes, lets see your ballast set up to control weight requirements or ET control.

Dave J

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I run index but I use my digital7 box to retard the launch timing
or set the 2 step lower

mrdragster1970

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Don't have pictures handy. The best & most common way I've seen is square tube with lead shot. You can make them single weight or adjustable.

You weld 2 small thru tubes for bolts to where you can bolt to chassis. I don't like clamps or brackets. The thru tubes will never break or come loose. If you want adjustable, then you weld in a cap, like a rear end fill cap, works good. Hopefully someone will have photos for you.

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joelster

I remember seeing an f-bod from here that had a spare cylinder head bolted near a rollcage tube on the pass side of the car. That's an easy 45lbs.

LC

a pair of 15lb nitrous bottles.. full of course

Bhogan909

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If I remember correctly Texas Speed used some ballast in their Red Z28 in 2004 at the race at US-41. I think they were tractor weights and they had them behind the rear bumper. May ask Jason or Trevor.

TXCAMSS

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I'm sure I can fab something up that will work fine and be legal. I was just hoping to get to see some existing ballast setups.

I have a system that is very effective, but it ain't pretty.lol.

Pro Stock John

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I'd like to see too.

Bg Drg

John,

I have quite a few pics from some of our old cars, but I cannot shrink them enough to post. Maybe I could send them to you?

Jay

TXCAMSS

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Jay send them to me at james.day007@sbcglobal.net. I'll host them.

Good to see ya checking in on us

We sure miss ya!

Brady

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LOL

Z8'S

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I built a box tube that has been capped on both ends with a fill plug. Empty it weighs 22 lbs. I can fill it with lead shot to approx.75 lbs.It bolts into the original rear bumper location.

Hi Jay!!

Krazy98Z28

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We used that in a mustang a couple months ago to make weight. We had to be 3100 and we were 2900. slowed us down 2 tenths

chrismorales75

Some of my buddys would run lead bars with holes drilled through them to mount in certain locations, changing the weight was just running bigger or smaller bars of lead.

They would profile the bars to certain weights and stamp them, then just unbolt/bolt in other weight bars. I think some of the bars were 50 pounds, they are pretty big.

You could use depleted uranium that's heavy

TXCAMSS

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Good info guys!!!! Keep'em comi'n!

Hawkn01

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I used 10" x 4 3/4" weight machine bars that weighed 10lbs apeice. I bolted them in the rear inside the car over the axle with 1/2" allthread rod. I had 200lbs of them in the car...LOL ! Looked like a jungle Jim back there but it worked.

GM High Tech had a picture of the weights in my car in the article they did on the LS1Tech Eastcoast Shootout in 2005.

brandonppr

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I would love to see some pics as well.

Pro Stock John

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Hi Jay!

Yah any pics would be cool.

9sec93

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not a good idea if you plan to reproduce though. lol

Vetal

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Maybe now someone can add some pics?
How much could you gain on very bad track with the added weight? I spin through 1st and 2nd gear on my track with merely 400-450whp