so we wanted a dirt track car see....
10-28-2010, 03:07 PM
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so we wanted a dirt track car see.... so we bent the rules a little and built us a dirt track car. boy are they mad now.
[img]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htebDAncS8k[img]
[img]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIgWY6DlnE[img]
any one have any spare body parts they could sponsor??? these old-school racers are a little pissed and keep bumpin and banging on me pretty good.
[img]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htebDAncS8k[img]
[img]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIgWY6DlnE[img]
any one have any spare body parts they could sponsor??? these old-school racers are a little pissed and keep bumpin and banging on me pretty good.
10-28-2010, 03:10 PM
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anyone have any spare parts they wanna sponsor??? these old school racers are pissed and they keep bumping on me pretty good. lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIgWY6DlnE
these old school racers are pissed and they keep bumping on me pretty good. lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYIgWY6DlnE
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10-28-2010, 03:20 PM
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Damn, i was wondering when someone was going to do that ****. What is the limitation? I thought certain classes were open and some just didnt allow electronics or aluminum heads.
What are the motor specs? Ci?Heads?Cam?
I bet they are so ****** pissed you can effortlessly get in and out without a ton of money.
You carbed or still EFI?
What are the motor specs? Ci?Heads?Cam?
I bet they are so ****** pissed you can effortlessly get in and out without a ton of money.
You carbed or still EFI?
10-28-2010, 03:22 PM
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I love the idea and would really like to see how this turns out in the end.
I know I talked to you about this for some time but, I just can't get over the deal you got on the car and motor trans for it.
You need to put a in car camera so we get the full vid.
Get some more vids of it...
I know I talked to you about this for some time but, I just can't get over the deal you got on the car and motor trans for it.
You need to put a in car camera so we get the full vid.
Get some more vids of it...
10-28-2010, 03:29 PM
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still efi, 4.8L stock ls1 cam, 5.3Lsprings so we could hit 7000 rpm, 4l60e tuned to stay in second gear. going with a little more motor next season for a little better torque coming outta the turns. i'll get some more vid as soon as i can.
10-28-2010, 04:23 PM
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i tried to talk my buddy into swapping to a LS series in his car but he ended up going with the crate motor class. but the buzz i heard last was that he was looking into a GM crate LS motor with around 500hp, so we'll see, the rules are the biggest limit.
10-28-2010, 04:31 PM
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yeah, there are no classes at our track that allow for an LS but i sweet-talked the track owner into letting me do it as a spec. car and running with our street stocks. we just wanted to prove a concept. ...that we could build a super cheap car using newer, more readily available parts, and still be competitive. (sbc blocks are getting more and more expensive and harder to find)
http://www.shadyoakspeedway.com/Street_Stocks.html
http://www.shadyoakspeedway.com/Street_Stocks.html
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10-29-2010, 09:01 AM
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i DID say we were building something a little bigger for next season, besides, with the normal rules package for these cars i wasn't too far off the curve for horse power, just a little shy on the torque. it just goes to show you what we already know about an LS -vs- a sbc.
10-29-2010, 04:16 PM
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going to a 5.3l, supposed to run 1st gen sbc under 360c.i.d., not supposed to run efi but i sweet talked the track owner into letting me run as a spec car. not going carb due to cost and power gains, we just wanna be competitve and as cheap as possible.
10-29-2010, 04:34 PM
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yeah, i'm totally breaking all the rules, but like i said we are just running as a spec. car. and true the carb is cheap but the intake is a little pricey but it's way cheaper to go with stock stuff. i got the 4.8L and trans for $200 bucks and a local junk yard sponsored me the 5.3L that's going in it next season. both are compleat pull-outs so the most cost effective way for me to go is to stick with stock stuff. we wanted to stay under $2000 for the whole car and so far we've been pretty close.
10-29-2010, 05:23 PM
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we have efi live and have had a lot of success with that, plus we can tune the trans to stay in second so with the 4.11 gears we have a 7.00 final drive ratio which is were we need to be goning into the turns
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most of the cars out there make about 280-300rwhp and 360tq.
The little 4.8 did 274/250. So with the 5.3 it will put him 265/295 with stock cam. So once he can find a used cam in the 210 to 220 duration he should be 330/330. Which will be plenty competitive and hopefully keep the other drives from complaining. They were already throwing a fit with the 4.8L.
The little 4.8 did 274/250. So with the 5.3 it will put him 265/295 with stock cam. So once he can find a used cam in the 210 to 220 duration he should be 330/330. Which will be plenty competitive and hopefully keep the other drives from complaining. They were already throwing a fit with the 4.8L.