2008 Run What You Brung List!!!
08-26-2008, 05:26 PM
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Took out another tranny - right after another 9.0 run at 154.9mph. Not sure if it was really the tranny or a broken converter. I "should" have it back together for this coming weekend.
Oh for parachutes - ever try to stop a 3500lb pig like mine going 155? Even on strange brakes its a task. The chute works great
David
Oh for parachutes - ever try to stop a 3500lb pig like mine going 155? Even on strange brakes its a task. The chute works great
David
08-27-2008, 05:42 AM
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Took out another tranny - right after another 9.0 run at 154.9mph. Not sure if it was really the tranny or a broken converter. I "should" have it back together for this coming weekend.
Oh for parachutes - ever try to stop a 3500lb pig like mine going 155? Even on strange brakes its a task. The chute works great
David
Oh for parachutes - ever try to stop a 3500lb pig like mine going 155? Even on strange brakes its a task. The chute works great
David
And no, not yet I haven't. But that very thought has entered my head - I'm hoping to run mid 9s, and my barge weighs ~4,000 lbs. So I'm trying to decide between taking it the 1st time out to the track without walls on both sides (in case it doesn't go straight), or the one with a 1/2 mile shut-down area.
08-27-2008, 11:33 AM
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Amazing what making your kind of power & running those kind of times will do to parts you thought were strong huh? Hopefully you figure it out & run an 8 before the snow flies.
And no, not yet I haven't. But that very thought has entered my head - I'm hoping to run mid 9s, and my barge weighs ~4,000 lbs. So I'm trying to decide between taking it the 1st time out to the track without walls on both sides (in case it doesn't go straight), or the one with a 1/2 mile shut-down area.
And no, not yet I haven't. But that very thought has entered my head - I'm hoping to run mid 9s, and my barge weighs ~4,000 lbs. So I'm trying to decide between taking it the 1st time out to the track without walls on both sides (in case it doesn't go straight), or the one with a 1/2 mile shut-down area.
Nice runs David, hell if you get into the eights, it'll never be the same again around here, hehehe.
Robert
08-27-2008, 01:56 PM
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I shaved about 50lbs off the front & 40 off the rear, so I'm down from the 4125 it used to weigh. Still a pig....
I'm waiting on the Dragon Slayer crankshaft to get installed & then Ellis & I will work on the tune. Still need to get the cage installed before I go to the track, but the rest of the car is ready.
I'm waiting on the Dragon Slayer crankshaft to get installed & then Ellis & I will work on the tune. Still need to get the cage installed before I go to the track, but the rest of the car is ready.
08-27-2008, 02:57 PM
#231
Mark are you going to make it out this year? Not sure on the status of your car as I have not been around much lately. Boy, you must have the heaviest car in our group? My new seats saved me 2 pounds, lol, so now I have a lightened car and suspect about 3500lbs, though haven't weighed it ever.
Nice runs David, hell if you get into the eights, it'll never be the same again around here, hehehe.
Robert
Nice runs David, hell if you get into the eights, it'll never be the same again around here, hehehe.
Robert
Around here? Hell it is a good days drive to there LOL!
Hey Mark my phone is dead. They are working on it tomorrow.
My new ires should be in today. i need to drill the wheels for the rim screws
08-29-2008, 08:02 AM
#232
You guys need to get off that rule, most of you are changing tires when you get to the track so changing to a DOT or SLICK is almost no difference. Hell I have seen guys go 1.2x sixty foots on radials and 1.7x on slicks! the suspension has more to do with the car hooking then the tire does. Stupid rule in my opinion. 
I change my tires in the winter and spring
1.55 60' on my "summer tires" with a 4200lb 6 speed car
full factory interior, full tank of gas, ect....
yeah it is a run what you brung list with "exceptions" ....... kinda makes it like those guys signatures:
Fastest comp cam'd, air foiled, on TT2's on my block at noon!
Maybe we should have a boys list and a mens list, boys is with all the rules, mens is true run what you brung.
Fastest comp cam'd, air foiled, on TT2's on my block at noon!
Maybe we should have a boys list and a mens list, boys is with all the rules, mens is true run what you brung.
wow,
looks like I got under someone's skin
08-29-2008, 11:59 AM
#233
What really needs to be done is get all the cars together, go to the track(or street), run 'em heads up. Miss a gear, spin, blow up - doesnt matter.
Too much talk, no action.
Russ, line up with me at Pontiac drags in Bremerton on 9/13. Run what you brung so spray if need be. I will still be NA. Oh and my DR's stay on year round even after the track season is over because thats when the best racing takes place.
Too much talk, no action.
Russ, line up with me at Pontiac drags in Bremerton on 9/13. Run what you brung so spray if need be. I will still be NA. Oh and my DR's stay on year round even after the track season is over because thats when the best racing takes place.
08-30-2008, 12:32 AM
#234
What really needs to be done is get all the cars together, go to the track(or street), run 'em heads up. Miss a gear, spin, blow up - doesnt matter.
Too much talk, no action.
Russ, line up with me at Pontiac drags in Bremerton on 9/13. Run what you brung so spray if need be. I will still be NA. Oh and my DR's stay on year round even after the track season is over because thats when the best racing takes place.
Too much talk, no action.
Russ, line up with me at Pontiac drags in Bremerton on 9/13. Run what you brung so spray if need be. I will still be NA. Oh and my DR's stay on year round even after the track season is over because thats when the best racing takes place.
I'm hoping to be there
how's your car running? I look forward to seeing it at the track
08-31-2008, 01:34 AM
#236
After a very frustrating year with tranny problems all year, crappy hot/humid weather, and very poorly prep'd track all year -- finally - finally. The conditions were a little better. Been there numerous other times. Got the slip:
60': 1.406
1/8: 5.80 at 123.8
1/4: 8.986 at 152.7
I didn't jump into the 8's but the time slip still started with an 8. That's all I cared about. No head lifting; no tranny or converter problems. I am very happy that the goal was finally reached. This WAS done on M/T DR 315's and 22lbs of boost.
David
60': 1.406
1/8: 5.80 at 123.8
1/4: 8.986 at 152.7
I didn't jump into the 8's but the time slip still started with an 8. That's all I cared about. No head lifting; no tranny or converter problems. I am very happy that the goal was finally reached. This WAS done on M/T DR 315's and 22lbs of boost.
David
08-31-2008, 09:16 AM
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Congratz on making the 8's! That is really cookin' no matter how you slice it.
Just to make sure I'm reading your post correctly, this was on the M/T DRs (Drag Radials, i.e. slicks) not the M/T SRs (Street Radials, i.e. DOT), right?
Just to make sure I'm reading your post correctly, this was on the M/T DRs (Drag Radials, i.e. slicks) not the M/T SRs (Street Radials, i.e. DOT), right?
08-31-2008, 05:49 PM
#239
Never heard the term "SR" before.
David