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Short WB FED's
fuel749:
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--- Quote from: dusterdave173 on December 17, 2014, 04:14:49 AM ---Go to any Nostalgia meet and watch--the short cars all look cool but usually never make full hard passes--they are cool / fun but--- the long cars all stage up and rip it
Good Luck!
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That statment is the biggest load of #### I have ever seen posted!!!
I'd have to agree with dre on this.
Not to mention the fact that if you don't know whats going on with the combination, you can't make a judgement on whats causing the issue. Part time nostalgia guys looking to have a little fun for a little cash may not have a well sorted combination. Even guys with good overall combination are known to make mistakes or cheap out on parts.
There's also the driver equation, I've seen cars that can't seem to get down the track suddenly start making great runs after the car was sold or a new driver was installed.
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ricardo1967:
Alright guys, let’s watch the oil pressure here…
I’m not disputing that chassis tuning and driver experience are the biggest factors for a good pass, but wouldn’t you guys agree that, back in the days when diggers didn’t have traction, those short wheelbase chassis weren’t shocked as much during launch as they are now with sticky tires?
fuel749:
--- Quote from: ricardo1967 on January 14, 2015, 09:33:06 AM ---Alright guys, let’s watch the oil pressure here…
I’m not disputing that chassis tuning and driver experience are the biggest factors for a good pass, but wouldn’t you guys agree that, back in the days when diggers didn’t have traction, those short wheelbase chassis weren’t shocked as much during launch as they are now with sticky tires?
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They may not have been, but it brings us right back to your line about chassis tuning and driver experience. And we're not back in those days. We have good tires and prepped tracks so we build cars to run on them. There's way more to the equation than the wheelbase. Is a 225" car better for some applications than a 175" car? Probably, but not for the vast majority of guys running for fun. Which brings up another point. If a car gets built to have a certain look, it's bound to be full of compromises on the performance end. A true race car is built with optimal component placement in mind, not worrying about whether or not that component looks good where it is.
dreracecar:
Ricardo
Apples an onions
masracingtd1167:
Back to the original question about a 130 to 140 inch car . You should be just fine if you are planning on going out and having fun like a mid 8 second car . Your biggest problem will be finding the right tire that will work for your car . Most of us with the longer cars use the 12x31 Goodyears and I think that would be too much tire for your car . Like some one else posted earlier the tracks and tires are much better than they were . Back in the seventy's I ran a 140 inch car with 10 inch tires . We ran mid 8's with it and it handled very well . If you have plans on going faster like a mid 7 second car then I would go with the longer car . Bill
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