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"Starter" for a Blower

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denverflatheader:
Glenn - I'm thinking a little in your direction, no blower though, just want a little "boost."  Gonna try some nitro this year and see if I can fine tune to a troublefree 9.60 index.  Slow but steady.......  here's picture.  I enjoyed reading the 6 articles you posted yesterday, helpful concise info from Spud.   

Tim G:
xxxx Bud,how big is your engine? With an old worn out stocko non stripped 671 at 9.5 over was making 16lbs at 6k on a 350 cid deal.


--- Quote from: bud on February 10, 2013, 07:20:27 PM ---Glenn
is your blower teflon ? and how much boost are you planning on ? How much overdrive ?  I'm running 33% overdrive with 12 lbs Boost with a 671 street blower but if I were Teflon I could back down the overdrive which I may do anyhow because I pulled the D cups out and put in flat tops because at 7500 rpm on the motor I'm spinning the Blower close to 9000 rpm and I still end up pulling the blower and replacing the bearing often and seals. So anyway I get a lot of Blower time on the bench.There are a lot of Differnt ways of going at this and for the last 10 years this was the easyest for me. I hate to Teflon concidering how long it last, 2 or 3 run and it's done.

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AF150:
Glenn...
I think you may be in for a surprise. The engine in my FED is only 365 cu. in. with a non-teflon
6-71 on alky. With about 11: 1 CR & 16.5% underdrive, we still struggle to slow the car down
for 7.60 index racing. Boost gauge shows about 11 lbs.
Your engine should respond real well to that 8-71. You may have to up-grade your licence...which is a
good thing  ;D

GlennLever:

--- Quote from: AF150 on February 12, 2013, 09:46:24 AM ---Glenn...
I think you may be in for a surprise. The engine in my FED is only 365 cu. in. with a non-teflon
6-71 on alky. With about 11: 1 CR & 16.5% underdrive, we still struggle to slow the car down
for 7.60 index racing. Boost gauge shows about 11 lbs.
Your engine should respond real well to that 8-71. You may have to up-grade your licence...which is a
good thing  ;D

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Upgrading my licence would be a very good thing. I want to go way faster!

afaulk:
Glenn, I'm getting a good chuckle out of reading this thread :P. I think you're in for a surprise, a big surprise.  I can see you grinning and shaking your head as you look at your time slips, saying where the heck did that come from.  Then you start taking timing out and adding fuel and the s.o.b. just wants to go faster. Or maybe you'll find out your tires are just too big, the gear ratio is too high, or something that is making the front end tend to stay in the air. Nitrous is a gas but being blown is better!  ;D

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