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bracket racing a FED ...
225digger:
the majority of todays bracket dragsters are RED's , lets hear what it would take for a FED to run in todays highly competative electronics class .
if you where to build a fed for just bracket racing , how would you set it up ?
motor size / power ?
tire size ?
rear gear ?
lentgh of car ?
engine placement ?
im going to build a FED here in the next few months and hoarding parts . here is what im thinking so far
200" car
383 sbc injected alky , make around 650hp
2 spd glide with 1.80 gear
rear gear im thinking around the 4.33 range
rear tire not really sure , im thinking a 29x12 slick should do well ?
any advice ? we dont see many feds in the bracket classes these days and my local track has an easy 40+ dragsters in super on any given sunday , so id like to be some what competative ...
thanks !
GlennLever:
You should look at my build, that is all I have done is ET race with my FED, no electronics (TransBrake).
Blind Mule:
You know dang well that you can't bracket race a FED(At least that's what I been hearing) BUT I AM GONNA PROVE THEM WRONG >J A C K< ??? ;) I'm building one now (may never finish it me and my wallet are arguing)
Mine will have a 331 Ford to start with with a glide but not sure about rear gear maybe a 3.89 gonna step up with more motor if the car acts right :-[ I have 10x5x33 Phoenix tires for mine!
wideopen231 may chime in he is building one also!
Randy!
225digger:
yea i hear ya cant race a fed either , but thats only for guys that dont know there cars . i ha da 4 link car with a 632 that ran 7.4x's at 186 , it was fun , i was sort of the weekend warrier , but i want to build something that i really want , and thats a fed , im going to build it for a 6.0 cert so if i want to down the road i can do other things with it .
i might even just stick a milder motor in it something around the 500hp range
AF150:
No reason you can not bracket race a FED and be successful.
I would aim for consistancy. Bigger rear tires...1.76 or higher first gear...radiator & fan for when
they hot-lap you in the later rounds...big fuel tank (maybe 5 gal. for same reason) and keep 'er
in the groove. Good luck.
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