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Mrs Esterhouse:
bracket race fed fighting a hook and spin concern. lower hp 8.70sec 150mph car sbc carbureted 1520 lbs  with driver, pg with 1.80 first 4.11 rear gy 2585 on 12" wheel, launch at 4200 converter flashes 5500 shift at 7000 traps at 7300.  at our home track it will sixty mid 1.20s at good track it will sixty low 1.19s. my problem is during the day with some track temp it will hook and spin the tires quite consistently and go rounds but when we get to later rounds and things start to cool off its a crap shoot on hooking or not. I think our weight balance is pretty good, does not seem like the wb is unloading the tires, car always goes straight.  I know there are a ton more variables to this but do you guys see any red flags in this set up?

JrFuel Hayden:
What tire pressures with your D2585 GY's

Mrs Esterhouse:
thank you for responding. 5 1/2 seems to work the best.

wideopen231:
Yea you can not bracket race a FED. I know I have been hearing it since I started my project. My car is built mainly for bracket racing and everything has been keyed towards that. Result yet to be seen. You probably already know the bracket race theory loose converter and over tire,but thats based on RED with 4 link.

Only thing that caught my attention(this coming from somoen with no backing) is low gear.When I started my project I spent about hour on phone with Frank Parks. Very informative hour. One of a lot of points he made was do not go the 1.80 low deal in trans.He suggested 1.69.My take from conversation was to get more DS speed and therefore more wheel speed. Hope he was right since I went all in with coan max duty planetary with 1.69 low,

My untested setup is 482 Hemi(1000 hp est),6600 stall,1.69 low PG ,4.11(starting point) 14x15x32 MT's.In 225 inch chassis. Like stated totally untested.Waiting on trailer to give car ride to track.

Glad to others crazy enough to think something besides a one of 300 dragsters on race weekend can run brackets. Hope you get car figured out and kick some RED rear and I plan to do the same.

Curly1:
What is the wheelbase and front end weight? I think that is the key on these things because it has to have all the weight on front wheels when it leaves or t will unload the rear tires.
Now I am new to a front engine dragster but I think that is the key. I think you need to carry front wheels out a ways to make it work in my opinion.

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