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GOT MY LICENSE...FINALLY

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gregm784:
Congrats.  The needle is in your arm now.  :)

xlr8:
Thanks for the info guys! Yes, it has a parachute on it. One other thing (of many) I need to figure out is this: I finally obtained a good quality video of the launch and it appears to be on and off the wheelie bar about 5 times! The wheel is about 2" off the ground before the launch right now and I'm leaving on the trans brake at about 4000 rpm. Is 9 psi too much for the rear slicks? Any other ideas?

Supercat:
Call Jon Hansen at Hayden Wheel on the best pressure for your combo with the Goodyear's.
Great job

JrFuel Hayden:
Yes , I think 9 lbs is too much, but it also depends on the brand of slicks you run. Call the slick manufacture for pressure suggestions.
M/T seem to like around 7 #, I use mostly 6 # on our JF Goodyear 31x12x15. Keep in mind the 10.5" tires are designed for the 10.5 class 2500-3000+ door cars not FED's, but I know of some teams running well with 10.5 tires like the NHRA Comp Elim points leader now is A/ND [ JrFuel type car] running 6.80's .
You also posted that you hit the wheelie bar a number of times, I have suggessed to a number of FED racers to add ANOTHER 20 lbs on the front end, and they run quicker I think because it will not hit the wheelie bar hard and unload the slicks, plus it may run straighter because you can steer it. Add more weight if you think you need it and then take some of the weight off to get the weight balance where your cars wants.
I know of some teams that run a total of over 100 lbs.  Less if their engine is further away from the rear end.   
What size and brand slicks are you running ?
Jon, 805-444-4489

denverflatheader:
"Thanks, guys. We got it to go 5.86@123 mph in the eighth. Next time up we will step it up a little. How do you guys handle the bounce after the stripe? I had to let off the brake and reapply a couple times to make it stop bouncing, but I'm pretty sure it was airborne a few times."

xlr8 – don’t know if this is your first fed.  With repetition comes familiarity what to do; at the stripe, after a dozen or so passes, it’ll just come naturally how to apply the brakes smoothly so you avoid the bounce.  The more passes you make, every part slows down compared to your first time and you become more and more comfortable making passes.  Congratulations.  Alan

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