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What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
lake_harley:
Thanks for the compliment and suggestion. It's 145" wheelbase. FWIW, I built the car by plans from S&W Race Cars, but since .058" 4130 was difficult to get in all the quantities and sizes I needed, I built the car with .120" D.O.M. (to meet .118" wall NHRA specs)......and yeah, she's a plump thing. ::) I don't recall a diagonal in the forward "box" on the 200" car plans I used and abbreviated to 145", but I will take another look to see if I missed something. Certainly easier to add now than to repair.
Your profile lists Gateway as being your track. Is that the St. Louis' track which is now Worldwide Technology Raceway, or whatever it is called now, or is it a Gateway somewhere else?
Lynn
BK:
--- Quote from: wideopen231 on September 16, 2022, 12:13:55 PM ---Well since half of reason of having a race car is something to work on I am getting the most out of it.LOL I di find cpl things needing massaging while working on engine. Plus found that math on shorter rods effect on compression was dead on. still sucks to loose ,6;1 just to save 800 on set of rods.New pistons will fix that plus add another 3:1 extra along with 28 ci. Got to learn that " It is bracket car how fast does not matter" thing I keep hearing.
Don't listen to them the fast car win's on a double red.
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THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
Google 'Trustart drag racing'
tcoupekyle:
--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on November 28, 2022, 08:19:50 PM ---Google 'Trustart drag racing'
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Why? Meaning where this comment come from? Thanks
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
--- Quote from: tcoupekyle on December 01, 2022, 08:22:49 AM ---
--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on November 28, 2022, 08:19:50 PM ---Google 'Trustart drag racing'
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Why? Meaning where this comment come from? Thanks
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I am pretty sure somebody said one good reason for being the faster car is the slower car has the first chance to red light, in bracket racing. With the advent of the Trustart in "crosstalk" trees the driver with the worst red light will get the lose ticket, not the first driver to go red.
Maybe that statement got edited out of the original post. Sorry for the confusion.
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