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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #135 on: April 20, 2013, 02:14:56 PM »
I got my heads all cleaned and ready to put together

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #136 on: April 21, 2013, 06:29:28 AM »
THIS WEEK AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY
04-21-13 7 am The forecast for today is Sunny and 50.  Test & Tune and Swap Meet is on. Gate opens at 10 am, Time trials from noon-5pm. Admission prices : $14 Race, $13 Watch or Swap.

Too cold for me, I will go down and pass out fliers, and wait till next weekend to take the dragster out for the first time.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #137 on: April 21, 2013, 08:00:19 AM »
Glen I don't blame you for not racing today . It's in the 40's here in CT It must really be cold in NY.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #138 on: April 24, 2013, 07:19:02 PM »
Spent a lot of money today, we did sneak off for much warmer Texas this past weekend for the Old School Shootout at the Texas Motorplex. Drew the number 1 qualifier in the first round so he handed me my rear, but we did run a personal best of 7.61 at 174.2 mph. So we did end on a positive note!

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #139 on: April 24, 2013, 08:23:51 PM »
Spent a lot of money today, we did sneak off for much warmer Texas this past weekend for the Old School Shootout at the Texas Motorplex. Drew the number 1 qualifier in the first round so he handed me my rear, but we did run a personal best of 7.61 at 174.2 mph. So we did end on a positive note!
The weather here looks good for this weekend, for our first outing with the blower, I'm a little unsure of my self at the moment.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #140 on: April 25, 2013, 09:35:09 AM »
Congrats Mike...hope to see you guys at Ardmore. We will be running the 4.65 index class there.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #141 on: April 25, 2013, 06:18:27 PM »
Spent a lot of money today, we did sneak off for much warmer Texas this past weekend for the Old School Shootout at the Texas Motorplex. Drew the number 1 qualifier in the first round so he handed me my rear, but we did run a personal best of 7.61 at 174.2 mph. So we did end on a positive note!
The weather here looks good for this weekend, for our first outing with the blower, I'm a little unsure of my self at the moment.
8) Come on now....you know the drill, first a burnout and a launch. Then if all systems are still GO, take it about 300 ft,  etc. etc.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #142 on: April 25, 2013, 06:37:14 PM »
i finally got the intake done for the blower, but haven't drilled the holes for finish location because its a buick. ;D i need to get an electric w/p and a sfi balancer to figure out the rest of the setup. honey....mo' money, please.
question; is there a specific angle you set the idler pulley at? my idler is off the nose.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #143 on: April 25, 2013, 08:13:27 PM »
Good luck this weekend Glenn, and Mike we will be in Ardmore see you there, maybe by racing in May it wont be 112 degrees!

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #144 on: April 25, 2013, 08:26:10 PM »
Spent a lot of money today, we did sneak off for much warmer Texas this past weekend for the Old School Shootout at the Texas Motorplex. Drew the number 1 qualifier in the first round so he handed me my rear, but we did run a personal best of 7.61 at 174.2 mph. So we did end on a positive note!
The weather here looks good for this weekend, for our first outing with the blower, I'm a little unsure of my self at the moment.
8) Come on now....you know the drill, first a burnout and a launch. Then if all systems are still GO, take it about 300 ft,  etc. etc.
Yep, big change though going from an electric fuel pump crab, to mechanical fuel blown.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #145 on: April 26, 2013, 06:30:20 AM »
Glen good luck this weekend . The weather look's beautiful.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #146 on: April 27, 2013, 07:22:11 PM »
Well I finally got down the track.

We were able to make three runs, the first one I had some tire shake and it broke the trans brake wire in two different places. I was unable to back up as I have a pro brake and to back up you have to put it in reverse and hold the trans-brake button. So after the burn out I just ran it down the track (no time slip).

The second run we tried to get rid of some of the engine proposing (rev up idle down) by leaning out the idle circuit. We went from the 70 pill to a 75 and dialed the idle circuit back by three notches. This did smooth out the idle, but the engine seemed to labor and after the burn out did not want to stay running. Ran a 8.290 at 155.95 three tenths faster than our best run and one MPH slower. Hottest EGT was 1095, the number two cylinder read 450, for some reason that cylinder has always been cold. 60 foot was 1.197. Air density was 1798

The third run we fattened it back up let it porpoise, it launched hard and straight and seem to run much better. Ran a 8.258 at 157 MPH. Other than the porpoise idle it idled fine, no problems with it running after the burnout. 60 foot was slower at 1.240. Air density was 1633

All testing was done with 43 bottom pulley and a 56 top (-23.2 under driven verses the 43 bottom 54 top we had talked about (did this because of your feeling that we would be to fast with the 43 / 54 combination))

Launch was at 4271 RPM the EGT on number two is crazy starts at 678 and at the end of the run is 280 and is not smooth at all (I’m thinking the sensor is bad)

Max boost at the top end was 10.32

So now we have to slow it down by .250 to run our 8.500 index.

Both the engine and the transmission ran MUCH cooler than without the blower.

All in all a good day
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #147 on: April 27, 2013, 07:29:46 PM »
Sounds like a good day Glenn! Tahnks for the update.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #148 on: April 28, 2013, 04:50:17 PM »
 :D Glenn, this grin is for you! Sounds like a very good test session. Congrats.

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« Reply #149 on: April 30, 2013, 06:21:28 AM »
Finally got to where I could check the slipjoint for amount of chassis arch.
with jack under engine
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