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Offline masracingtd1167

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #300 on: July 17, 2013, 01:57:51 PM »
Going to spend all weekend working on my car . Hope to be out testing in 2 weeks.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #301 on: July 17, 2013, 08:43:40 PM »
Nice, not sure I'm going to get out.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #302 on: July 19, 2013, 08:04:56 PM »
Too hot in Alabama for working in my shop, no AC, so I have become a shade tree guy until it cools off a bit. I did get out in the shop yesterday for a while and made a couple of front axle mounting brackets for my new 200" chassis.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #303 on: July 20, 2013, 11:47:12 AM »
Didn't get out, had a storm come through 6 PM Friday night and will not have power back until 11 PM Sunday (Latest guestiment)
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #304 on: July 21, 2013, 08:30:28 AM »
New set of valve springs this morning

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #305 on: July 22, 2013, 10:56:27 AM »
Took the day off to spend some quality time with my car

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #306 on: July 22, 2013, 04:33:29 PM »
VERY nice rig Bill. That's an intimidating motor. If you don't mind me asking... where are the zoomies?  :-)

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #307 on: July 23, 2013, 11:39:38 AM »
Ricardo for what I am doing at this time that type of header makes more power and I am looking for every bit that I can get . Next year might be a different story as I am looking at this 7.0 class I may go to a blower or a small amount of nitro . Over next winter I plan on taking some compression out of it . Then we will most likely go to a zoomie header. 

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #308 on: July 23, 2013, 03:51:58 PM »
I sure understand your point Bill. Nevertheless, that's an impressive mill!

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #309 on: July 23, 2013, 07:56:44 PM »
When we ran our engine on the dyno it was with collector headers to get the exhaust out of the dyno cell. I guessed the dyno headers had to be worth 20-40 hp. I have always ran zoomies . We have several nostalgia cars in our group with modern scoops, carb(s) and collector headers. If it were up to me it would be stack or hat injection or blower, any fuel , no intake scoops and zoomies only. The lack of a delay box and model year largely makes a nostalgia car with our group. Oh, and your dial must be 4.99 or quicker.

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #310 on: July 24, 2013, 11:56:08 AM »
1970 collector headers

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #311 on: July 24, 2013, 12:19:00 PM »
On lil brothers car 496" bbc we ran zoomies and everyone kept telling him that was reason car was not as quick as it should be. Borrowed a set of collector headers made 14 or 15 pass ans car never ran as good as it did with the zoomies.Nothing big .01 to .03 differance we figured just the air or track.

   Zoomies lot liter and sound awsome so with no differance in performance we went back.Im building or will be building a set of zoomies for fed and if can get tubing i want they will be super lite weight.

 Anyone know of supplier selling 120* 2.25 ID  or close aluminum tubing need .060 to ,080 wall thickness.
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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #312 on: July 24, 2013, 12:28:07 PM »
Chris you are right about the sound . Zoomie's sound nice and crisp They might even make that Hemi of yours sound good HA HA !

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #313 on: July 24, 2013, 12:54:36 PM »
1970 collector headers

I like the car Bill!

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Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« Reply #314 on: July 24, 2013, 02:40:26 PM »
That was a great little car at the time 306 cubes and a clutchflite trans