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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 7.0 and nitro

« on: October 14, 2022, 11:09:02 AM »

Chris, in the NDRL there were I think 3 of us running nitro, but I was the only blown car.  Blown nitro is not legal in 7.0 for the heritage series (it is legal in 7.50) but the NDRL had an agreement with HNRA for the only heritage race we ran at the reunion in Bowling Green. 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 7.0 and nitro

« on: October 14, 2022, 11:05:22 AM »

Kyle, yes, blown.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 7.0 and nitro

« on: October 13, 2022, 08:47:49 AM »

I ran nitro in both 7.50 and 7.0 classes for the past 20 yrs, from 25% to 80%.  392/417 hemi, direct drive in a FED.  What are you wanting to know?  Steve K.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: How much nitro is too much to start

« on: September 07, 2021, 01:48:25 PM »

20% is not going to cause you any grief, ASSUMING you are not trying to run high compression on it (over 10:1).  The issue is with nitro on a cold engine it does not want to burn so you end up contaminating the oil.  It gets to be a problem when you're 50% and up.  That's why we start and warm up on alky.  Blown on nitro you'll be fine.  Unblown and injected on nitro is a whole different animal.
 

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Wanted to sell / Nostalgia FED For sale Updated 6-2-2021 Everything SOLD

« on: May 05, 2021, 12:09:14 PM »

Nostalgia FED for Sale; car, trailer, listed spares: $35,000.00 OBO
Steve Knopp sknopp@mppinnovation.com
812-755-six seven nine two (day)
812-896-six three five four (eve)
Located in Salem, In.

Car:
1969 Mark Williams 214" FED serial no. 20550; SEMA tag 1535
SFI 2.4 (6.29) cert. good until 7/2023
Shoulder hoop 19-1/2" CL to CL; motor out 31-1/2 to axle centerline
Hayden front spoke rims with GoodYear front runners 17 X 22
ETIII Slots rear with MT 14.5 X 32 X 15
398 CI 417 Donovan #55 block.  4.030 Darton sleeves
Crower billet crank, 3.906 stroke, std mains, 426 rod journals
Titan gerotor oil pump
MGP H3000 aluminum rods
Arias 6:1 pro coated fuel pistons
Iron 392 heads, Manley valves; 2.125 int, 1.940 ex
Stk 392 int rockers w/roller brg.; Harvey Aluminum Gotha adj. exh rocker w/roller brg.
Smith Bros pushrods
Littlefield 6-71 Blower with strips
Enderle 3 rib nostalgia injector hat w/K bbl valve; hat & port nozzles
Enderle 990 fuel pump; hi/low bypass
FIE SuperMag V with monster coil
Offset mag drive, custom hex mag/oil pump driveshaft (eliminates tang)
Lakewood 8-1/8 steel clutch can
AFT 11", 12 stand 3 disc aluminum pedal clutch, fresh grind
Lenco magnesium reverser
8-3/4 742 rear end with 4.10 gears
Strange spool, 35 spline axles, discs and calipers
Dual Taylor 12' chutes with chrome packs
RJS seat belts
Deist blower restraint and reverser blanket
New DRE diaper
Dan Olson pan & zoomies
All certs current
Set up for 70-80% nitro
Trailer:
1997 Avenger 24' dual axle
2 new 3500 lb axles
2 new load range D tires & rims
2 recent load range D tires and rims
2 load range C tires and rims
Tire Minder
12V 2000 lb winch
8' flourescent interior lights plus 2 12V lights
Finished walls, checkered linoleum floor
Load leveling hitch
Tire minder monitor system
2 new spare 10" brake assemblies
4 new spare brake shoes
Spares that go with car:
36V battery cart & starter
Warm up stand
Original front spoke wheels w/Goodyear 17 X 22 front runners
Between rounds vapor ventilator
2 spare rear tubes
2 used 9 X 9 chrome chute packs
8 used Darton 4.030" sleeves
3 sets used K Motion K900 valve springs
1 set 61 run valves (need cleaned up)
1 set spare heads with valves (cracked but usable)
1 set heads with valves (cracked-not usable but valves good)
3 sets used MGP rods 20-32 runs
1 set used MGP rods 4 runs (some dinged up)
4 sets used Arias 4.030 6:1 Pro Coated pistons (scuffs, could build spare set)
6 spare used floaters ready to run
1 box used discs (.250-.300 thick)3 new Ram 5191 11" discs 1-3/8-10
Donovan oil pump & splined driveshaft
1 set used Isky roller lifters
4 spare Harvey Aluminum Gotha adjustable exh rockers with roller bearings
2 spare intake rockers with roller bearings
3 spare Smith Brothers adjustable intake pushrods
3 spare Smith Brothers exhaust pushrods
2 complete sets used rubber port hoses
1 complete set new spare stainless hat hard lines
1 used spare SuperMag cap
1 used spare SuperMag cap with complete set hemi wires
1 complete set new hemi plug wires
1 spare used Mallory red top coil
1 spare used Mallory black top coil
1 set spare used brake disc pads, hard
1 spare new AutoMeter 300 PSI oil pressure gage with stainless hose and AN fittings
1 20 run spare 8MM GT 1440-75 Kevlar blower belt
1 28 run spare 8MM GT 1440-75 Kevlar blower belt
Many 30-50 run 8MM GT 1440-75 Kevlar blower belts
3 new throw out bearings
2 sets spare custom hex oil pump/mag drive assemblies
Driveshaft and cover for direct drive (no reverser)
Clutch weight/shim/setting tool kit/tungsten weights, bolts, nuts, washers
1 complete set Titanium fixed clutch stands
1 complete set Aluminum fixed clutch stands
1 complete set steel adjustable clutch stands
Spare intake and valley cover gaskets
Diaper pads
1 new spare Mark Williams rear coupler
8mm HTD blower pulley

Spares available:with car-will sell separately after car sells:
8mm GT blower pulley 46T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
8mm GT blower pulley 47T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
8mm GT blower pulley 57T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
8mm GT blower pulley 60T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
8mm GT blower pulley 63T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
8mm GT blower pulley 65T  $25.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
(94) new NGK R5671A-9 plugs  $.75 ea. w/car;  $1.50 ea. separately
(100) new NGK R5671A-10 plugs  $.75 ea. w/car;  $1.50 ea. separately
(19) new Clevite CB1512V STD rod bearings $150.00 w/car;  $190.00 separately
(19) cases Kendall Nitro 70 oil $20.00/case w/car;  $30.00/case separately
(1) new Taylor pilot chute  $25.00 w/car;  $50.00 separately
(1) new nitro beaker $10.00 w/car;  $20.00 separately
(1) new nitro hydrometer 1.00-1.200 range $15.00 w/car;  $25.00 separately
(1) Kinsler Alky/Nitro Hydrometer set .65-1.00 & 1.00-1.200 $35.00 w/car; $50.00 separately
(1) backup hydrometer set .800-1.00 & .900-1.00 $20.00 w/car;  $35.00 separately
(1) FIE Supermag V with new pro cap CW rotation $250.00 w/car; $475.00 separately
(1) FIE Supermag+ fresh from FIE new monster cap CW rotation $375.00 w/car; $675.00 sep
(1) new 8-3/4 742 nodular iron bare case, never assembled $250.00 w/car; $375.00 separately

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Potential FED Build

« on: April 27, 2021, 08:58:33 AM »

Lynn, Jon Hansen (Hayden Industries) is a wealth of knowledge on wheels/tires, and I'm sure will comment here.  It's not the speed, it's the weight.  I ran a set of Jon's wheels with Kenda ribbed tires for several years on my FED, then had one go down on a 220 MPH pass.  In hindsight and in talking with Jon, I probably did not have enough air pressure (I ran 32-35 psi) and had the tire come off the rim.  Jon made it right with me, but I did switch back to Goodyear front runners.  They are not nostalgic, but the bead is much heavier.  FYI, I run 60 psi in the Goodyears.
Steve K. 

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Wanted to sell / Blower Starters

« on: April 12, 2021, 08:55:21 AM »

New lot of blower starters in stock and ready for shipment.  $1890.00 plus shipping.  E-mail for info package.
sknopp@mppinnovation.com
812-755 six seven nine two (day)
812-896 six three five four (eve)
Steve Knopp
Salem, In.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Water... Or no water? How do y'all run your Engines?

« on: March 18, 2021, 09:17:21 AM »

Chrysler/Donovan hemi guy here, but when I ran on gas with an iron block and heads I ran water in the heads and partially filled block, and vented from the front water fillers into the front zoomie pipes on each side.  When you saw water vapor out the front tubes you knew you had heat.  On straight alky-no water.  75-80% nitro now....no water needed for sure.  I have heard of heat issues on the center cylinders on Chev (ring seal not as good) but the Chev guys would be better informed to comment on that.  My opinion is the less fluids you can get away with the better just from a safety standpoint, like Dave pointed out.
Steve K.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: wheel disc

« on: March 09, 2021, 09:20:00 AM »

Mine was fastened in 3 places, equally spaced.  An stainless steel strap about 1/4" wide, maybe 3/4" long and 1/16" thick went around a spoke and was riveted to the disc using 2 rivets.  I took it off many years ago because I thought it looked better without.  I think the staging beam heights are pretty stand now so you probably don't need it as far as function is concerned.  I was at a car show once and a guy wanted to know why I only had a hubcap on one side!
Steve K.   

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: measuring nitro percentage

« on: February 24, 2021, 09:17:18 AM »

I think those guys had lots of secrets.  They ran very small nozzles and very high fuel pressure.  If you haven't seen it, there's an excellent series on the web about them.  One of the last interviews Tom Jobe did.  He gives a great analogy to the concept of burning the fuel vs. exploding it.  The story about hauling their 55 gal. drums of nitro in a VW beetle is funny as xxxx.

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: measuring nitro percentage

« on: February 23, 2021, 09:25:16 AM »

OK, now I get what you are doing, just a quick check.  I've not seen one, but does a proofing hydrometer measure "proof"?  If so, would the actual alcohol content be 1/2 of that reading?  If you stick it in 100% alky does it read 200?  If you're just using it as a reference I guess it really doesn't matter what the actual number is, only the relative value compared to your specific gravity hydro.

The simple solution is just to run 100% nitro and don't fuss with the hydro

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: measuring nitro percentage

« on: February 22, 2021, 09:26:39 AM »

Hey Chris, like Dave said go to Spud's FIE website.  In the "nitro notes" section he has charts that show percentages for a given specific gravity at a specified temperature.  Steve K. 

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Wanted to sell / Re: Blower Starter

« on: November 30, 2020, 01:18:16 PM »

Bendix starter is sold, Thanks.

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Wanted to sell / Blower Starter

« on: November 30, 2020, 09:12:16 AM »

I have (1) of the Bendix type small hi-speed aircraft starters for sale.  It has new armature bearings, relay, switch, and aluminum mounts.  This is a very nice unit and these cores are getting harder to find.  Regular price is $2250.00; sale price $1975.00 plus shipping.  I also have several of the slightly larger units as well, $1890.00 plus shipping.  Steve Knopp, sknopp417@gmail.com.

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Wanted to sell / Re: Blower Starters for Sale

« on: July 06, 2020, 04:57:37 AM »

Yes, I am.
Steve Knopp
Salem, In.