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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Timing light for magneto?

« on: June 29, 2015, 07:34:35 PM »

Ferret model 81 is the best you can get
its the same self powered light that MSD puts there name on and sells for $100.00 more dollars

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: HI SPEED LEAN OUT--DO I NEED ONE?

« on: June 03, 2015, 08:51:00 AM »

short answer no you dont need one and would be better off without it.....

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Nozzle placement and quantity on tunnel ram.

« on: April 30, 2015, 11:18:52 PM »

combustion chamber?? what are you talking about Paul? type-o?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1.69 low gear

« on: April 30, 2015, 01:07:00 PM »

well that now makes sence to me........I should have asked about your combo before I assumed anything....... I agree that the change to 4.71 would be a good move with the 1.69 low...... its not much help on the starting line but you should net a sizable gain with the shorter 1-2 split allowing a longer run at first gear as well as caring a higher level of enertia into the shift much less RPM drop at the shift keeping the rpm up where the engine is happy....

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1.69 low gear

« on: April 29, 2015, 05:08:25 PM »

thats only about 96 inch roll out .......is this an 1/8 mile set up or 1/4 set up? that is a very steep gear for 1/4 with only 96 inch roll out.....?what is RPM in the lights.I guess I would need to know alot more about your set up......

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1.69 low gear

« on: April 29, 2015, 12:50:15 PM »

thats not much of a starting line ratio change.......it takes you from an 8.02 to a 7.96 .........will help on the split though
what size and tire roll out are you using?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1.69 low gear

« on: April 28, 2015, 11:45:39 PM »

yes for you guys running decent power a 1.69 is the way to go but one important thing none of you have mentioned is that with the higher ratio your spit is much more favorable as well, this helps with your fuel curve as well as preventing the RPM  fall back on the converter........In fact some of you guys would benefit from an even higher first gear......one of the posts above mentioned it generates higher wheel speed.......That is not true with a shallower gear.....
just food for thought

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Roo Man's Room / Re: Tig welding question

« on: March 24, 2015, 11:08:47 PM »

no you can not weld aluminum to Mag but just get some magnesium rod and make the bracket out of mag and weld it up.......if in fact your base part is magnesium ....mag is about 30% lighter than aluminum so that should be a dead givaway.... even a bit of water on a lightly sanded place will turn dark almost instantly if it is Mag.
Magnesium is quite easy to weld it will not tolerate impurity's though