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Dunc the Funk:
At the end of 2019 we'd had enough of our MSD 10+ not playing ball at start-up. So we fitted a 7AL just to test, it seemed to work. At the end of May 2021 we got back to the track at last. With the motor freshened up by me, some new 6' long wheelie bars also by me, ladder bars dropped a hole & a better wing I was hoping the car would work better. It took me a whole weekend to get the tune leaned enough to burn ok with the 7AL, people were literally telling me it couldn't be done. However the driver said it was much more under control now so I persevered. We ended the weekend with a new PB (just) 7.94 @ 177. Two weeks later we're back to the track with some more jets & pills from Good Vibrations, got the hat/port split better & we ran 7.778 @ 175mph! Well pleased with that. Next job - ditch the coilovers, make the rear solid mounted & lower.

Paul New:
Great job on getting your new PB!

THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
I think I would be tempted to just replace the coil over shocks with rigid tubular struts with a length to your liking. That way you can see if solid works better without welding or bolting the axle to the chassis. You may find that suspension works better than none back there and it will be easy to revert back to coil overs this way.

Dunc the Funk:
Rigid tubular struts is the conclusion we have come to also. Des the driver is coming over tomorrow so we can start work on fabricating some.

Finnish Fireball:
Congrats of the new PB! Are you racing Dragstalgia? So excited to watch the livestream, such an great event.

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