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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: which direction to go with FED

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:03:48 PM »

I love index racing.  heads up for broke folk. 

Leave together, end up together at the other end.  Lots of ways to skin the cat, but you both end up side by side.  In fact, index is just a bracket race where everyone has the same dial, but it's WAY more fun that watching a car drive away from you. 

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Wanted to sell / SBC dragster pan

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:08:48 AM »

I have an 9 quart; 8" deep dragster pan for a SBC.  Don't need, and it's occupying shelf space.  Made by Dooley Enterprises.  Can get all dimensions if you're interested.

125$ and it's yours.  Never been hurt.  I 'may' have a pickup for it, can't remember.  I will look. 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1st passes, finally!

« on: May 13, 2013, 03:38:09 PM »

I feel the carb and headers on the car at the moment is just fine seeing you are at the track. You will get what you want on the car when you can just like a majority of us have had to do as well.
Good Job getting there,

X2

X3.
Enjoy it.  Make your small changes as you go. It looks very cool.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: 1st passes, finally!

« on: May 13, 2013, 10:24:34 AM »

Strapping in makes it all worth while. Great job.  Good call on safety. 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 12, 2013, 09:24:46 PM »

Got the car loaded up, ready to test again.  New canards are now glass bead blasted primed, painted, and lettered. 

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Roo Man's Room / Re: short or full body

« on: May 10, 2013, 03:35:43 PM »

Always been a fan of 1/2 body cars.  mine ends under the motor, more room for sponsor stickers.   nothing forward of the motor, unless i have the front wing on, then i have a couple feet of alum between the front wheels.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 08, 2013, 09:16:48 PM »

Connected new oil lines.  Primed the oil system and checked the output pressure of my Titan oil pump.  Going to wire in the replacement shift light tomorrow, the button up things for testing this weekend. 

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Non-believers

« on: May 08, 2013, 09:14:05 PM »

Lots think they are just unpredictable,from my reasearch not so if setup correctly just like any other type of racecar.

I've driven a lot of door cars, and my FED.  I'll stick with the FED.  Suspended cars act funny when things get goofy.  Never driven a RED.  No real interest in it.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 08, 2013, 08:34:34 AM »

Build one. I'm going to.  24 quart or so ice chest, sweat some 1/2 copper pipe coils in the cooler, fill with ice. Use a HOlley fuel pump to move fluid.  200$ tops.  I'm collecting parts.

The expensive part is the drybrake QD fittings.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 07, 2013, 08:55:58 PM »

How do you cool the trans between rounds?  I have a blower that i bungee on the center section and it blows air around the converter and the outer case of the glide. 

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Drag Racing / Re: Post a link to your local Drag Strip / Update currrent events there

« on: May 07, 2013, 07:26:47 PM »

www.sacramentoraceway.com

Our track never closes.  We test all year long, and racing until Thanksgiving, then startup on 1/1.

The ONLY beni of living in Kalifornia.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 07, 2013, 06:28:09 PM »

I understand.  I tried water, i tried holding water, recirculating water, etc. Then i had to replace my block (good story there...), and this block has never seen a freeze plug, water, or anything like that.  matter of fact, my heads on the car now are solid, with no water ports in them.  It's cool after 20-30 minutes.  With water it took forever to cool.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 07, 2013, 02:52:43 PM »

Well it seems like I was just here, only on the other side. I hope this is the last time this season I am pulling heads for coolant leaks

There is an easy fix for this Glenn....leave the water in the pits.   Copper & water are a PITA.  Mine cools off so much faster without water in it.

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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?

« on: May 06, 2013, 10:34:08 AM »

Best part of running valves every run at a bracket deal is it screws people up to see someone work on a car. 90% of the bracket racers think they are driving street car ansd should never have to work on them.

   I pulled head off brothers car one night because we had a little leakage in one valve.I was just touching it up. You would have thought we had a exploded nitro engine sitting there. Cpl guys almost wrecked golf cart sliding to stop to look because we pulled a cylinder head. Coming for top running TA/FC and TA/D background I thought it was just a very easy evening at the track.

   You would be amazed at the number of guys that go full season w/o pulling VC's and are proud they are that lazy. Then they are amazed that something broke.

yup, coming from A/Fuel, running valves is just time for me to talk to the car.

I found out how little timing is too little on my small block one day and got both head gaskets (center ports on a SBC get real hot when retarded).  We yanked heads and swapped gaskets between rounds.  We had quite the audience, so i know of what you speak.   (48 minutes if you're wondering).

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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Pump flow and nozzle size

« on: May 05, 2013, 06:15:22 PM »

When pumps are measured for max flow, it is at a pump speed of 4000 RPM, or 8000 RPM engine speed.

I'll let Spud work on th enozzles, but they sound close.  would be about a 36 enderle. May be a tad big.  Might need a 25-28 enderle or a 12-14 hilborn.