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Events / Nor-Cal Nostalgia Drag Racing in Samoa
« on: May 24, 2019, 03:24:51 PM »
The battle at the beach is upon us! I'm the NE/2 Rep for NCNDR and we are running the Samoa dragstrip near eureka, CA june 21-22nd

https://www.facebook.com/events/269492423923116/?active_tab=about

We welcome all 7.0, NE/1,2,3 dragsters, altered's, nostalgia rear engine cars, and funny cars!
This should be an awesome race, the shutdown area is one big hill away from the beach. like a vacation and a race!

Did I mention a golf-cart bracket race too?!

for more info follow our FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334736533569884/post_tags/?post_tag_id=836118730098326

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Wanted to buy / advanced ET roller
« on: May 24, 2019, 03:05:11 PM »
Hey guys! I spent above my pay grade and built above my ability, now I have a motor that is capable of running faster than 7.50 but a chassis that isn't.
I'm looking for something fairly specific but shouldn't be too hard to find.

190-210" FED (225" wont fit in my trailer, unless you know someone that wants to buy my beater 24' trailer)
6.0 cert
able to accept a glide and with the availability to put a clutch in it.
the motor needs to be at least 38" out
9" rear preferred because i run odd gears 3.23

I have a sponsor that says he wants to put my car in his showroom and buy me another chassis.
supposedly nobody has gone faster than 7.30's with a Cadillac motor. hoping my new mill will do that on alcohol, but its built to run nostalgia A/fuel although i fully understand i don't have a chance against doc and drew. I'll most likely just run NE/1 but would like to reset that record on fuel.

Let me know if you have something and I'll send it to my sponsor.

Justin (925) 321-666one
located east of frisco.

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Drag Racing / tire shake ideas?
« on: April 09, 2018, 08:27:53 AM »


a friend of mine is battling tire shake issues. Here's a good slo-mo viddy. They've tried different tire compounds and pressures, but no luck. blown alky sbc, 7.60 index, glide, leaving flat on the converter. If they hop up the motor to beat the shake, the car runs too fast for the index.
They're talking about stiffer sidewall tires.
i keep thinking just raising the tire pressure until it quits, but i've never dealt with this problem either.
wonder what lowering the launch rpm or a higher stall converter?
Maybe using a pneumatic throttle controller like what Greg has?

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Front Engine Dragsters / Zoomie size?
« on: February 21, 2018, 08:49:23 PM »
I need to build new zoomies for the new motor. Because the new heads have a different bolt pattern.
529” injected alky/nitro 7000rpm limit
1.88 exhaust valve

Anyone ever try step tube zoomies? My current ones are 1-7/8-2” and work fine, but no dyno numbers to compare to.

I’m leaning toward 2” step to 2-1/8”, roughly 18” oal? (Old ones are 25”oal) But could go bigger? Could just do one size tubing without a step?

Anyone ever play with stainless for zoomies? 

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / LSM Engineering
« on: February 21, 2018, 12:10:31 PM »
Anyone had dealings with them lately? They have my cam blank and have suddenly quit returning my calls and emails. I don’t want to order pistons until I know what the cam will be.

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Angry cadillac engine.
« on: January 27, 2018, 01:43:29 PM »
While sitting on the couch watching tv with my wife who had fallen asleep I decided to check Racing junk for cadillac parts. Lo and behold I found I guy selling parts I didn’t know existed. I ended up buying a pallet of parts from this guy that does tractor pulling with a god-danged cadillac 500.
Billet 4.400 moldex crank
Aluminum main caps/girdle
Aluminum heads, no water jackets, ti intake valves, raised runner, professionally ported with flow numbers
Blank LSM solid roller cam with provisions to drive a Hilborn pump
Gear drive and timing cover that accepts a hilborn pump

I have a block that is filled with epoxy, machined for roller cam bearings, and modified to accept (king) Pontiac main bearings which is what the crank is setup for. Riolo Racing near sac did the work.

My plan is to run NE/1  7.60 index on alcohol (roughly 15-16:1 cr) but down the road change pistons and put it into a different fed to make some hits on %80+ nitro. Supposedly nobody has been quicker than 7.90ish with a (blown) Cadillac RED.  I’d like to reset that number well into the 6’s with a NA motor in a FED.

My old motor was showing wear from inadequate oiling, so this one will be a dry sump. I’m leaning towards a Dailey pump. He supports his older stuff unlike Peterson and appears to have better technology than moroso, etc. But I’ve never built a dry sump system before. I don’t know how many stages to run, what filter(s), oil tank capacity,  plumbing tricks, etc. This is my current dilemma, any help would be appreciated. Certainly budget is a concern, I’ve found used Dailey pumps on the web, and I have the ability to make my own tank, etc.

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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Justin and my copper cadillac
« on: January 26, 2018, 07:24:57 AM »
Hey guys! Long time occasional lurker, finally getting around to building a new motor, thought I’d drop in and ask a few questions.





My old motor: 500” caddy, 12:1, .600 hydraulic tappet cam, h-beam rods. Ran consistent 8.60’s on alky till I wore its ass out.
I’ll post the new motor details in another thread, but I’m staying Cadillac and it will be angrier.

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