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Front Engine Dragsters / Seeking FED Wisdom
« on: March 12, 2019, 05:20:06 PM »
Howdy everyone. New to the site. I've been drag racing for nearly 45 years, so I am no newcomer. I've raced door cars all that time. Recently, the time has come to hang up my driving suit, and crew for my son. We are in the research phase of building a dragster using my existing turbo charged methanol burning air cooled VW engine with the goal of running NE2. The motor is a proven performer and makes just shy of 500hp with fairly low boost (15psi). We will probably run in NE3 at first to get the kinks out, although the motor has run the door car to 9.70. So NE3 could be achievable with ridiculously low boost
We have challenges to overcome to be certain. I am a hobbyist machinist and more than capable of custom fabbing odd-ball parts, and I am an accomplished welder.
Some my initial idears make sense to me, but I may be off base. One such idear is to use a turbo 350 trans rather than a PG. The VW doesn't make the bucket load of torque than a V8 does, but enough to get a 2000lb door car into the mid 1.30 60 foot range....with a stick trans and 7000rpm launch.
So, the first question, since the build will center around the drivetrain, is a turbo 350 a hair brained idear?
We have challenges to overcome to be certain. I am a hobbyist machinist and more than capable of custom fabbing odd-ball parts, and I am an accomplished welder.
Some my initial idears make sense to me, but I may be off base. One such idear is to use a turbo 350 trans rather than a PG. The VW doesn't make the bucket load of torque than a V8 does, but enough to get a 2000lb door car into the mid 1.30 60 foot range....with a stick trans and 7000rpm launch.
So, the first question, since the build will center around the drivetrain, is a turbo 350 a hair brained idear?