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Drag Racing Discussions => Rear Engine Dragsters => Topic started by: GlennLever on January 31, 2013, 09:00:11 PM
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What did you do on your Rear Engine Dragster TODAY?
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Im in the process of restoring a Buddy Warren 1974 R.E.D that is a 230inch car. It last ran in 1986 with Max Kern as the shoe. Tubes were bent up on the rear section so I put that bad boy on the jig table and back halved it. The tubing was .049 wall so I stepped it up to .058. After rebuilding the rear, I added helmet bars to the cage and put a rack up front.
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We NEED to see pictures!
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This is my son Bj's top dragster we are working on a new shortblock going to be a 572 . Also putting a second stage of nitrous on it . Hope to run 6.50's with it
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This is Wayne Hofmann son of funny car racer Al Hofmann . This car runs 6.30's at 214mph
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My son has been busy getting his car ready for some top dragster and bracket racing
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Here I'm talking about 8.5s and you guys are running 6's
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Glen before you know it you will be posting up some low 7 high 6 second runs . Just be patient and don't rush . One barrier at a time !
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Glen before you know it you will be posting up some low 7 high 6 second runs . Just be patient and don't rush . One barrier at a time !
Long range plan is to build a new engine purpose built for a blower over this coming winter to run 7.5
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Going to test my son's car on Sunday
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Went to the valley Sunday with my son's car to break in new motor . Switched to a 16 volt batterie and had a couple of issues . You are supposed to charge a new 16 volt for 24 hours we did not and it kept loosing power durring a run . Finally got a decent charge on it and went 7.40 at 180
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Went to the valley Sunday with my son's car to break in new motor . Switched to a 16 volt batterie and had a couple of issues . You are supposed to charge a new 16 volt for 24 hours we did not and it kept loosing power durring a run . Finally got a decent charge on it and went 7.40 at 180
Why does the charge level effect the run time? Are you running a coil with an ignition box? Nice car.
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Went to the valley Sunday with my son's car to break in new motor . Switched to a 16 volt batterie and had a couple of issues . You are supposed to charge a new 16 volt for 24 hours we did not and it kept loosing power durring a run . Finally got a decent charge on it and went 7.40 at 180
Why does the charge level effect the run time? Are you running a coil with an ignition box? Nice car.
Yes Glen We use a 7al3 ignition ,water pump ,fan , fuel pump . What I think happend is the voltage would drop and the ign. box and fuel pump would not work properly .
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No alternator then?
Nice pass, though!
:)
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Went to New England Dragway last weekend on Thursday and Friday for the National event .I helped Wayne Hoffman out with his top dragster . We qualifyed 3rd at 6.41 . Did any of you guy's go ? If you stand at the fence right by the starting line you are about only 15 feet away from the cars . very entertaining .
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I was there Thursday -Saturday and had a great time. Wish I knew you were there Bill. I would have stopped by and introduced myself. Going to the Epping Divisional?
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Hey Chuck Had a great time on Thursday and Friday . It was really cool to watch the pro cars there without the big modern tower . Yes I will be at the Divisional with my son and his Top Dragster . I hope we can get to meet each other . I see Scott and Frank set a new record again . I will be with this car
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Did a little more testing this past weekend with my son's car . We are trying 2 nitrous systers on it . It will make about 1500 hp with both systems . Lebanon valley was not too good very hot and humid . The altitude was 3300 ft and the track was greasy . We still managed to go 6.96 and 198 with a lot of tire shake . We are getting his car ready for the divisional at Epping . As soon as this race is over we will be out with my car .
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Did a little more testing this past weekend with my son's car . We are trying 2 nitrous systers on it . It will make about 1500 hp with both systems . Lebanon valley was not too good very hot and humid . The altitude was 3300 ft and the track was greasy . We still managed to go 6.96 and 198 with a lot of tire shake . We are getting his car ready for the divisional at Epping . As soon as this race is over we will be out with my car .
Close to the magic 200
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A little bit of a setback with my sons car . Leaked it down and had 60 percent leakage in 1 cylender took it apart and found crushed ring land . Too much fuel you can do more damage from too rich than too lean !
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Bill,
Looks like your going to need that blower deal you asked about while back. Sons quicker than you are now and with shake. Bolt on a lung and you will change that.
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This is not good
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Oh no, I'm sorry to see it Bill. Detonation signs anywhere? Partially clogged injector perhaps?
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This was on my son's car . We have been running nitrous for 5 years and never had a problem like this . We were trying to be on the safe side and ran it a little rich . It turns out that being too rich is worse than being too lean ! We are trying to figure this all out as we do not want this to happen again but as of right now we think it was too much fuel
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Port or plate nitrous?
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Thats why we always bought ten set of pistons,blower can do the same and worst.
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Port or plate nitrous?
Fogger 2 systems
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Thats why we always bought ten set of pistons,blower can do the same and worst.
He wishes now that he had bought 10 It's going to be 3 to 4 weeks for a new piston
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Only one piston hurt? How does the cylinder bore(s) look like? Would ball-hone clean it up?
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We are going to hone it with the plates it should clean up ok.
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Going to the Valley tomorrow to test with my son's car !
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Some day I will have to visit that track.
Good luck
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Got 4 passes on junior's car yesterday the best was 7.40 the worst 7.43 . He lost second round with a 7.42 on a 7.42 dial .001 red ! All in all a good day . Glen you should try Lebanon some day it is a great little race track !
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Got 4 passes on junior's car yesterday the best was 7.40 the worst 7.43 . He lost second round with a 7.42 on a 7.42 dial .001 red ! All in all a good day . Glen you should try Lebanon some day it is a great little race track !
I agree, a must do. If I come I will give you a heads up.
Worst way to lose is a red light, lost the finial round at gateway by breaking out by .003, second worst way to lose
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Went to the divisional with my son this weekend at Epping . He ran his best ever E.T. with the car at 6.76 ! He was a little late first round and ran .02 over his dial . Still a good weekend . Saw Chuck [coupemerc ] and I guess he is getting real close to racing his car !
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Bill what MPH does the car run?
John
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John With a 200 shot of nitrous around 194. With a 300 shot around 198!
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That is moving ;).
We are shooting for high 6's and around 200 with our combo.
What engine is he running?
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His motor is a 572 with Big Chief heads.
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Off to Englishtown tomorrow with my son and Bill Griffin . Will be doing double duty as crew chief for both cars ! These guy's are going to wear me out Comp and Top Dragster run back to back !
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Good weekend at Englishtown ! My son BJ made it to semi final in Top Dragster running consistent 6.70's at 199 . Billy G lost first round of comp but still ran pretty good after a motor change on Friday .
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Bill glad to see you guys had a good outing.
Today we moved our 1971 rear engine car from one side of the shop to the other :D
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Bill glad to see you guys had a good outing.
Today we moved our 1971 rear engine car from one side of the shop to the other :D
What was the ET
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Went to Maple grove last weekend with junior for our last race of the season at the Pa Dutch classic . The air was good so we did a little testing with both nitrous systems . He ran a 6.54 at 209.37 . We were very happy with that . Now it's time to take both cars apart and get ready for 2016 !
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Bill glad to see you guys had a good outing.
Today we moved our 1971 rear engine car from one side of the shop to the other :D
What was the ET
What was the E.T.? If it's anything like my shed (shop), it would take all day. A coffee, ponder over how to do it, another coffee, shift gear out of the way, another coffee and a chat to the crew chief/missus, start moving race car into position, shake head, reposition into better location. By then it's beer o'clock. Then sit in car doing race car noises. Finish beer with a stupid grin on face.
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Since buying the RED,it,s been a full on disassembly and repair and adjust,buy new parts and get set up for the summer coming up.New tires,wiring,cables,steering couples,body mods,tranny build using a mopar torqueflight shortie,new engine mounts,and buy a new rear wing.Putting in a 452 stroker on gas for now and looking for a 1150cfm carb to run it on,and any mopar parts to make this beast go,mrmopartech
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Can't help you with the carb....but how about posting some photos of this cool sounding machine....
We all want to see the inner workings......thanks...... 8)
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Toady we made a new dash cluster,relocated the steering higher,started setting up the new strker motor and making the brackets for the ron,s fuel injection system,and doing the lines.Need to go see some dragster parts in a town 2 1/2 hours from my place to make a deal for the parts for both our dragster for next season.All in all,it,s been a good weekend,made some cash,worked on the digger,had a few beers,well more than a few beers,and good food,great weekend,Scott/mrmopartech
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Todat we where doing new motor plates front and rear,started on the 727 to turn it into a shortie drive unit with no park,but will install a line lock for the rear brakes for 30 seconds and when I get out I will throw some tire blocks to stop the rolling back.Making up new brackets for the new wing,as the old wing was a piece of crap.Removed the front tires from the rims to install new ones and clean up the rims and repolish the rims.mrmopartech/scott
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I built a shortie 727 for the digger and did the setup for it and doing the mid plate.cooler lines and shifter cable set up.Setting up the ron,s alcohol system and building the 6-7 gallon tank,mrmopartech
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You will need to get the car into a shop to have helmet bars welded into the cage to meet current SFI specs
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It,s 7:30 sunday morning and am off to the my machine shop to do some brackets and tubes for the injections system and alternator,and maybe drill the intake for the injectors,mrmopartech
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It,s 7:30 sunday morning and am off to the my machine shop to do some brackets and tubes for the injections system and alternator,and maybe drill the intake for the injectors,mrmopartech
That sounds like a good day to me! 8)
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This weekend,I am finishing the trans cooler bracket,shifter mount,cut cooling holes in the bell housing,mounting the MSD 7al-3,do some wiring,some maching on the the wing spars and sheet metal.I am looking for some side scoops for the radiator.The frame has two big triangle shape support bars and the rad behind me about 6-8 inches back of the roll cage,so I figure 2 good size scoops for air cooling,would be just right if there was a mopar scoop I cold install,as the car is being done in plum crazy purple,and being called (PLUM CRAZY) with a ralley wood grain dash.If any one has a idea for a side scoop ,post or send me a email with pics.So it,s back to the shop sunday morning to do some more work.At this point to get the car parts,trailer,motor,tranny,we are going to be at a 18-20 grand dollar count to make the first run,and do some testing,So you want to go racing on the cheap side!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,mrmopartech
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Looks like you have kept busy with project
.Hey 20k not bad.Buddy I am helping with TA/D just spent 30 k on safety up dates just to meet rules.
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I have been buzy setting up the alky system and intake,oiling system,new oil pan and doing final set up of the tranny and shifter.Body it being vynal rapped and having the decals installed by a friend.This weekend we are setting up the new trailer for the dragster,and shelves and tables,and tool set up,mrmopartech
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Getting ready to install the alcohol motor and set up the fuel system.I have been buzy setting up the new trailer for the dragster,making shelves,winch,lighting,etc.With spring cleaning going on now and trying to do motors,tranny,s and cars,there is so much spare time to work on the digger,since there is 48 hours in a day,it,s really great,and through in work and over time,recipy for burn out,mrmopartech