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« on: August 15, 2015, 12:29:30 PM »
I've been a Bonneville racer for the past six years but the events keep getting rained out so I need to find something else to do with my LS3 engine. The car I have currently is a rear engined lakester. I was thinking of converting it to drag racing car but it is just too heavy, it's not set up right for drag racing and is much too hard to get in and out of. So this winter I'm going to order a kit from Mark Williams and build a FED. I'm too old to be a seriously competitive racer I just want to go out on weekends, bracket race and have some fun. If Bonneville ends up a go for the year I can switch the engine back and forth in less than a day. My question is mostly the transmission. I don't want the engine sitting back in my lap so I'll go with something other than a shortie transmission. Would you use a power glide or something with three speeds, I only intend to be on 1/8 mile tracks. Also do I really need a transbrake or can I foot brake it and be consistent? What do you think of using the LS3 all aluminum engine for this application? Any advice is greatly appreciated