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Front Engine Dragsters / which compound is right for fed tire

« on: October 14, 2014, 04:40:36 PM »

I got a fed that weighs 1360 pds without my big belly it came with new hooisers 32x13x15 is do5 compound..i talked to a guy named steve at hooiser he thought I should be running c07..perhaps mine are to sticky for weight of ride..so whats everyones take on this..I have had gremlins I have been sorting out and wondering if this also adds to it all..thanks

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Front Engine Dragsters / bracing under dragster in trailer during transport

« on: October 08, 2014, 10:24:07 PM »

Ok this may have been addressed somewhere before but I cannt see it..so being new to dragsters..I have a 200 inch fed..I have a 24' trailer that has the dovetail in it..when I transported this ride from Indiana to Utah I simply loaded and hit the highway.When I got to Utah and unloaded I noticed I had floor damage from the ribs in the tranny pan bouncing around off the floor on this trip. Now I know it is a very bad thing to let this happen which can lead to damage..perhaps part of my frame gremlins..so I have heard of inflatable things but they pop..so what is a good thing to support this while in transport and where do you find it..also I heard it is best to support chassis where rear engine mount is..is that correct. thanks alot

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Front Engine Dragsters / violent shake middle of pass

« on: October 02, 2014, 10:20:26 PM »

so I am working out new ride bugs and my biggest one now is super violent shake at about 800 to  1000 feet out. Now I'm crusin around 140 here so it is a huge issue to deal with. Im looking for possible causes,I have thought perhaps to launch harder(currently 4500 on a 5400 convertor..548 injected alky) thinking maybe im breaking traction mid track so if I leave harder more power sooner..thought  and have messed with air pressures I am running hoosiers at 8.5 psi now..I am not spinning at launch so I could go up..other thoughts include balance of wheels which I am wanting to check this out I think this is a huge part..it was so violent last pass it deployed the chute for me..lol..well I am open for thoughts sad part is racing this season is done for me due to weather however I would like to test ideas in vegas this winter so let me know what you guys got,thanks a lot fellow rail heads