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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Spark Plug indexing
« on: March 24, 2013, 07:58:16 AM »I'm shooting for the spark plugs having the open side of the gap somewhere between facing down towards the piston top and the intake valve. It's on a Kinsler 2.875" stack injector, methanol and CR will be around 16:1 (maybe). I have no knowledge on what indexing is worth on the dyno or track.
[/q Chuck when you run comp everything matter's !Comp has to be my favorite class I have worked on Billy Griffin's comp team for 10 year's and really enjoy it . The time and effort that goes into these cars is unreal . These guy's deserve a lot more credit than they get .
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Roo Man's Room / Re: diagonal lower rails
« on: March 21, 2013, 03:13:18 PM »
Glen Keep posting your pictures we enjoy them and all the other guy's builds. One thing I have alway's wanted to do is build my own dragster . Don't get me wrong I love my Park's car but I would like to say I built one myself .
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Spark Plug indexing
« on: March 21, 2013, 02:58:45 PM »
Thank's Ricardo This forum is a great place for us to share information with each other . Most of the other forum's like Bracket Talk and Yellow Bullet are not really geared for what we do . Racing a F.E.D. is much different than a R.E.D. After seeing what George is going on his 60ft's I am thinking about going back to those 12x31 Goodyear's if I can get a set.
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Roo Man's Room / Re: diagonal lower rails
« on: March 20, 2013, 03:01:40 PM »
Larry chuck's user name on this forum is coupmerc . He has a brand new Neil and Park's car and it is awesom looking absolute state of the art F.E.D. He has a whole album over on the HAMB . Hey Chuck post some more pictures.
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Spark Plug indexing
« on: March 20, 2013, 12:45:55 PM »
George I have never had much luck using E.G.T's for tuning mine . Like you said fuel burning in the pipe can cause high readings even if it is too rich . We were getting milky oil and thought that we were too rich and went slower and still had milky oil! I wasn't paying much attention to engine temp we would warm the car in the pit's and tow it to the lanes . One day I looked at the temp guage at the end of a run and it was only 140 degree's ! We started driving the car to the lanes to build heat in the motor and it worked well for us . I try to stage at around 160 to170 degree's and at the end of the track it's around 180 and bingo no more milky oil . If you are going 1.06 at the sixty ft. that is really good and 5.08 at the 1/8 you can't be too far off on your tune up . Sound's like 7 second potential too me! If you have some time read some of the articles that Spud Miller has posted on this forum .Very interesting stuff ! Good luck with your racing this year . and post some pictures of your car !
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Spark Plug indexing
« on: March 20, 2013, 08:44:29 AM »
George it may not be too rich . How hot are you getting it? and how much dose the temp increase durring a run?
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Spark Plug indexing
« on: March 19, 2013, 01:42:29 PM »
Here is something we found . I am not 100 percent shure this worked but I would like to share it with you guy's . I run injected alcohol with a tunnel ram manifold . When I started spraying it with Nitrous we would sometimes burn the side electrode off of a plug ! The funny part was that it would be different plugs every time . I always index my plugs but between 3 and 6 o clock was good enough or so we thought . Even with a safe tune up It would burn a plug but never the same cylender . Finally we tried indexing the plugs very carefully so the open part of the gap was facing toward the intake valve . From then on we never burned another side electrode . I guess the cool air and fuel would keep the electrode from burning . I would be interested to see what you guy's think about this.
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Roo Man's Room / Re: diagonal lower rails
« on: March 19, 2013, 10:34:58 AM »
Chris I borrowed a picture from Chuck I hope he dosn't mind . Is this what you mean . Mine has one similar to this about a foot in front of the motor and that's it My chassis is very very flexible
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Re: Isky red zone lifters
« on: March 17, 2013, 07:50:25 AM »
I think that's the way I am going to go . I still have some problems that I have to address . The Isky's have an .850 roller and the Jessel's that I ran before were a .785 wheel so now I have to change cam's If I use too big of a base circle of a cam it hits the rods . Going to call Bullet this week and see if we can work this out.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 05, 2013, 12:34:57 PM »
225 Digger I was looking over your combo and that 29 inch tire with that gear would be a little short . You might be better off with a taller tire a 32 or 33 would be better . What kind of injection are you going to run?
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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: Fuel System Protocol after the race
« on: March 04, 2013, 11:50:09 AM »
I just learned something too . I have been using wd40 and mystery oil . Thank you for the tip.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: bracket racing a FED ...
« on: March 04, 2013, 11:44:22 AM »
225 digger There is no reason why you can't bracket race with a FED. I think there is anothe post about this on the forum When you think about it dose it really matter where the motor is . A lot of the dragster guy's argue that a 4 link is more consistant than a hard tail I just don't buy it . I felt just like you and was tired of the same old thing That's why I built mine and let me tell you it was the best thing I could have ever done . I have owned 6 dragster's in my racing career 3 FED'S and 3 RED'S and this is the best race car I have ever owned period! Just do it and have some fun !
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Just Saying Hello
« on: March 01, 2013, 11:39:14 AM »
Look's like great way to have some low buck fun Enjoy!