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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: May 18, 2023, 02:55:23 PM »
Did the thing I do most. Spent more money on it.LOL
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: What did you do on your Front Engine Dragster TODAY?
« on: May 08, 2023, 06:22:36 AM »
Well in the past week and a half. I made a new gear drive to run mag with fuel pump on opposite side and vacuum pump drive. All running off cam. Changed steering to rack and pinion. Used most of the drag link in the original pos. except where it turns into chassis to pass thru the tank(new welding project dirt aluminum) and mounted R&P up mid way to allow new tank to be as far foward as possible. So other than 40 to 60 hour maching gear drive and another 20 plus on rack and pinion and new tank. Have not really done anything.LMAO
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Battery Cut-Off/Kill Switch
« on: May 05, 2023, 05:57:07 PM »
On my FEd I have a battery in nose, switch just in front of the engine, and push/pull will be at the rear if I get it hooked up.LOL I have got to do it and will need a switch with terminal's for mag also,
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Wanted to sell / enderle 1270 coated
« on: May 05, 2023, 07:31:07 AM »
Have a enderle 1270 coated pump like new condition flows 20.3 gpm with bolt on clamp. 420 shipped lower 48. The cost was 670 new
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Wanted to sell / Hemi Blowe manifold
« on: February 28, 2023, 07:20:33 PM »
I have magnesium blower manifold for Hemi with BAE original style heads(not fat heads). Ias burst panel area in front see pic. Has 10 bolt patern and std deck hight. aking 1100
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: Brake Fluid Question
« on: February 24, 2023, 01:30:52 PM »
Dot5 in every system I do from start. Now on street stuff, I run whatever came in it or manufacture recommendations. All of my Harleys and race cars have always been dot5.
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Front Engine Dragsters / Re: First test session with new setup
« on: February 21, 2023, 02:46:13 PM »
If rollout differs. I was told and found true.It is easier to shrink the larger one than it is to stretch. Not say both is bad idea. To shrink, Drop ppressure tp almost nohting. Heat the tire.I use blow heater and rotate avery few minutes. Let sit. Then pump up tp pressure and measure. On a fuel car we drop pressure if car is going to be siting for long period. We also do not pump tires to stupid pressures for loading either since it will stretch rollout some. All of that said it is just another approach and may or may not work better for you.
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Spud Miller's Cave / enderle nozzles to drop in
« on: February 05, 2023, 08:38:17 AM »
So changine my old Enderle nozzles to drop in. few reasons,mainly work with few TA/D trams running A/Fuel and everyone using them. Just makes sense to have compatible stuff in box.Makes sense but not dollars.
Wondering if anyone knows the flow difference.I have read that drop in suff normally flows 10 to 15% more. One or the other easy to figure .Huge difference in 10 or 15.
Wondering if anyone knows the flow difference.I have read that drop in suff normally flows 10 to 15% more. One or the other easy to figure .Huge difference in 10 or 15.
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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / Who builds own engine
« on: January 17, 2023, 09:28:33 AM »
I have noticed that majority of racres seem to buy engine instead of build themselves. Now nothing wrong with that and my be better in log run.
I know when I started racing in 1985 there was two or three guys who bought enignes and the rest built or had abuddy who did. Now days it seems almost the exact oppisite. For me if not for building engine and most of time the whole car I would not have much interest in racing. I actually enjoy building and tuning more than driving. driver is just there to prove tune up works and engine makes power. LOL With that said I was told long time ago by Alan Satrr never put brains,talent and money in one spot. I have obey that few times but broken more.
Wondering since mostly older racers here. How many build your own engine,trans,rear ends ,chassis and or combo of?
I know when I started racing in 1985 there was two or three guys who bought enignes and the rest built or had abuddy who did. Now days it seems almost the exact oppisite. For me if not for building engine and most of time the whole car I would not have much interest in racing. I actually enjoy building and tuning more than driving. driver is just there to prove tune up works and engine makes power. LOL With that said I was told long time ago by Alan Satrr never put brains,talent and money in one spot. I have obey that few times but broken more.
Wondering since mostly older racers here. How many build your own engine,trans,rear ends ,chassis and or combo of?
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Your Builds / Photo Gallery / Re: Jr dragster chassis
« on: December 19, 2022, 04:34:47 PM »
Looks good. building yourself should save some cash and be better piece to boot. CM over mild steel is no brainer.Any weight shaved with smal motor is huge.
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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: under driving a pump
« on: December 05, 2022, 01:41:17 PM »
I have chart for one pump and total flow of other pump. Easy enough to know flow of one with full chart. Now that I have had 3 or 4 confirm that it changes same as drive change I know what one with just total flow number will do.
Have a fuel flow sensor for data logger coming and think I can convert it to use on home made flow bench. At least readings will be the same as what I get when it is on car since it essentially the same piece as long as rpm matches.
Have a fuel flow sensor for data logger coming and think I can convert it to use on home made flow bench. At least readings will be the same as what I get when it is on car since it essentially the same piece as long as rpm matches.
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Spud Miller's Cave / Re: under driving a pump
« on: November 27, 2022, 11:13:51 AM »
From what I can gather it runs pretty linearly. A 10% reduction in drive equals 10% fuel. Now that is generalization of about 10 pumps out of my Gorr sheets. Hoping for input from anyone having done it real world not calculations .
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Spud Miller's Cave / under driving a pump
« on: November 27, 2022, 07:51:48 AM »
Is anyone running a mech. pump with an under drive. I have a 7 GPM pump on the car now. NA 482 ci. Sin ce bypassing about half the fuel I was wondering about underdrive for pump bypass less and running at lower pump rpm has to be easier on the pump. Now how to figure fuel system. Using Spud's calculator. If use 10% drop in fuel flow I have chart that shows it looks like would expect. How accurate with a lot of assumed and no real flow bench info?
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Jon's Wheel House / Re: GY 2070 and 2078
« on: November 10, 2022, 08:26:07 AM »
The big bubbas are very popular with RED guys,not sure I have enough power to pull that tire on FED. I know FED's normally get down track better with less tire than a rqual power RED needs. Being a bracket car I have to be more concerned about consistency than fast. As life long tuner of heads up not putting fast first and foremost is hard as xxxx.