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Front Engine Dragsters / picking converter for fed

« on: November 18, 2014, 01:23:18 PM »

While reading another thread on ballast I read Jon Hansen's post with comment on conveter being to tight could cause excessive front end lift.  I started thinking(scares wife when I do that) that converter for FED is different than that for RED. Tons if info on RED conveter combos and most builder have lots of experiance setting you up with one. On FED;s thers less R7D to pull from.

  Wondering whos converter you fellas are running. Success with a certain company and maybe which builder has very good handle on converter requirements for a FED. Looking at FTI(lots swear by) Abruzzi and BTE.

My combo(yea for 1000 time) 526 Hemi 4.310bx4.5 s
                                             injected
                                           sheetmetal intake
                                           BAE billet heads
                                             12.5 to 13.22:1 depending on gasket
                                             272/280@.050  .785 cam
                                            MSD mag 12
                                          1.69 power glide
                                         4.11   9" Ford         
                                        225" motor ar 50" out
                                          32x14x15 slicks

   I.m thinking in the 6200 to 6600 rpm range and more towards 6600 stall ,shift 7500  to 7700 should fall back just above stall.             

Opion welcomed and suggestion builder that you have worked with.                   

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Funny Cars / Raymond Beadle passed away

« on: October 20, 2014, 04:29:41 PM »

Just read on DRR where Raymond Beadle passed away. Truely a huge loss to our sport.One of the all time great showman and racers.

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Front Engine Dragsters / narrowing field of view

« on: October 12, 2014, 08:20:05 AM »

 Wondering of any of you have a way to narrow field of view when sitting 25' from the tree. I know drivers job concentrate on the tree. Simple right?  Yea looking for any advantage I can get on tree. Not sure how many here bracket race but consistant .00_ lights  along with .00_ run giving .00 package are very common. Putting a FED in winners circle over the 100 red and 40 door cars at a big money race with old guy in the only FED, I need all advantages and then some.

  Can go blinders route and have been trying to design a flip version to give wider veiw at topend for driving the stripe. Looking for other ideas or tricks. Figure you fellas that have been driving these cars for while might have cpl.

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Front Engine Dragsters / lets talk helmets

« on: October 06, 2014, 07:14:50 PM »

Was getting ready to order a helmet and started to think that new SA rating would be out before I need the helmet. Well if they come out around first of year. If you know about when they normally hit the market let me know.

 Next thing is brand. Always had Simpson never had problem,never tested the bounce off rollcage factor and just as soon not. Looking at G- Force helmets.Great price heck a carbon fiver is under 400,simpson close to 800. question then why 1/2 price.   If use or have used Gforce let me know your thoughts on them. Also any other brand you like or hate.

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Wanted to buy / junked anglia spindles

« on: October 06, 2014, 09:08:11 AM »

I need old junked set of anglia spindle(reading cheap).Building a dolly using old set of the airplane front wheels from a dragster I had in 1989, Don Garlits faught. Don;t care about shape as long as wheels will mount I can use them.  Ican turn a set on lathe but lot of trouble for something of this nature. email me at wydopn2312@yahoo.com if have a set.

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / newer style 6-71

« on: September 30, 2014, 01:35:42 PM »

Wondering if anyone here is running of the newer style 6-71 blowers. Talking about one that have the  end covers machined so it sits back into case and not just bolted to front of blower. I have heard few things bout them making some strong boost numbers for 6-71. Not going this route right now but a blower is never out of question with me. Going from screw blower to injection is be step back IMO. Love the response and power of blown engine.

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / hemi racers?

« on: September 29, 2014, 10:42:10 AM »

I'll try to keep this short. While doing some looking for power investigatiing any thing. I noticed that the intake valve all b u drags against the eyebrow cut on top of cylinders. Close enough that .002 feeler gauge will stop velve from closing. Now this is with no gasket which would give little more clearance.First thing was hey unshroud and pickup few ponies. Then light went off. Wonder if this caused issue when we ran alky class'. HAd quite a few unexplained blower bangs including splitting one whipple in half at Rockingham.

Pretty standard setup.4,250 bore with BAE fuel style heads with 2.375 valve. GAskets from .030 to .090 depending on piston and desired compression. 13.2 with .03.Now the thicker the gasket the more clearance you get also about .25 drop in compression per .010 gasket. My question is have any of you that run hemi ever observed,had trouble with similar thing.

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Wanted to sell / enderle pump 1200

« on: September 26, 2014, 03:58:35 PM »

I have a 1200 pump thats fresh from Spud that I am looking to sale or work trade for a dsr pump.Need something in 6 to 7 gpm@4000. Would consider hilborn 150 pump in same size area. Asking 400 for the enderle 1200.

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Front Engine Dragsters / sidewall stiffness for FED's

« on: September 25, 2014, 07:10:12 PM »

 While reading thread on frontend design I noticed Jon had good amount of info about sidewall stiffness.
My question is do Fed's generally like more stiffness than RED style cars.Asking becuase Buddy with M/T recommended their 3074S over 3074 tire.Said  he had them installed on some FED's and the stiffer sidewall worked a lot better. Now he works for tire company and gets good input. You fella's have worked with real world results and tuning.Some have a lot of experiance with these types cars and I always like to get input from the guys making it work. Also hate buying extra's parts just to find out they don't work and I get to sale them for 20 cent on the dollar.

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Spud Miller's Cave / flow ? for spud

« on: September 17, 2014, 11:05:51 AM »

Spud,

 have question reguarding fuel flow and fitting sizes.  This is more of nitrous thing and know not your speciality. A solenoid that has .312 orfice 1/8 entering and leaving. 1/8 pipe fitting has about .185 bore. In your opion can it flow more than the smallest hole,being .185

 Also while on subject. How much do the electric lean outs you sale flow and do you have richening solenoid also?

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Front Engine Dragsters / what 60 foot times

« on: September 04, 2014, 01:39:45 PM »

Wondering what kinf of 60 foot time most of you are getting. Asking because read a few post and time seems slower than I would have thought. If can give weight and power estimations and et's when replying. Also checking accuracy of drag simulator program I got from fellow racer. Seems to be way off w/o tweaking few numbers like frontal area and drag.

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Front Engine Dragsters / weight distribution

« on: September 04, 2014, 01:09:58 PM »

Wondering what most here have for distribution. Doing some playing last weekend with set of scales a buddy had for weekend. Installed most everything that would in car for run(wife was not happy about battery being out of Monte Carlo SS when she got in it). Was missing converter,fuel ,rockers and pushrods. Mine was at 80% rear and 20% front. Figure rockers,pushrods offset the fuel. Moving battery infront of tank should help counter converter,had it behing tank thsi weekend.

 Whats your setup work out to?

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Front Engine Dragsters / M/T's tires on fed

« on: August 28, 2014, 09:38:10 AM »

Anyone running M/T's on their fed. Have lots of RED guys running them and swear they are best thing since slice bread. Some say those loose .01 or .02 but that the tires are dead nuts consistent. Few told me their 60's don't vary .01 over 10 runs and thats hot or cold conditions. Guess one thing about running a fed,a lot less folks to get info from,but thats what they call tuning thye car right?

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Matt Shaff's Engine Shop / bench racing time what will it make

« on: August 06, 2014, 03:24:29 PM »

Building 526 TFX Hemi for my FED.Have been playing with desktop dyno.Normally its pretty dang close given correct info. Seems its estimates are high this time for what I would expect. So lets get a few guess as to what yout think out put would be.

 4.310 bore
 4.500 crank
 7.196 rods
 13:1  compression total seal low drag rings
 BAE heads fuel style 2.375/2.00
stage 5 roller rockers
 Sheetmetal intake w/
 enderle injection
 mag 12
282/278@.050  116cL .800 lift roller cam

 give it a shot  winner gets high 5 by the way.Down side will not know for sure real answer for while but maybe idea if I am off or program is off. Heck hopefully me.

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Wanted to sell / powerglide parts original

« on: June 28, 2014, 09:04:54 AM »

I have glide Im stripping for case and valve body.Seeling everything else

 1.82 gear set                 60.00 coarse spline
 pump                            50.00
 reverse pressure plate    15.00
 reverse steels                10.00 to door
 high gear steels    5        12.00 to door
 reverse pump                  35.00 to door
 Input                              20.00
 package deal                 120.00 all + shipping