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Ok...it's winter so...take your bets!
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03/05/12 10:47 PM
03/05/12 10:47 PM
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Eric
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Wafflebatter and I have been racing together for better than a decade. We have each had two different cars and have been close in ET with both for years each faster than the other at points. Well this year for various reasons both of us are stepping things up a bit. The stats: Wafflebatter- 27 Aero T Roadster..421 SBC.. 14-1..227 AFR's CNC ported...AED 1000cfm... .680 roller cam...Jesel 1.6's..UCC 5800 converter...glide...4.56's...approx race weight 1800# Previous best... 1/8th- 5.52@123...with me driving..cough...cough  1/4-?...maybe Doug will chime in. Best 60ft. 1.18. The Arrow-     499 lowdeck...12.5-1..CNC ported SR's...650 Comp...Harland Sharp 1.5's...850 Ray Murray...UCC 5400 converter...glide...4.56's...approx race weight 2275# Previous best... 1/8th 5.65@121 1/4 9.04@149..this was at two different tracks. Best 60ft 1.23. So...one of my winter changes is going to 4 wheel disc from MustangII and Dana drum..I feel this will free up both weight and major rolling resistance. So any guesses?....I'm thinking if I to alcohol and maybe a roller cam I might stand a chance. I figure he will be close to a 5.20 1/8th mile ride with the weight loss going from his iron heads to the AFR's...and the bigger roller. I'm gaining better than a point of compression and ported heads. Also the brake change.....Watchcha guys think?...I think I might see 5.40's.
5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!
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Re: Ok...it's winter so...take your bets!
[Re: Eric]
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03/06/12 01:12 AM
03/06/12 01:12 AM
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Bigcube
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I honestly don't think the brake upgrade will make it any faster. I thought drums actually roll easier because the shoes get retracted by the springs.  Although I think the brakes are a good upgrade as rotating weigh reduction, I don't see it worth a lot of ET. Now a roller cam and alky might get you a little bit. You car seems to pull real good to the 1/8 and then peter out, not sure what's going on there? Seems like there are a couple of tenths in a 1/4? Picking up 2/10's in the eighth at your ET is not going to be small changes.. 
Jim
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Re: Ok...it's winter so...take your bets!
[Re: 440Jim]
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03/06/12 11:30 AM
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You have your work cut out for you, since you weigh almost 500 lbs more than his ride.
I think the porting, etc. will make nice gains.
The idea of alky is a good one. Especially with the price of race gas.
 weight is a major factor
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Re: Ok...it's winter so...take your bets!
[Re: Eric]
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03/06/12 03:16 PM
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You car seems to pull real good to the 1/8 and then peter out, not sure what's going on there?
Lightweight car, low on power, a lot of gear, etc…
On the 9.04 pass it ran 5.75 in the 1/8th ....
5.75 x 1.5723 = 9.0407.....
That is more inline, I assumed both times were from the same run 
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Re: Ok...it's winter so...take your bets!
[Re: Eric]
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03/06/12 06:30 PM
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Eric,
You should mention that your old combo was a pump gas low compression dished piston with 75cc unported SRs.
Ya...what he said!!!...
Oh man - Eric is stepping up to racing gas - this going fast is money money money   
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That should help a bunch with a properly matched roller to go with the new heads. 
if you go the alky route, then I guess I will have to follow suit 
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