Well - put four more hits on the new combo today - messing with the front shocks still, adding some fuel pressure and playing with the jets.

Did not get video of the first run as I thought Al was staying at his trailer to work on his car - so I went up and ran - oops.

We still haven't gotten serious about the engine yet, and haven't touched the rear suspension - but I'm starting to have my doubts about the horsepower this is supposed to make. Not knocking yet - but I don't see 8-9MPH in 4 degrees of timing or changing a plug gap. I'm starting to wonder if the valve springs are shot as it it is quicker than it ever was to the 1/8th - but then it is slower than it used to be on the top end. My old bullet used to really charge hard on the top. This is at that same level, but getting to the 1/8th quicker and then running the same et is just baffling me.

One thing is for sure though - it wants fuel. I was jetted 92 square on the 1050s and it just isn't pulling up top. Noticed that my 8.5lbs of fuel was only 6 at the strip - so we bumped that up. It picked up 2 mph. Then we bumped the jets from 92 to 96 and it picked up another 2 mph - finishing with a days best of just under 144 mph - which is the best mph it had before.

We jumped it up to 98s and it slowed down a few mph - so - I'll back it down to the 96s.

Al said the car is leaving better than it ever has. Starting to carry the fronts a little (it used to pick them up and set them straight back down like a super car), hitting the tire, and running flat. So - I think I'm really close ont he four link set-up. For the record - we have not touched the rear shocks yet - they are 4/4.

Oh YEah, and until I can deal with my brake shimmy - I was dropping the laundry today for the first time ever. It worked in slowing the car down, but it is highly over-rated. Thank goodness Al's boy was there to pack it. I will only pull that thing if I need it, and I was hoping that with this new motor I would.

Here's the video. Critique away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFfKleDgKz0

IT'S TO DAMN LOUD

Paint jobs aside(still prefer clean and simple paint schemes)my junk has Mufflers....

Now go swap those jets back and get a real battery

LOL!!!!

Yeah - yeah. I want to put the terminals on the bumper as well so we don't have to keep pulling the deck lid.

I sent Mike a PM on the valve springs - just asking the actual age of this build.

Looked like it was spinning just a tad on the hit, and yeah it sounds like it's lazy on the big end, I think you might have a pump issue or a line issue.

Car runs real good and like myself,there`s some fine tuning/tweeking or valve springs possibly needing changing. I too noticed a bit of wheel spin in the right lane but like some fast cars, maybe it needs it.

Ask him when he last checked his fuel filter

Car did spin on pretty much every pass to some extent. The track was not the best for most folks today. It really is not far off by the math anyway. A 5.99 would yield you about a 9.40 or so. I agree it is still of a little and it is the big end, to me that is a fuel or valvespring issue. We played with the fuel and got a little better result. Still some left on the starting line as well. We have not played with anything back there. The car to me look better off the line than I have EVER seen it look. I think on a good prepped track it has a 1.27 or so in it.

What is this fuel filter of which you speak?

It sounds to me like the 2 to 3 gear change has isssues, is the trans fresh and is the shifter adjusted correctly? It did spin the tire on all o=f the vids taken from the sides, the last one I couldn't see the sidewalls so I'm not sure it spun them that time, did the 60 ft. times slow down when you jetted it up or did it spin the tires harder when fatter?

Man,your car looks great! What tire pressure? Have you timed your fuel system lately? Do you have a data logger?

Wheelie bars never touched the ground on last run filmed from the back, maybe give it a harder hit...

For the last run - I rasied the bars all the way up to see if the car liked coming further back. The intent was to keep them off the ground.

You wearin' ear plugs Bill? That thing is loud!
Typical TNT wheel spin I see.