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5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns #2903231 03/26/21 11:10 PM 03/26/21 11:10 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,719 Home S SRT6776 OP I hate internal combustion engines!
SRT6776 OP I hate internal combustion engines! S Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,719 Home

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: SRT6776] #2903241 03/26/21 11:43 PM 03/26/21 11:43 PM
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Mr PotatoHead Half Baked Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 9,525 Super Spudsville	I think when they spend more time listening to the sounds from in the car they will reveal more. Glad he got out, but it happens. STOP POTATO HATE!

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: Mr PotatoHead] #2903252 03/27/21 12:12 AM 03/27/21 12:12 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,229 In The Hills J jughed pro stock
jughed pro stock J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,229 In The Hills	"STREET Car"???? Hardly...glad he made it out safe. End those annoying Infolink ads with AdBlockPlus https://adblockplus.org/

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: jughed] #2903254 03/27/21 12:24 AM 03/27/21 12:24 AM
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ksj master K Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,589 Topeka Kansas	Hardly?LOL. Has a VIN,plates, insurance etc has covered 1200 mile in five days,races each day tows a trailer etc.Check out his Youtube page and see all of the driving he did while in Gainesville.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: ksj] #2903255 03/27/21 12:25 AM 03/27/21 12:25 AM
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ksj master K Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,589 Topeka Kansas	Injector O ring caused the fire.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: ksj] #2903259 03/27/21 01:03 AM 03/27/21 01:03 AM
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AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,051 Oregon	Originally Posted by ksj Injector O ring caused the fire. I can see that being a problem when running a ton of boost. The o-rings might not be designed for super high boost applications. Could be a case of pushing OEM technology too far in the racing world.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: AndyF] #2903267 03/27/21 01:55 AM 03/27/21 01:55 AM
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SRT6776 OP I hate internal combustion engines! S Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,719 Home	What made the fuel tank burst? Right in the middle of the welds too

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: SRT6776] #2903277 03/27/21 06:26 AM 03/27/21 06:26 AM
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GY3 master G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 4,693 Wichita	Originally Posted by SRT6776 What made the fuel tank burst? Right in the middle of the welds too Fuel spraying from the faulty injector o-ring and then igniting. '63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: GY3] #2903287 03/27/21 07:25 AM 03/27/21 07:25 AM
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Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,028 Tulsa OK	Steve Morris said the fuel pressure is 138PSI or something under boost, those o-rings are doing work. 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: Bad340fish] #2903306 03/27/21 09:09 AM 03/27/21 09:09 AM
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fbs63 top fuel F Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,840 NW Indiana	Billet Atomizer makes screw in injectors to solve that problem. Been out for a few years. SUX though! Last edited by fbs63; 03/27/21 09:13 AM.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: Bad340fish] #2903310 03/27/21 09:17 AM 03/27/21 09:17 AM
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rb446 mopar Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 570 UK	Nasty to see, glad he's ok, we had this discussion many times over here with RedVictor2......the correct title for these cars is that they are "Street Legal Pro Mod Race Cars"....too much emphasis is given to them as "Street Cars" as they are definitely not that just cos they have lights/wipers and are legal, but all credit to him for surviving drag weeks where our man has not covered anywhere near that amount of miles to date as far as I know. 1969 'Cuda 446ci, best 9.96@133.9 in 1990 1971 340 'Cuda, best 11.01@122.8 in 1987

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: ksj] #2903332 03/27/21 10:53 AM 03/27/21 10:53 AM
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justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Originally Posted by ksj Injector O ring caused the fire. It was mentioned that the O rings were ran all last year and on drag week. 158lbs of rail pressure, my take away is that the O rings are a maintenance item that need to be changed on a regular schedule. Are cars that fast not required to have a fire suppressor system? I'm glad he's okay and the car can be fixed. The Safety Safari did their job, it could've been a lot worse had it not been at a national event.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: justinp61] #2903360 03/27/21 12:38 PM 03/27/21 12:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,051 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,051 Oregon	Yeah he is really fortunate that he was at a big event with a full safety crew. A fire like that could've killed him at a podunk track while the pot bellied track crew tried to find the keys for the safety vehicle. You can see in the video that he panicked a bit when his latch hung up on him. A little snag like that can easily kill a guy when there is a fire. He might want to invest in a fire system. And change the o-rings on a regular basis.

Re: 5-sec street car (Tom Bailey) car burns [Re: ksj] #2903390 03/27/21 02:48 PM 03/27/21 02:48 PM
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theraif master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,143 my own world	Originally Posted by ksj Hardly?LOL. Has a VIN,plates, insurance etc has covered 1200 mile in five days,races each day tows a trailer etc.Check out his Youtube page and see all of the driving he did while in Gainesville. yah he drove it up to staging lanes drove it back to the pits after a run and besides it has cup holders he removed for the race as you can see in this screen shot 😜

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