Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: theraif]
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02/18/19 11:36 PM
02/18/19 11:36 PM
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Al_Alguire
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We have a couple that show up regularly here that run 4.40's in the 1/8 from Colorado. I don't see why not a lot more wheelbase than I have at 104"
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: theraif]
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02/18/19 11:37 PM
02/18/19 11:37 PM
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Bad340fish
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There was a guy with two of them at a local bracket race year before last. They had supercharged 5.0 coyote engines in them. I drove into the pits and people were warming up cars, working on them etc. This guy was standing there drinking coffee. I want to say one of them was dialed sub 4.50 and the other one in the higher 4s. Sounded very docile in the pits but came right to life in the burnout. I imagine that is an incredibly low maintenance setup.
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: theraif]
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02/19/19 01:03 AM
02/19/19 01:03 AM
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Al_Alguire
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They are 185" wheelbase which may be short by dragster standards but is a goo deal longer than a doorcar
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: Bad340fish]
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02/19/19 10:28 AM
02/19/19 10:28 AM
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bigdad
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There was a guy with two of them at a local bracket race year before last. They had supercharged 5.0 coyote engines in them. I drove into the pits and people were warming up cars, working on them etc. This guy was standing there drinking coffee. I want to say one of them was dialed sub 4.50 and the other one in the higher 4s. Sounded very docile in the pits but came right to life in the burnout. I imagine that is an incredibly low maintenance setup. That is the people from South Dakota .. at idle those engines are quiet at WOT ..they about blow your ear drums out ! They broke all 3 ( they have 3 of those diggers ) Coyote motors in 2018
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: theraif]
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02/19/19 12:35 PM
02/19/19 12:35 PM
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Eric
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Ron Stayer Jr has been killing it for years in a shorty.
5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: bigdad]
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02/19/19 03:13 PM
02/19/19 03:13 PM
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Bad340fish
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There was a guy with two of them at a local bracket race year before last. They had supercharged 5.0 coyote engines in them. I drove into the pits and people were warming up cars, working on them etc. This guy was standing there drinking coffee. I want to say one of them was dialed sub 4.50 and the other one in the higher 4s. Sounded very docile in the pits but came right to life in the burnout. I imagine that is an incredibly low maintenance setup. That is the people from South Dakota .. at idle those engines are quiet at WOT ..they about blow your ear drums out ! They broke all 3 ( they have 3 of those diggers ) Coyote motors in 2018 OUCH, maybe an LS with a blower would deliver more reliability.
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: theraif]
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02/19/19 03:28 PM
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bigdad
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Lol .. No, Roger is a HUGE Ford nut .. so I'm sure he would not change that
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.Proverbs 18:6
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Re: shorty dragsters
[Re: Eric]
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02/19/19 03:38 PM
02/19/19 03:38 PM
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DoubleD
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Ron Stayer Jr has been killing it for years in a shorty. I remember when he bought the short round - we all laughed!! ....until he started knocking down races and winning money - He always said he could see the front wheels so much better and could drive the stripe.
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