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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Jeepmon]
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10/06/11 03:18 PM
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Al_Alguire
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Wish I was there with you all... I cant wait to see.. or umm.. hear how well the new ride runs..
I'm predicting you'll be in the 7's by the end of the event..
Ummm not sure about that. Frankly I will be happy if it goes down the track straight and does not break anything. That is my goal. What the heck you have already heard it run 
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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10/10/11 09:55 AM
10/10/11 09:55 AM
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Blue Ridge, VA
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Go ahead and let the cat out of the bag, what is the mystery car? I showed mine now show yours. LOL  Mike Gray
RIP Monte Smith
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Plumb Wired]
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10/10/11 08:38 PM
10/10/11 08:38 PM
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Arizona
Chris'sBarracuda
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Go ahead and let the cat out of the bag, what is the mystery car? I showed mine now show yours. LOL
Mike Gray
Well, I know it's not the Black Barracuda.. 
So, I won't spill the beans. 
Chris... 
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Plumb Wired]
#1089229
10/11/11 02:41 PM
10/11/11 02:41 PM
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Al_Alguire
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Go ahead and let the cat out of the bag, what is the mystery car? I showed mine now show yours. LOL
Mike Gray
Does this help
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Get-X]
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10/11/11 03:36 PM
10/11/11 03:36 PM
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Al_Alguire
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So...Al...Did you go the hemi route? And were you able to pick up a T/S chassis?
I think he bought Chris's Cuda.
Yes I did...Wanted the car not the motor so much. The car is a very nice piece built by one of the best "stock" type door car builders around Phil Mandella. I wanted the car for the kid to drive, but we made the deal for the entire package. Not sure what we plan on doing with it after this year as it appears the class it was built for is going away. But I am thinking it might be fun with a wedge motor on spray or even make it into a small tire SS car like the Wann's Barracuda with a 383. Who knows, for now will will run it in the last couple of races of the year and see what happens.
We did make a number of changes to the engine since I picked up the car, a couple of things Chris had ready to go for us. After some calls we changed a few things on adviced from others and our own spin on things. The engine did fine over the weekend with zero issues in 6 shots. Including a couple of rev limiting shots at 10,000+ rpm 
We changed a number of things in the chassis of the car, after a phone call to Phil and looking things over. Nothing major just a lot of minor tweaks like spring rates, moving weight around etc etc. We were pulling a bunch of timing out of it and were spinning the tires on the wheelie bars even with the timing out. We have video I will try and upload.
We do have some issues that needs to be resolved. The car just flat would not pull on the top end of the track. I am racepak illiterate as well. The top end issue appears to be an electrical thing as the tach was all over the place bouncing around. The valvesprings check out fine after the weekend. I cannot get the racepak to show me fuel pressure on the run so not sure if that is the issue, but with the tach bouncing all over I feel it is an ignition issue. The car was only gaining 28 MPH on the back half of the track and watching the racepak acceleration G's it pretty much just quits. We will keep at it. Put some new tires on it to reaplce the two and a half year old ones and see if we can do a little better and make the Mopar guys proud....
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: Al_Alguire]
#1089234
10/11/11 05:18 PM
10/11/11 05:18 PM
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Salt Lake City
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So...Al...Did you go the hemi route? And were you able to pick up a T/S chassis?
I think he bought Chris's Cuda.
Yes I did...Wanted the car not the motor so much. The car is a very nice piece built by one of the best "stock" type door car builders around Phil Mandella. I wanted the car for the kid to drive, but we made the deal for the entire package. Not sure what we plan on doing with it after this year as it appears the class it was built for is going away. But I am thinking it might be fun with a wedge motor on spray or even make it into a small tire SS car like the Wann's Barracuda with a 383. Who knows, for now will will run it in the last couple of races of the year and see what happens.
We did make a number of changes to the engine since I picked up the car, a couple of things Chris had ready to go for us. After some calls we changed a few things on adviced from others and our own spin on things. The engine did fine over the weekend with zero issues in 6 shots. Including a couple of rev limiting shots at 10,000+ rpm
We changed a number of things in the chassis of the car, after a phone call to Phil and looking things over. Nothing major just a lot of minor tweaks like spring rates, moving weight around etc etc. We were pulling a bunch of timing out of it and were spinning the tires on the wheelie bars even with the timing out. We have video I will try and upload.
We do have some issues that needs to be resolved. The car just flat would not pull on the top end of the track. I am racepak illiterate as well. The top end issue appears to be an electrical thing as the tach was all over the place bouncing around. The valvesprings check out fine after the weekend. I cannot get the racepak to show me fuel pressure on the run so not sure if that is the issue, but with the tach bouncing all over I feel it is an ignition issue. The car was only gaining 28 MPH on the back half of the track and watching the racepak acceleration G's it pretty much just quits. We will keep at it. Put some new tires on it to reaplce the two and a half year old ones and see if we can do a little better and make the Mopar guys proud....
So, I'm confused (easy for me to be). What were you setting the car up for? And were you running the hemi? What kind of times and weight, gear, CI, and such? I'm just curious if this is a prostock 500 CI hemi deal, it's gonna need a whole lotta RPM and lot's o gears to work right, at least that's what I've been told. The powerband is very narrow and almost impossible to get a powerglide to work with it. You probably already know all this cause you do your research, but just saying. Also the racepak guys are pretty good at sorting these things out when you call them, because you need to know fuel pressure at that RPM. And if you have an MSD digital ignition, you should be able to take a look at a run on that to determine if the ignition was failing.
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Re: PSCA in Vegas this weekend
[Re: camastomcat]
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10/11/11 06:02 PM
10/11/11 06:02 PM
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California, USA!!!
WheelsUp73
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So, I'm confused (easy for me to be). What were you setting the car up for? And were you running the hemi? What kind of times and weight, gear, CI, and such? I'm just curious if this is a prostock 500 CI hemi deal, it's gonna need a whole lotta RPM and lot's o gears to work right, at least that's what I've been told. The powerband is very narrow and almost impossible to get a powerglide to work with it. You probably already know all this cause you do your research, but just saying. Also the racepak guys are pretty good at sorting these things out when you call them, because you need to know fuel pressure at that RPM. And if you have an MSD digital ignition, you should be able to take a look at a run on that to determine if the ignition was failing.
My father inlaw raced an A/D in Comp Eliminator. We have a 499 Bob Panella prostock motor in it that makes 1345 HP and we run a liberty 5 speed and a 7 inch 3 disc clutch. It has a best ET of 6.64 @ 206. There is no way a power glide would work with his engine. He launches at 8800 and shifts at 9500 and if it ever went to 10,000 rpm the valve springs were garbage. This dragster held the NHRA national record for a few years and is top notch all the way.
Oh and the whole operation is for sale and is a turn key, ready to racing with alot of spare parts. Just back up your tow rig to it and go racing!
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I know you and your son will find it 
) Cuda was always one of my favorites. Best of luck!! 