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Re: Drag Week
[Re: sixpackgut]
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04/24/13 02:02 PM
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As of now not many on here but there has been talk. I just just don't think creature comforts are in the spirit of what drag week was started for. Just my take on things. Not trying to ruffle any feathers.
Getting old just means you were smarter than some and luckier than others.
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: bwdst6]
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04/24/13 04:08 PM
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I'm planning to hit Drag Week with my '31 Plymouth coupe hot rod, and it won't have air or overdrive. No creature comforts, just the bare essentials. I'm going with a 4 speed with 1:1 4th gear, 3.70 rear gears, and 30" tires. At least to start out. It's big compromise, the gearing is not ideal for either street or strip, but somewhere in between. I'm open to swapping in some type of overdrive later. But not A/C - Hemis don't look right with an AC compressor hanging off them, and they weigh too much. This is a hot rod, not a limosene.   
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: BBR]
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04/24/13 04:34 PM
04/24/13 04:34 PM
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3.55's, 28" tire, no A/C but I sure do love my T-tops!
All I have is 2/40 air... 2 windows down at 40 mph
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/24/13 05:30 PM
04/24/13 05:30 PM
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Bad340fish
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3800RPM for hours and hours last year. No AC here
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: dannysbee]
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04/24/13 05:43 PM
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Are we all getting so soft that we have to have overdrives and air conditioning in our drag week entry's? I have driven thousands of miles at 70 mph with 3.23 and a 26" tall tire and no air. I would think a 3.55 and a 28" tire would be comparable. To be sure I am also spoiled to air conditioning but its drag week not drag year. To me doing it in a vehicle without all the comforts would be part of the challenge. Just interested in others thoughts on this.
yes, it's called getting old and wanting to be comfortable..
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: sixpackgut]
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04/24/13 05:44 PM
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who has AC?
i will have
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: BBR]
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04/24/13 06:18 PM
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3.55's, 28" tire, no A/C but I sure do love my T-tops!
Until it rains 
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: Darryls-Demon]
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04/24/13 11:50 PM
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Would you run OD if it was handed to you... 4.56 and a 28" tire... let me know how you feel about them at the end of the week... you shouldnt have much issue if we do spent most of the time on the 2 laners.. if we do get on the E-way I guess you just cruise.. what times are you gonna run and what class
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/25/13 12:19 AM
04/25/13 12:19 AM
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Would you run OD if it was handed to you... 4.56 and
a 28" tire... let me know how you feel about them at
the end of the week... you shouldnt have much issue
if we do spent most of the time on the 2 laners..
if we do get on the E-way I guess you just cruise..
what times are you gonna run and what class
I consided putting an OD drive in the car when I put the car together, bought a 3.23 third member instead.
You are right Mike the 56s may get a little long in the tooth at times but my plan is to make my pass as soon as i can, buy a T-shirt take some pics of all the cool cars each day then hit the road and have all day to get the next track and enjoy the drive. Of course I will be running with MoparBilly so all my plans may be out the window on the first day.
My goal this year is to run solid 10s all week and with the 3.73 the motor goes though the traps at 5400RPMs way to low.
The class is SB/NA and I will get my butt kicked real bad. LOL
Jake must have 10,000 dollars more in his SB chevy than I have in my car.
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: Darryls-Demon]
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04/25/13 12:32 AM
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Yeah if you have to go up against Jake it COULD be a long road.. but he has to make the end of the week also... so theres always some hope... I think I set my ride up to run 10.0 or 10.1 but I have to run DD so its a 10.80 car now EDIT My buddy Dale and I plan on the same thing... make a pass and head out... I want to do some site seeing.. for me to get the time I want, its a matter of moving the shift point up or down a couple hundred rpm so I should have that figured out on the Saturday when we get there in TNT then I can adjust per the weather
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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04/25/13 01:17 AM
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There was four guys last year that beat me like a unwanted redheaded step child,one of those guys goes by the name Mike Crow he drives a stick car and shifts it like Ronny Sox. Another one was a 100.000 dollar Z06 corvette that they could not use the A/C because the car would over heat.oh ya also a fox body mustang.
Looking forward to meeting you at DW Mike.
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Re: Drag Week
[Re: Darryls-Demon]
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04/25/13 01:40 AM
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Yeah I know Mike... last year he ran his Dart right.. when I meet him back in 09 he was running his Cuda and yeah he can shift... I thought the Cuda was a auto the way he shifted it... he IS the fastest shifter I've ever seen and yes I would have put him up against Ronny Sox... yeah I want to meet a few of the guys from here... I dont get much of a chance to meet the guys from out west
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