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Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 383man] #1685015 10/27/14 11:08 AM 10/27/14 11:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 701 Southern Maryland preddy super stock
preddy super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 701 Southern Maryland	Quote: Hey Joe I know you said your 60's were in the 1.40's. So I was curious what your best 60 was on the Cal Tracs and what your best 60 was on leaf springs? Hey Ron, Yup, I had a a 1.44 60' early in the day Saturday. However, the 60' times slowed down as the day went on. My last was 1.51. Been using the Caltracs for years. I picked up close to a .10 in my 60' by switching to them but that was a much milder combo than what I run now. Somone asked about pics... the photograper at MIR Saturday was Holloway Saunders.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: preddy] #1685016 10/27/14 12:20 PM 10/27/14 12:20 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 500 MD JACK1440 mopar
JACK1440 mopar Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 500 MD	Joe, do you have any idea of how to see the photos he took? I was going to email the track. I'd like to have a copy of our very 1st pass. Yuck, saw you going down the track. Your car looks great!

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: ] #1685018 10/27/14 12:43 PM 10/27/14 12:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Quote: 383 Ron how's your back feeling? I know you haven't been feeling too good lately? Are you still out on disability? Your car as usual looks terrific! Its hurting alot today but some days like today I have to take the stronger pain meds. Actually my knees are giving me more trouble lately as the left knee is getting real bad and needs to be replaced. It swells alot if I stand on it to long and now the right knee is starting to do the same. I had a shot in the left knee last week and the doc said to me.......this wont help much and you cant wait much longer to replace that knee. So yes still on disability and basically retired. Sitting is one posistion that my back seems to feel its best or laying on a couch with my back against the back of the couch. I was glad my car was trouble free all day as I never lifted the hood all day racing. Thanks for the kind words. Ron

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: preddy] #1685019 10/27/14 12:45 PM 10/27/14 12:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	Quote: Quote: Hey Joe I know you said your 60's were in the 1.40's. So I was curious what your best 60 was on the Cal Tracs and what your best 60 was on leaf springs? Hey Ron, Yup, I had a a 1.44 60' early in the day Saturday. However, the 60' times slowed down as the day went on. My last was 1.51. Been using the Caltracs for years. I picked up close to a .10 in my 60' by switching to them but that was a much milder combo than what I run now. Somone asked about pics... the photograper at MIR Saturday was Holloway Saunders. I forgot you had the Cal Tracs on that long as I was thinking you just put them on. Thanks and the car looks and runs great Joe. Ron

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: preddy] #1685020 10/27/14 01:00 PM 10/27/14 01:00 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,927 Seaford, Va Kindafast OP top fuel
Kindafast OP top fuel Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,927 Seaford, Va	Quote: Quote: Hey Joe I know you said your 60's were in the 1.40's. So I was curious what your best 60 was on the Cal Tracs and what your best 60 was on leaf springs? Hey Ron, Yup, I had a a 1.44 60' early in the day Saturday. However, the 60' times slowed down as the day went on. My last was 1.51. Been using the Caltracs for years. I picked up close to a .10 in my 60' by switching to them but that was a much milder combo than what I run now. Somone asked about pics... the photograper at MIR Saturday was Holloway Saunders. Thanks for the name . I sure hope they got a couple of pics of my junk.. I sure wish I could have met everyone. Way too darn busy with a slowed down car.. 6.50 @105.26

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Kindafast] #1685021 10/27/14 05:45 PM 10/27/14 05:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 701 Southern Maryland preddy super stock
preddy super stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 701 Southern Maryland	Quote: Thanks for the name . I sure hope they got a couple of pics of my junk.. I sure wish I could have met everyone. Way too darn busy with a slowed down car.. It's a small world... Holloway is a trainer at my gym. I didn't know he was the MIR photographer until I ran into him on Saturday. He takes some great shots. If you have trouble locating him, PM me and I can get his contact info for you when I see him at the gym. He'll need to know your car number and model to pull the picks.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: preddy] #1685022 10/27/14 06:41 PM 10/27/14 06:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,927 Seaford, Va Kindafast OP top fuel
Kindafast OP top fuel Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,927 Seaford, Va	Thanks , I messaged him on Facebook so hopefully he will reply. If not I will sure take you up on your offer. 6.50 @105.26

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 383man] #1685023 10/27/14 07:56 PM 10/27/14 07:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet
Mr.Yuck Not enough dumb comments...yet Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 24,562 Brookeville, Md	Anybody see Ray Lewis (Raymond) hit the wall in his Turbo Omni? I heard it was a pretty bad hit.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Mr.Yuck] #1685024 10/27/14 08:48 PM 10/27/14 08:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC	I really had some fun and it was great to be back at the drag strip after a year and half. The new KB block engine works great. After a couple easy passes and a fuel ratio adjustment I laid down two 9.02 passes. The sixty foot times were 1.27-1.28 (2.28 first gear and 4.10 gears). The driver (me) was rusty so my RTs were slow and I goofed on one pass and pulled the shifter into 2nd gear when I launched the car. But the car handeled great and I made some big wheel stands, so I have to adjust the chassis a little to reduce that. I did restrict front end travel and lowered the wheelie bars 3/8" for the last pass and it was the best run of the day, 9.022 at 147 mph.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 440Jim] #1685025 10/27/14 09:34 PM 10/27/14 09:34 PM
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa 1967dartgt master
1967dartgt master Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,978 Hilltown Pa	Quote: I really had some fun and it was great to be back at the drag strip after a year and half. The new KB block engine works great. After a couple easy passes and a fuel ratio adjustment I laid down two 9.02 passes. The sixty foot times were 1.27-1.28 (2.28 first gear and 4.10 gears). The driver (me) was rusty so my RTs were slow and I goofed on one pass and pulled the shifter into 2nd gear when I launched the car. But the car handeled great and I made some big wheel stands, so I have to adjust the chassis a little to reduce that. I did restrict front end travel and lowered the wheelie bars 3/8" for the last pass and it was the best run of the day, 9.022 at 147 mph. Is it a new motor combo? Brett Miller W9 cnc'd heads STR Chassis fabraction

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 440Jim] #1685026 10/27/14 09:43 PM 10/27/14 09:43 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,591 Canton, Ohio S Sport440 master
Sport440 master S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,591 Canton, Ohio	Quote: I really had some fun and it was great to be back at the drag strip after a year and half. The new KB block engine works great. After a couple easy passes and a fuel ratio adjustment I laid down two 9.02 passes. The sixty foot times were 1.27-1.28 (2.28 first gear and 4.10 gears). The driver (me) was rusty so my RTs were slow and I goofed on one pass and pulled the shifter into 2nd gear when I launched the car. But the car handeled great and I made some big wheel stands, so I have to adjust the chassis a little to reduce that. I did restrict front end travel and lowered the wheelie bars 3/8" for the last pass and it was the best run of the day, 9.022 at 147 mph. Nice runs Jim! Your new ET is much faster then the old 9.40,s or so, but are your 60 fts. softer? I remember some killer 1.24,s/1.25s or so I think with the old combo. Did you ever figure out what went on the old engine? Your builds are always so meticulous, but even the best of builds can fail for some reason or another. Last edited by Sport440; 10/27/14 10:25 PM.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Kevins493] #1685027 10/27/14 10:44 PM 10/27/14 10:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa bdaz smblk mopar
bdaz smblk mopar Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa	Quote: Quote: Quote: He didn't back off his foot slide off the brake pedal and went in deep and his car reacts fast and didn't want to red light and it cost him.No big deal we had a good time and went home with acouple extra bucks in our pocket. That explains it. He was pretty good on the tree all day. BTW, 440Jim was pitted across from us. 1st time out in a year and half. Made some nice low 9 sec passes with the new all aluminum wedge. Picked up right where he left off. Don't need to take a shot at the tree to be .008 in a footbrake car... I was DEAD late (.080) and he looked to be on a run for dead-on based on his incrementals. Pretty easy to guess what the outcome of that one was gonna be. Car looked great BTW. Thanks Kevin it was a bummer to have to beat u but was good for my brother being he hasn't raced in 6 years.You and your dads car looked great. 3120lb, small block, 10.5" tire, NA, through exhaust, full int, WITH 83/4 REAR, 9.0 at 150mph

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: bdaz smblk] #1685028 10/28/14 08:16 AM 10/28/14 08:16 AM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,380 MD Kevins493 top fuel
Kevins493 top fuel Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,380 MD	Hey, that's racing. Looks like he had a lot of family there so it was cool to see him make the finals. Is his car the same one I used to see at Mason Dixon years ago? Did it have a SB then? Thought I saw your car there too.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Sport440] #1685029 10/28/14 11:03 AM 10/28/14 11:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC	Quote: Nice runs Jim! Your new ET is much faster then the old 9.40,s or so, but are your 60 fts. softer? I remember some killer 1.24,s/1.25s or so I think with the old combo. The 1.24 sixty foot times were with the stock 2.45 first gear and 4.30 (or was it the older 4.56) gears. I put the A&A 2.28 first gear in the transmission to calm things down and the 4.10 to make it easier (less rpm) at the finish line. The old engine was 511 CID (4.375 bore x 4.250 stroke) and the new combo is 540 CID (4.500 bore x 4.250 stroke). I also swapped my hand ported 440-1 heads for 440-1 CNC 345 heads with the T&D paired rocker system (a small shaft for each cylinder) with 1.65 ratio. The best I can tell on the old motor was a piston pin cracked and eventually cause the rod to bind and then bend/break. Those were 0.155" wall thickness pins, the new motor has .185" wall thickness pins. I would have to check the log books, but I think those pins had almost 1000 passes on them (several rebuilds).

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 440Jim] #1685030 10/28/14 02:57 PM 10/28/14 02:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually B BradH Taking time off to work on my car
BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	I saw your first all-out 9.02 pass as I was getting ready to head home. If you didn't wear a full-coverage helmet, I'm sure I could have seen a big through the windshield all the way down the track.

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: 440Jim] #1685031 10/28/14 04:57 PM 10/28/14 04:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 500 MD JACK1440 mopar
JACK1440 mopar Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 500 MD	Jim, I got to see 1 pass. The car looks great! What kind of rpm are you shifting this combo at?

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Kevins493] #1685032 10/28/14 05:29 PM 10/28/14 05:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa bdaz smblk mopar
bdaz smblk mopar Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 437 south central pa	Quote: Hey, that's racing. Looks like he had a lot of family there so it was cool to see him make the finals. Is his car the same one I used to see at Mason Dixon years ago? Did it have a SB then? Thought I saw your car there too. Our home track is mason so it probably was his car but it has always been a big block and my green car is a small block. 3120lb, small block, 10.5" tire, NA, through exhaust, full int, WITH 83/4 REAR, 9.0 at 150mph

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: JACK1440] #1685033 10/28/14 06:20 PM 10/28/14 06:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC 440Jim I Live Here
440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,941 NC	Quote: Jim, I got to see 1 pass. The car looks great! What kind of rpm are you shifting this combo at? The early runs were shifting at 6500, but the 9.02 was shifting at 7000 and crossing the finish line at 7000. 1993 Daytona, 5.50 at 130mph (1/8) 1.19 sixty ft (PG). Link to 572 B1 - Part 1

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: bdaz smblk] #1685034 10/28/14 08:11 PM 10/28/14 08:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va P plycuda mopar
plycuda mopar P Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 653 Fredericksburg Va	Ha Kenny did the battery fix it. Did you get a good pass in

Re: MIR Mopar Race Oct 25th [Re: Doug Walker] #1685035 10/28/14 08:40 PM 10/28/14 08:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,818 fredericksburg,va C cudaman1969 Itch Nutz
cudaman1969 Itch Nutz C Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,818 fredericksburg,va	Quote: 383man wrote : " I just want to have some fun and would like to make a time run against my brothers 64 so I can have someone get a pic of my 63 and his 64 together. " Will this photo work ? Ron, was your brother parked with the Collettes car? If so we talked for awile about his car, real nice guy, he pointed too your car saying it was his brothers. Went over but must have missed you, wanted to meet you since you are on here alot. Maybe next big race i can meet more of the guys on here too, to busy watching all the great cars run. Came home and started working on mine lol

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