Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: DoubleD]
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10/12/22 09:47 AM
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I’m hoping to get to the track before the end of the season, we have 3 more weekends of Lebanon and Island is open into November, but I don’t really want to go to Island (shut down is short) and I don’t want to go in November. Last time I went in November the air was good but the track was just too cold.
I’d like to get a good time slip for my car as is before I start my winter upgrades, which is going from 440Source stealth heads with shot valve guides to some TF 270s.
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: racerx]
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10/12/22 01:40 PM
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hopefully installing the new [to me] refreshed 440 in my charger. a simple combination, slightly reworked rpm heads, 590 purple cam, eagle crank and rods, with 11:1 ross pistons. 2" TTI pipes, 3 1/2" to an x pipe, then 3" out the back. a 4k converter and a reverse manual valve body with a brake. [although i'm not sure i'll be using it.] with 3.91 gears and 29x12.50 hoosiers, i'm hoping this heavy thing will go low 12's at the airport drags.
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: racerx]
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10/12/22 03:43 PM
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Making a switch from 4.10's to 4.30's , trying to get some 60' back. Have you thought of making the low gear ratio steeper? I did, went from stock 2.45 to a Mopar direct connection set of 2.77 low gear ratio, and my car really like it a lot The starting line ratio has a big effect on every part of the race
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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10/12/22 09:34 PM
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Making a switch from 4.10's to 4.30's , trying to get some 60' back. Have you thought of making the low gear ratio steeper? I did, went from stock 2.45 to a Mopar direct connection set of 2.77 low gear ratio, and my car really like it a lot The starting line ratio has a big effect on every part of the race Cab...actually thought about it a few months ago when i was in the transmission with the hope of increase the SLR and keep my top end mph, according to Wallace my current SLR is 10.05. And now that i m thinking about just gearing it for the 1/8 mi and keeping at that for now, who knows maybe I'll change doing the cold months .
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: 1980volare]
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10/13/22 10:40 AM
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I made the switch from 4.10s to 4.30s in my Dart and I saw no difference but that was with my stroker motor with 502 lbs of torque because the 4.88s I had were too much with the rpms to high at the stripe. I now have my " small " 367 c.i. motor in and still run the 4.30s it could really use more gear I have 4.88s but the car is running and leaving good so the 4.30s might just stay in. A lot has to do with if the tracks around here switch to 1/8 mile from 1/4 as a lot of tracks are then the 4.88s would really be beneficial.
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: Leigh]
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10/16/22 06:24 PM
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Probably the biggest reason of several that I haven’t been in a hurry on my heads up car. I want to race weekly and can do that with my black duster. I don’t have the money to play with those sharks and it’s rough being a one man show. Thank God almost everything I need for this winter is sitting here or paid for already. Except I would like to have a spare duplicate of the converter I’m running. A few porting jobs will help start building next years racing funds.
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: Leigh]
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10/16/22 11:47 PM
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Carb is coming off and sending back to Dale Cubic this month; changing fuel setup from VP Q16 fuel to applicable nitrous-friendly fuel.
Install Safecraft Fire System.
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Re: What are your off season upgrades?
[Re: EvilB1Dart]
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10/20/22 02:18 PM
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For the Challenger I would like to go to Holley EFI with twin Dominator throttle bodies from carburetors. For the Roached Runner I plan on some more performance upgrades for this is sleeper. Upping the jets sizes in both stage on the NOS also.
1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute 1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack 1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi 1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4 2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4 2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
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