Wheelie pics...UPDATE - videos added

Went to a little outlaw 1/8 mile track on Saturday to make a couple of test passes. First hit was a little hot, lol. Track photographer got some pics of it, so I figured I'd share.
No damage at all. Short shifted and pedaled it, got back in the throttle, and nothing hit the ground but the front tires. Let off early and still went 5.95 at 108 mph.
For my 2nd pass I toned it down a lot, and ended up running a new best.
Only goal was to get a couple of passes to read plugs. My dad and good friend went w/ me, so it was a good day.

Next track day will be more suspension tuning, lol.

landing

Still think the 100lbs of rubber is your problem. LOL.

Or the 310 lbs sitting in the driver's seat...comes up higher when I lean back after flooring it, lol.

That is cool! I dig the undercoated quarters as well

That's overcoat. LOL.

LMAO ! ! ! Beat me to that one !!

Try moving the driver seat forward a little......or move 20-30lbs up front.
Other than that......Nice Job.... that is a Bad A$$ street car for sure

great pics, that car hooks.


what tires are those?

Have you ever met Chip? Surprised the car even has a front seat, and he doesn't just use the rear seat. He might be 310lbs, but he isn't short either.

Never met him in person, but i know he is a big guy, i told him a while ago to move the seat up to stop the wheelies.....LMAO !

You are a bad man, Chip!
That car has always been one of my favorites on here, even with a big block in it...lol

That is Bad Azz.... great pictures!

Tony...thanks! I can't slide the seat forward, it had to be all the way back. I'm 6'5" so I don't have a lot of room in there, lol. It ran REALLY well considering what I had in it.
I'm excited to see how it'll run once I get the suspension sorted out.

8urvette...295-65 M/T ET Street R Radial (3558)

Don...thanks bud, lol.

Thanks JACK1440!

What was your best et for that day?

Hell yes

Nice job Chip ! You even "stuck the landing' with no parts damaged, and then having great pictures too ! Very cool !

Mark

New best! Great to hear Chip congrats! Yeah i don't see moving the front seat more fwd being an option...Guys like 6'4"? and over 7'0" with the frow.

I'm thinking he's keeping that info on the down low for now to fly below the radar in his circles?

If you see Chip with a Fro, he's wearing a wig...

That car has GOT to be a spectator favorite.

Chip, I weigh 140, let me behind the wheel of that thing. I'll send it to the moon and get you .2 !!! LOL
Mike

LOL, yeah I have very little hair. Between going bald and shaving my head, a fro isn't in the cards!

Zippy...It does seem to get people interested, especially since I'm usually the only mopar out there anyway.

Mike...you need a vacation down south sometime soon?

Where’s that track at?

Gettin up on that tire! Very nice!!

Haha! Lookin' good, Chip. That's a bad hotrod......

Wes

Are you on an 8" wheel?

Love that Cuda Chip, can you do much more to tame the wheelstands ?

Great pics!!

All I can add is WEEEEEE!

Is this high enough

That's awesome...My Hemi doesn't run anywhere near that ET ....Nice , very nice...

That shot was from the year 2000 at Norwalk... it was almost 330 feet on the bumper. It was quite the experience

Is he the Rich Paulie of the Mopar world?

I use to race against Richie mother and father before they split up in NHRA stock, I remember seeing him start racing at the old LACR Palmdale track as a kid in high school still, I think.

Pretty sure I saw a vid of this posted on FB last weekend.

Cudaman1969...thunder valley dragstrip in red springs NC

493demon...yes, i use an 8” wide rim

I’ll be able to keep the front down once i put limiters on the front and play with the shocks some more. Hope so anyway.

There are videos of it on Facebook and I uploaded them to my YouTube channel .

Chip what front/rear shocks are you running on the car now?

Viking double adjustable. Rears are their "crusader" valving for high HP.

Here's the video of the big wheelie...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBphOshIgiQ

Here's the good pass...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3dQZJPMR68

Chip....front travel with tight shocks works great.....im not saying dont limit it, but its working great now. My opinion is tighter front shock settings and move some weight up front. Is the battery in the trunk? maybe relocate it back up front? or move something to get more weight on the nose. I think thats what will really help it. In that second vid its climbing the ring gear and looks like ....."oh $hit" almost went over...LMAO
Looking good though !!! Nice power wheelies !!!

Tony...I still have some more adjustment up front to tighten the rebound. That has worked great so far, but I'm fairly certain I'll still have a wheelie issue even w/ them at full tight as I bring the nitrous in quicker.
The good pass where it did the power wheelie was .3 sec of delay and a 1.8 sec ramp from 10%-100%. 19.5° of timing. I was footbraking it also.
My previous best looked almost identical on video, but it was .17 sec delay and a 1.6 sec ramp w/ 22 degrees of timing. Old tuneup before I sent it to Induction Solutions and had it flowed/fixed. It definitely seems to be making more power. Gained 1 mph in the 1/8 with 2.5 degrees less timing than before.
Having to leave so soft to keep the front down is killing my ET. It went 1.430 to the sixty foot on the back tires, so it's still not going under 1.30 yet.

My goal for last weekend was to just get a decent A-B pass so I could read plugs and make sure I don't hurt anything again. Pistons are expensive, lol.

I think I can send these FRONT Vikings back and have them set up w/ their tighter valving. That will give me more adjustment.
Then again, I have friends telling me to put limiters on it now. My intention next time out is to try the limiters and see what happens.

I can't put the battery back up front b/c of the way my motorplate is done. Space is very limited under the hood of my car. Motorplate, vacuum pump, big radiator, etc. I'd have to go to one of those little lithium batteries or something similar.
I've been wanting to mount the nitrous bottle in a removable bracket that will fit in or over the passenger seat. That'd get some weight further forward.

Sounds good , lots of ways to approach this . Good luck . Your definitely soft on you tune up . Imagine if you could go 10-100% in under one second and no delay ? Definitely a lot of et on the table there . Nice ! ! It’s going to be real fast once you get it figured out and get after it !

Great pedal job!!

Nice pedaling/shift to save those headers and other stuff LOL. 2nd pass it left nice and smooth. Good deal on the Vikings. There is definitely some room on improving with tighter valving if it can be done with those shocks, but limiters are definitely gonna be of benefit to calm it down so you can get after it. The tire will take the hit depending how you're progressing it once you get the front end straightened out. Impressive for sure man.

You running a plate or fogger from SJ?

Wes

Thanks yall...everything happens so fast I'm surprised I've done as well as I have when it has stood up!

Wes...it's basically a 4500 Sledgehammer plate, but I'm using the NOS Pro Race solenoid instead of the Trashcan. I'm spraying 300 hp right now, but have tunes up to 485 hp. If I go any further I'll need to change the cam. If the front end will stay down and I can get after it pretty good, this thing will go faster than I ever intended on just the 300 jetting. So I think I'm good for now, lol.

Nice setup for sure and its definitely working. Once you get the front-end squared away it'll make you greedy for more LOL!! Nice piece, Chip.

Keep doing those wheelies Chip.
I am a wheelie guy and I really enjoy carrying out a nice controlled wheelie. Everyone enjoys seeing it at the track. I know some have said NAY but my best 60 fts have always been with a wheelie.
Everyone always has their signature photo with their best wheelie.
Mike

Thanks Wes!

Mike...LOL, I completely agree! I want to tie it down and see how fast it'll go. Then I'll probably loosen it back up b/c, like you said, a nice controlled wheelie is fun!
When I occasionally do a little heads up race, I'll do what I need to so it'll go fast. Otherwise, I like carrying it a little ways.

Car looks great as always Chip!!

NICE! you're definitely doing right sneaking up on it! Revalving the fronts may just do the trick.