First outing with the new carbs

Didnt have enough tuning parts for the carb. Haven't worked with Holley stuff in years. But at the end got it close on the leave. Once the leave was close the shocks were too loose. Now at fulll tight it carries about 55ft out. Have some suspension settling to do. Haven't attacked the top end yet.
Doug.

What kind of weather? What a freight train!

That's awesome!!! The MPH is looking great too and like you say just a little tuning and you will have that 8..... Pretty consistent!

Very nice Doug!

Thats hauling .

Tex

Correction was 1.042-1.044. The barometer was 28.8-28.7 temp 57-58, humid 43-44 slight head win towards the end of the day. Track sets at 945 ft
Doug

Pretty good Doug! Always one of my favorite cars here!

Check out the wider picture... That 60ft marker really tells the story!

Awesome ride Doug!!

You ever try to take that wheelie out of it dvw? My car was carrying the fronts to the 60 ft timers and sometimes beyond. Was full stiff on the extension up front. I had the shocks revalved and got to test it yesterday. With last years setup and carrying the fronts it was 1.23 started tightening the fronts and taking the wheelie out of it and with it just barely daylighting the fronts it went 1.211. I know not as much fun but just saying.

Man that car hauls!

good show !
a show car, a GO car, and a favorite car !

The shocks are Afco doubles. Had the fronts revalved tighter last year. Rears are Big Gun. After the big wheelie the fronts are now full tight. It then proceeded to repeat the 1.25's. It still carried to high about 55ft out. The carbs still need more work. I didn't have any more parts. Mark is sending me a care package of carb tuning stuff Monday. Also took a battery out of the rear before yesterday. So the rear lost 38lbs. So it's about 55.5-56% on the nose. It's never had travel limiters, or needed them. But maybe now it will. Or even tighter valving. Also have the option of dropping the ladder bars one more hole. That may help. Maybe some nose ballast. Hope not just took 17 lbs off with the new hood. The intake plenum is very large and the car is foot brake. we'll see if we can'y improve it.
Doug

take out one of the batterys......8.99

THats a real good running car !!!

Definately rockin and rollin!👍

First outing you did well with some of the initial issues. No doubt it'll go faster/quicker. Maybe try the 4" collectors now? LMK

Looking great Doug, serious lift there even with full tight on the ext.

Can you tweak the IC to keep it down a tad more?

How do the new carbs feel on the hit compared the your Eddys ?

Sean bring the collectors Thursday. Yes the instant center can come down. The rear height can come down also. So there are options. I want to test one more time with all the pump cams and squirters matched up. You can definitely see the blue cams on the secondary’s are slower to come in. The squirters were a guess and the only parts available. That way I have a good base on two different days. Mike had the track prepped really well. Let’s see what happens on a more normal day. Towards the end of the day when it was getting pretty good results I tightened the rebound on the rear shocks 2 clicks for run 9. And another 2 clicks on run 10. So at -14, -12, -10 it ran 1.253 all 3 times.
Doug

I may need some 4" straight to add length. I do have slip-on turn-downs. I'll be doing some welding this week so, let me know if straight will work etc. YES Thursday is still a 'go' but I'm telling everyone to keep it on the DL.

Yes, yes and yes. Beautiful and fast! I had a girlfriend like that once.

I'm wondering if the bars aren't unloading the tire a little after seeing the vids and pics? Taking a few #'s of the card.

Video, where is the video

Our build-buddy Paul had one...I'll see if we can't get one from DVW or Scott.

It won’t let me post the one I have.
Doug

put the video on youtube then post the link

That's asking a lot Jamie... He may need tech support for that. Lol

Mb
That's why I created you.
Dad

Savagely hilarious

Tagged you on FB.... Jeff had it up

LOL!!!

See I can do it. Well I cheated. My wife helped me. It was all fine until the fuel started spilling out of the vents and it bogged.
Doug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF2fqzaZMbQ

Do the Wbar leafsprings have new permanent bends?

Now I have a goal for my launch with my new toy Already have parts and pieces on the way and things torn apart.

That didn't take long.
Doug

That's already a bad BXXXX. But it's gonna get badder... if badder is a word?

Its Ohio and I get bored easily. Some of the major stuff(cage, paint and body) will have to wait til we tear it completely apart but may as well make sure mechanicals are good and change some other stuff

Badder is good with me. Just hope to be able to hang with Doug and his hotrod with this behemoth

GOOD I was hoping you'd say that.

What are you building Al? Did I miss it?

Nope I have not said anything about it really. Doug and Sean know what it is as they actually turned me onto the car. Its a great start for sure we just hope to bring her across the finish line eventually. I am still looking for a racecar as well.

ok..

One of the old Mopar drag race seminar chassis engineers made a comment about wheelie height, his thoughts were as long as the front 'tars" where off the ground by a little any further movement up was wasted energy and motion
I stiffen up the front shock travel on my S/P car, it went from 1.27/1.28 60 ft. times to 1.24 with it stiffen up with no other changes
I use to help a friend who raced 1971 Demon 340 car in NHRA stock, he was red lightening a lot by pulling big (2 to 3 ft. high) wheelies at Pomona and going red with .489 to .495 red lights. I convince him to take the 90/10 shocks off the front end and put a set of standard 50/50 Monroe shocks on the car at the races, the next run he cut a .512 light and the car picked up about .009 in the 60 ft. times with about three inch wheelies.
He didn't like the smaller wheelies and put the 90/10 back on for the first round of class on Friday afternoon, he red lighted He was the fastest car in his class also so he got to race on Sunday and red lighted again in the second round.
My message is change the car for better results, not the driver

The big wheelie pass was .25 second and 3.5 mph slower than the rest of the day.
Doug

Very nice Doug! I'm sure w/ a little tuning you'll get that 8!

That car was getting it done!!

An 8 is just around the corner for sure. Well done.

Casey FJ

THAT 8.9x TIME slip is one battery away....LMAO take one battery out !

You got that car flying, a 8.xx is in the future.