Well - 11:98 at the Fallon TopGun Raceway last night. Nice thing is DA last night was a bit higher than 6000.
My goal is to have a car which is street legal (cruiser) and can hit 11:49 for my area. Two seasons ago I started the car as a learning/therapy fun project, just a big block Dart, no real direction. Since then it has changed a lot and I have learned a lot - some good, some frustrating-some just DUHHH.
Also another goal is to have it roadworthy as much as possible, no hanger/trailer queen. So work and driver, regardless of how ugly.
Here is the car today:
71 Dart, 440, 727, 8 3/4. 440 is about 400-425, with a 175 single state nitrous. factory steel head to toe, factory interior, /6 T-bars, cal-tracks.
Here are the issues I have, any comments or suggestions would be great. I am a beginner, I am not chasing points, and at this time I really like the heads up racing. One of the best feelings is smoking the tuner kids, guys with super-charged Mustangs, new Camaros, or the ones who ask "what kind of car is that?" - etc. Worst feeling - being smoked by the tuner kids, guys with super-charged Camaros -
So here here are the issues I need to address, any insight is always appreciative.
Nitrous - 175 is too much off the line, need to put on a delay timer (1.79 60') - Just purchased a Leash nitrous timer. Looked nice, easy to use and safe insurance for off the line
3 passes are all you get - bring extra bottle, maybe a timer will make it 4 passes?
B&M or flexible cables suck - but whats an alternative. I have a front load shifter, would like a rear load, not sure want to spend the cash. 2 cables, 2 different routing points, both failures. Current route is working better, plastic heats up and changes shifter gate.
Drag - Brakes drag, need to take time to adjust them (PITA's) - I have 73 discs on front, no issues, a proportioning valve from the 73 when I did the swap. Rear brakes are SSBC stainless on a narrowed 8 3/4. Pads seem to drag a bit, especially in reverse. This car is a pain to push because of this.
Thanks for the thread space and vent time - and appreciate any comments or insight.
CP
My goal is to have a car which is street legal (cruiser) and can hit 11:49 for my area. Two seasons ago I started the car as a learning/therapy fun project, just a big block Dart, no real direction. Since then it has changed a lot and I have learned a lot - some good, some frustrating-some just DUHHH.
Also another goal is to have it roadworthy as much as possible, no hanger/trailer queen. So work and driver, regardless of how ugly.
Here is the car today:
71 Dart, 440, 727, 8 3/4. 440 is about 400-425, with a 175 single state nitrous. factory steel head to toe, factory interior, /6 T-bars, cal-tracks.
Here are the issues I have, any comments or suggestions would be great. I am a beginner, I am not chasing points, and at this time I really like the heads up racing. One of the best feelings is smoking the tuner kids, guys with super-charged Mustangs, new Camaros, or the ones who ask "what kind of car is that?" - etc. Worst feeling - being smoked by the tuner kids, guys with super-charged Camaros -
So here here are the issues I need to address, any insight is always appreciative.
Nitrous - 175 is too much off the line, need to put on a delay timer (1.79 60') - Just purchased a Leash nitrous timer. Looked nice, easy to use and safe insurance for off the line
3 passes are all you get - bring extra bottle, maybe a timer will make it 4 passes?
B&M or flexible cables suck - but whats an alternative. I have a front load shifter, would like a rear load, not sure want to spend the cash. 2 cables, 2 different routing points, both failures. Current route is working better, plastic heats up and changes shifter gate.
Drag - Brakes drag, need to take time to adjust them (PITA's) - I have 73 discs on front, no issues, a proportioning valve from the 73 when I did the swap. Rear brakes are SSBC stainless on a narrowed 8 3/4. Pads seem to drag a bit, especially in reverse. This car is a pain to push because of this.
Thanks for the thread space and vent time - and appreciate any comments or insight.
CP