Well I made it to the track on Friday! It was a great time! The volunteers at Saskatchewan International Raceway made me feel so welcome and were very helpful with the things I didn't know. I got there when the gates opened and had 3 runs in quick like before it got busy. I think I made a total of 10 runs with the best being 16.404 at 84 MPH, and the poorest being 16.6 something.
I know it is running super rich and the timing is not correct, just set by ear. I planned on tuning it as good as I could on Friday during the day but life got in the way of that. At least I have a starting point now and really, there is nowhere to go but up! Traction was a real problem, my 245/60-15 Cooper Cobras really are as bad as folks say. I had to baby it off the line and then when I shifted it into 2nd at 5500 I chirped the tires again!
I think next time I go back, I will be armed with a better tune only and see how far that gets me. I will go through the carb completely even though it only has 2000 miles on it at most. It has been subjected to a couple real bad backfires and I heard that is bad for power valves. Also I need to mark TDC with a piston stop because I'm pretty sure it's way off too.
I don't intend to make this a dedicated drag car but I want to make it as good as I can while still ensuring street ability first.
Cley
