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Topic: hey Kid Vishus delay box question
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popeye
Gearhead Posts: 252
From: Dixon, IA USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 10:34 AM
   
Bob,how have you been...long time no see. What delay box are you using and how much delay should I start out with ? We ran 2 11.75 s back to back with the powerglide and a 4.11 gear in t & t at Joliet sunday.I dont realy wany to spend a whole lot of $ on a d-box.thanks,popeye(Gene Ambort)  ------------------
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6395
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-29-2003 10:51 AM
HEY GENE!!!!!  How ya been?!? I have an old Dedenbear CO2 crossover box. It's pretty low tech. You can probably find a used single stage Dedenbear box for less than $100. I would sell you my old box, but I like having a "spare" in case something happens. (You know how I tend to tear stuff up) What were the 60' times? That give's me a better indication of how much delay to start with. On a blind guess, I would say somewhere around .900-.920, maybe less.  When I bought my car and it had a 'glide, it was running 11 teens, and had around .940 in the box. Each driver is different too, so that plays a part. I would put .900 in it, make 2 "good" passes (good hits,not misses on the tree), see where the lights are and adjust from there. Don't tell me you put a powerglide in the '69?  Good to "hear" from you. I didn't realize who "popeye" was.
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 913
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 07-29-2003 12:23 PM
Hey Gene!!Long time no see. How ya doing? I started out with 1.005 in my box and now have it at .995. That has been working fairly well for me at Eddyville. My car has a glide and is 60 footing at around 1.40. I have a Mega 400 box. I'm going to Cordova this week-end. I may have to adjust for rollout differences. I'll just have to try it and see what happens. We'll have to get together sometime and get caught up. Tom ------------------
63 Falcon 377 Cleveland stroker Flying Toilet alchohol injection. 6.19 @ 110 MPH 1/8 mile
2002 Ranger FX4 daily driver
2000 F350 PSD Crew cab dually - Like commuting in a B52!!
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Fordwiser
Gearhead Posts: 428
From: Metamora, Illinois
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 07-29-2003 06:54 PM
Hey Popeye, nice meeting you and your son at Joliet last weekend! They did get the race going again after the rain sunday. I got past the first round but got killed the second round! Come to think about it, was probably more like suicide! LOL!
Roger
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popeye
Gearhead Posts: 252
From: Dixon, IA USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 07:30 PM
Hi Bob,been doing good.I'am on vaction for two weeks & this is my second week...it gives me time to wrench on the '69 when I get the itch.I'll to check summitts'price on that low buck Dedenbear.As for the 60 ft time it ran a 1.767 and 1.761 at route 66 Sunday and two 1.76 s at Byron the day before and yes ,we put a glide in it last year because the c4 took a dump at Byron in June of 2003 and bought a rebuilt glide from Mark Weidemeyer in 2001 so ithougt it was time to give it a try. As for the popeye thing I thought it would be fun to fly under the radar for a while.
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popeye
Gearhead Posts: 252
From: Dixon, IA USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 07:46 PM
Tom,yes we"ll have to get together at one of the tracks maybe Cordova for the FunFord Weekend...we hope to be there with a delay box in the car since bracket 2 is no transbrake or two step.We plan to go to Tri State on saturday for the the t & t and the gambler race.Jason might come along and Scott my oldest boy might becoming down from Wisconsin.The old man(popeye has to eat more spinich) needs lots of practice. 
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 2898
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 07:53 PM
Some guy ( wonder who? ) has a delay box for sale in the classified section. JUST what the DR. ordered. JS
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popeye
Gearhead Posts: 252
From: Dixon, IA USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 08:08 PM
Hey Roger,great meeting you.Ya know it's a small world isn't it ? Both of us being down in Byron at an NMRA a couple years ago.I decided to get the car on the trailer(but not tie it down in case they called the bracket cars)when it started to look bad,didn't want to get caught in the rain again.We kicked it around and decided to bag it and we hit the road Better luck at Cordova in September for all off us.
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popeye
Gearhead Posts: 252
From: Dixon, IA USA
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 07-29-2003 08:45 PM
JS,thanks for the tip.What we are looking for is an entry level delay box to improve our reaction time...just something simple and relatively cheap. popeye ------------------
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 913
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 07-29-2003 10:23 PM
I was kickin around the idea of a North Central M&M doo-dah at the FFW in Sept. at Cordova. There would be lots room for racers and campers at that event and it was most entertaining last year.I need more practice than you do. You've at least raced in the 30 years. I haven't run any quarter mile yet. That's the main reason for Cordova this week. I want very much to run at the World Series in 3 weeks. I need some seat time there before that. I'd rather not make a complete fool of myself in front of a bunch of spectators.  My experiences at Tri State weren't all that positive. My car has to be tagged at an NHRA track anyway, most likely. 10 flat is the limit. With the car running 6.40s eighth in the heat that should be 9.90s if it holds up. Anyway, drop me an e-mail sometime.
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63 Falcon 377 Cleveland stroker Flying Toilet alchohol injection. 6.19 @ 110 MPH 1/8 mile
2002 Ranger FX4 daily driver
2000 F350 PSD Crew cab dually - Like commuting in a B52!!
98 US Cargo Phantom II 28'
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 6395
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 07-29-2003 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by Dad Vishus:
With the car running 6.40s eighth in the heat that should be 9.90s if it holds up.
Nah, 10 flat to 10.10. It might run in the 9's in the fall. But not in the summer. But, neither will mine.
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