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Topic: Why does stuff like this always happen?
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 761
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 10-19-2003 01:05 AM
   
Took the BBF dragster to the 1/8 mile track tonight. It had been out of commission for a few weeks. Broke the powerglitch and had to shell out $$$ for a new planetary gearset, so it had to wait on the funds to accumulate.Air was pretty good tonight, but a fair amount of humidity present. Made the time trials. 1st round hit a .506 light, ran a 4.929 on a 4.92 dial at 140 mph. Killed 2 mph in the lights or it would have run a low 4.92. 2nd round dialed it a 4.91. Hit the tree with a .502, (other guy was .526) it was hauling. I knew it would be a good one. 60' was my best ever 1.096. 330' a 3.170. Then just past half track it shut off. 1st thought was broken crank, then it started running again, shut off again, fired again, then shut off for good. Noticed the dash lights were out. No power to anything. Coasted through with a 5.29 @ 99 Got towed back to the pits. The FREAKIN BATTERY CABLE had come off the battery. Both batteries. Guess the vibrations had worked the clamps loose. Oh well, try it again next time. I really want a 4.89 before the season is over. Later,
David Cole
Undercover Chassis Rear Engine Dragster, 557 ci of alky injected BBF [This message has been edited by Dave_C (edited 10-19-2003).]
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Billy Mac
Gearhead Posts: 153
From: S.Ga
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-19-2003 01:17 AM
Life's little trials and tribulations....Can I buy your 557?.....give ya 50 cents....CASH Money!!!  (It sure would help my 69' tube chassis Stang)........
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1876
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-19-2003 10:23 AM
Looks like they would have let you make a test and tune pass since you paid entry fee even after you were out, just to get the low ET.
You know how it is when your racing, all kinds of gremlins start floating out of the woodwork!
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JS
69 Mustang Pro ET Drag
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 761
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 10-19-2003 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by Billy Mac:
Can I buy your 557?...
Why would you want this old boat anchor? I thought everyone knows that small blocks make more power BTW, this old boat anchor is all out of the box power. Nothing that makes power in it is special or hi tech. (There is a bit of machine work to improve engine life) Later,
David Cole
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 12175
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 10-19-2003 01:50 PM
Keep at it Dave I think you'll see 4.50's. I love this part "Coasted through with a 5.29 @ 99 Got".  ------------------
SCOOP 2.26 60'S
14.9 @ 90.86MPH 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8" 3.40 TracLoc. My Pics
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Dubz
Gearhead Posts: 604
From: Manitoba Canada
Registered: Oct 2002
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posted 10-19-2003 01:59 PM
I would kill to have times like that on your failed attempt.wow, i'm sure you'll get there, good luck
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Billy Mac
Gearhead Posts: 153
From: S.Ga
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-19-2003 10:38 PM
weeeeeelllll........the 557 would be a definite inprovement over my boat anchor 460
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 761
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 10-19-2003 10:59 PM
Billy Mac,Since you are sorta new around here you might not have seen it. My page:
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=66449&ck= click on "photo albums" inthe upper left for more pics (I just updated my profile also, it wrongly listed my old, nonexistent page) Later,
David Cole [This message has been edited by Dave_C (edited 10-19-2003).]
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Billy Mac
Gearhead Posts: 153
From: S.Ga
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-19-2003 11:04 PM
Thanks.......and seeing as how I do see some lummynum heads there.....I'll up my offer to a Buck fifty That 557 should have no problems runnin Stupid Gas in my Stang.......
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jsracingbbf
Gearhead Posts: 1876
From: Batesville,MS. , U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 10-20-2003 12:09 AM
Billy man you got to KWIt lustin over those Big Motors and get your DUCKS in a row! while your at it line a couple of mine up for me! Tell Tim to quit wastin time on that crapmaro and get your bullit built! later buddy!
JS---- thinkin billy Lurks too much LOL
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Billy Mac
Gearhead Posts: 153
From: S.Ga
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-20-2003 07:31 AM
Tim is of opinion....."No Duckies....No Partsies".....(kinda like most EVERY Shop)..........Alabama Outlaw told me to notify the Game Warden....cause its not Duck Season yet...(Damn Poachers!!!!)
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SG236
Gearhead Posts: 384
From: Jasper, TN, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 10-20-2003 09:27 AM
Dave, What size slicks do you run? I need new slicks but hate to buy them so late in the year and let them set over winter. T^hought I had a pretty good deal, I run 16x33x15's and I bought a set of used Hoosiers with 4 passes for $300 bucks and whenm I got them in the mail they were 17x33.5x16's. Oh, well anybody that needs a set with 16 inch rims I have them!
Russ
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SG236
Gearhead Posts: 384
From: Jasper, TN, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 10-20-2003 09:28 AM
Correction, not 16 inch rims but 16 inch slicks!Russ
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 761
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 10-20-2003 09:35 AM
Russ,I run Hoosier 33X16.5SX15 The "S" after the 16.5 width is for soft sidewall. Made just for hardtail or slipjoint dragsters. I run the medium C07 compound (for big blocks). They also have a soft compound, C05) for small block dragsters. Later,
David Cole
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Billy Mac
Gearhead Posts: 153
From: S.Ga
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 10-20-2003 06:10 PM
while it has been awhile (since Feb..2002) I think I ran 16x33x15's on my Stang.....been out to pasture so long I can't really remember.........
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4793
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-20-2003 06:25 PM
The soft compound isn't worth a darn for anything in the summer when the starting line temps get very high. But they hook like gang-busters when the staring line is cool. For a bracket car, or even dragster, I wouldn't run the soft compound unless it was something relatively fast (like a door car running high 4's, or a digger running mid 4's.) But that's just my opinion.
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SG236
Gearhead Posts: 384
From: Jasper, TN, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 10-20-2003 07:46 PM
I usually run around 6 lbs pressure this past summer, but due to a leak one slick went ot 5.5 in the stages lanes and I changed tbe other to 5.5. Car ran the best it ever has and didn't move around at all. I was shocked and ran the same pressure in the next round. I'm gonna get a new set after the first of the year, no use in buying new ones now and having to let them set over winter.
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1546
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-21-2003 07:45 AM
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Originally posted by SG236:
...no use in buying new ones now and having to let them set over winter.
What if the slicks you buy in May have sat in their warehouse for a year? When you buy a "new" set & then determine that the manufacturer's date stamp in the sidewall tells you they were made 6 or 8 months earlier - do you return them? Do you specify when you order your slicks that they must be, 'no more than 3 months old'? ........just wonderin',,, Ryan 
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 761
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 10-21-2003 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by Ryan Wilke:
What if the slicks you buy in May have sat in their warehouse for a year?
The key to them lasting is whether or not they have had their first burnout. A new tire that hasn't been used will be ok over the winter in a warehouse out of direct sunlight. Once you do that first burnout it starts letting the oils in the rubber come to the surface where they can evaporate over time. The tire will loose some of it's softness sitting for the winter, where a new tire will be pretty much ok. Later,
David Cole
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1546
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-22-2003 12:14 PM
Dave_C:
Kool - Thanks for the enlightenment!Another thing I didn't know before....but was educated here at M&M!!!! Thanks!! Ryan
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1546
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 10-22-2003 12:20 PM
Oops!! Duplicated again!!  [This message has been edited by Ryan Wilke (edited 10-22-2003).]
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