onebad95 said:All I can say is that I'm taking it up a notch. Secrets will be revealed in August at Fun Ford in Epping, NH. Or maybe sooner at a Fun Ford Event.
Killercanary said:As for me... I don't know. I'm hoping "Santa" will bring me some front end suspension goodies. I REALLY want to do a tubular K member/A arms/Coil overs/caster camber plates/strange struts and shocks. Seeing as how my dad went from an 11.9 at 115 to an 11.8 at 117mph with the same setup, it may be all I need to get my little combo into the 11's.
onebad95 said:All I can say is that I'm taking it up a notch. Secrets will be revealed in August at Fun Ford in Epping, NH. Or maybe sooner at a Fun Ford Event.
Killercanary said:Nate, trust me, the fox TB will be done someday soon BUT I want to run in the 11's with my current combo. I have the MPH for it now, I just need to replace my stock suspension pieces I still run (except for my GW LCA's). I know with bigger parts (heads, cam, intake, TB, MAF, exhaust, etc) I could do it, but I know my "little" combo has it in it now. The front suspension has many benefits other than better times at the drap strip. I will be able to lower the car, it will take weight off the car which is ALWAYS a good thing in terms of handeling/less strain on parts/etc, it will clean up the eginebay and underside of the car, etc. I've been going back and forth on what to do next all summer, but at my last race I realized that the car has it in it as it sits but my near 70K mile suspension has had all it can take, its just too soft now and I'm getting HORRIBLE squat on the launch which then unloads and spins the tires.
I'm almost positive I wouldn't see the increase that Willy did either, as he has components that can use the extra airflow of the larger TB. In my case I don't know if my 65mm is THAT much of a restriction due to my heads, cam, and intake. His higher reving/higher flowing intake, larger valved/intake port heads, and LARGE cam would be choking with a 65mm TB on it like I have and that is why I think he saw such a large gain. I "should" gain some, but to think I'll gain as much as he did doesn't make sense as the combos are very different in their airflow needs. ~2mph is a pretty big jump and I don't see my current TB being a big enough restriction to net me the same gain... I wish it could though! I'm still not convinced on the whole fox TB swap. I will probably end up doing it. Ideally I will do the swap AT THE TRACK and make a pass with my current setup and then with the 75mm fox setup and then I (we) would know if it really worth it or not. I do know Ed C. has been telling me for a LONG time to do the fox TB conversion, and he has told me for a while that I should switch to long tubes and an 80mm MAF. He also recommended a 75mm TB for my car as well. Ideally SOMEDAY I'll be able to do all this, but for now I just keep trying to ring out everything this current combo has in it. That mentallity has gotten me to where I'm at now. I almost stopped racing the car when I hit my orginal goal of a low 13 at 105mph... just think if I had done that.
Killercanary said:.....His higher reving/higher flowing intake, larger valved/intake port heads, and LARGE cam would be choking with a 65mm TB on it like I have and that is why I think he saw such a large gain.
I knew I was leaving my self open, I just was hoping you didn't pick up on it.Grn92LX said:When is your car gonna grace the 1/4 mile track? (and actually make it down the whole way)
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