[elky] Re: AAA card...or not
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:12:34 -0500
Great progress. Can't wait to see it in person!
JC
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I see you have it planned, but just for discussion sake, since it's
> solely a racecar, maybe cut a hole in stock hood, and let air filter sit in
> 135 MPH wind. Same as cold ram air, and avoid all the plumbing over the
> engine.
> Smokey Mt Frank
>
> Bleeve me, aero is the way to go. I plan to run the car faster (150-160
> at least) and at that speed, managing the air over the car, particularly
> keeping the flow smooth is important. Many guys even run the exhaust out in
> front of the front wheel openings to help smooth that area. If I was
> running it on a drag strip, I'd cut the hole and put a scoop on it. But on
> the salt, you're running for a much longer distance and the less aero drag
> there is, the more speed you can wring out of the car. It's not like the
> drags where ya got fat rubber gripping the VHT surface at the starting
> line...we run skinny tires (better traction, for sure, since the weight of
> the car is concentrated on a smaller area) and run for a minimum of a mile
> before the timing lights on the 130 course, 3 miles on the long course. On
> the international courses they set up at the Shootout, it's 11 miles long.
> Four miles to get up to speed, 3 timed miles and 4 miles to slow down.
> Sounds crazy, but at 450mph, it takes a while to get a 10,000 pound car (I'm
> not kidding...that's about what the Burkland liner weighs) stopped. And if
> one chute fails...well, it gets kinda hairy:
>
>
>
> In this shot, only one of the wheels is in contact with the ground. He
> stopped 1/4 mile short of I-80. Here's the whole thing:
> http://www.chevyasylum.com/lsr/bsf2008/shootout/burkland/Welcome.html
>
> About the wires on the headers/pulley: Yes, there are wires on the
> headers. :) They're for the probes that go to the Exhaust Gas Temperature
> (EGT) monitor probes (this is an old photo):
>
>
>
> In the other photo it looks like they're on the pulley, but they're
> zip-tied to the alternator bracket.
>
> I'm on my way to get some silver paint for the underside of the hood.
>
> Later,
>
> r
>
>
> On 7/22/2011 10:48 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 7/22/2011 12:22:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>
> It's needed. The carb won't clear the hood with the single-plane manifold
> and 1" spacer...not to mention the cold air intake:
>
>
>
> Alla that stuff brings the top of the air cleaner about 3" above the normal
> hood line. The hood has a 4 3/4" raised section. I figgered 6" was
> overkill. :)
>
> r
>
>
> On 7/22/2011 9:54 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> Is the raised hood a necessity, or for looks?
>
>
> Smokey Mt Frank
>
> In a message dated 7/22/2011 11:25:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
>
> I could have been that, but it wouldn't restart until it had cooled off.
> The O/P at idle is around 10 psi and runs at 40 (when hot) at around 2500
> rpm. It's about what I'd expect in a motor with that many miles on it.
>
> Last nite I was gonna install the glass hood on the race car, but decided
> I'd looked at the peeling paint on the nose for long enough. I scraped,
> sanded and cleaned, then gave it a quick shot of black:
>
>
>
> The lens kinda distorts it a bit, but it looks like what it is: a
> rattle-can job that covers the cracked/peeled areas. "Better'n it wuz." ;)
>
> I'll paint the underside of the hood silver and the top flat black for the
> time being.
>
> r
>
>
>
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