[elky] Re: Drag Racing Report
- From: Chris Lindh <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:15:34 -0400
Although the Webers look cool I'd bet the right 4 barrel would make as much
power and kept the driveability.
I'd like to find another land speed racing event within a reasonable driving
distance...
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 10:39 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Both great stories guys.
>
> If you go 9", I want to make a deal with you on that GN rear.
>
> Now that my body is attached to the frame, traction is another focus for
> me. I want to get some tubular control arms, and will be talking to Iceman
> when I can afford to. Will be talking more about the cross member to get the
> transmission replaced with overdrive first. Then I would need a Posi unit
> for the rear.
>
> I would like to go to the drag races, but I don't have the jones to trash
> the car like that. I like lateral G's. The Solo II, or road course, or even
> more driving school experiences would be what I go for. You break less
> things (hopefully) . That said, would probably have to go to some sort of
> fuel cell, and big brakes for sure.
>
> Looks like I need a chalk board in my garage.
>
> I stopped on the road side yesterday, while taking the El Camino for a
> cruise, when I saw my friend Ed with the hood up on his Cobra. He had gotten
> rid of the 4 barrel carb and intake, and put 4 Dual Webers on the 427. He
> said it sings above 2000 rpm, but sucks below that. The guy that sold it to
> him has been sending him different jets to play with but he has had trouble
> ever since going to that set up. I I am glad I don't have 8 idle screws. I
> would suffer through the experience though.
>
> JC
> ---
> John Christensen
> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
> Saint Charles, IL
> ---
> John Christensen
> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
> Saint Charles, IL
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Brian M <ctsvmongo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I for one am super jealous, the track nights are so much fun even if youre
>> just waiting in line. Around here you meet people everytime you have to
>> stop, dad still gives me a hard time cause he handed me the keys to his 68
>> camaro and when the track was being cleaned up, this incredibly, and i mean
>> wow gorgeous 25ish girl hopped in the passenger side and was as persistant
>> as could be. Dad was almost crying he was laughing so hard, she kept saying
>> she saw the car and knew i was her man. I was married. It didnt matter, and
>> finally i said... 'Its his car'. His car was awesome... But appearantly dad
>> wasnt her type :-)
>> It sounds like you have done a few things to the 80? Id be surprised if a
>> stock 80 ran that fast....
>> If i were to get to build a car, itd be a resto-mod pro touring car with
>> a suspension set up that could be tuned to drag or drive. Having a sole
>> drag racer severely limited my drivability with the 65, though my intentions
>> were always geared for having it look cool. Bigger wheels, lower stance,
>> corner carver that can squat. If you build it right, it can do all that,
>> right? Hotchkis, eibach, airbags like you suggested...
>> A trailer would be nice since racing isnt racing unless youre trying hard
>> enough to break something, right?
>>
>> Sounds like it was a good night.
>> On Oct 22, 2011 10:22 PM, "Chris Lindh" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I wanted to go drag racing to help me decide the direction I want to
>>> proceed with the '80. More power? Durability? T56?
>>>
>>> The drive to the "Atlanta" Dragway takes an additional hour on a Friday
>>> due to rush hour and the race track being 70 miles from Atlanta. The
>>> lifesaver? Ear plugs: with no carpet and headers the '80 is loud. I
>>> arrived at the track 30 minutes early and was first in line. Paid $20 and
>>> proceeded to tech. The tech inspector passed the '80 without comments, I
>>> wanted to ask him what things he looked for, but I was in a hurry... to then
>>> wait 30 minutes for racing to start (hurry up and wait, this seems to be
>>> common theme for sportsman racing).
>>>
>>> First run, blew away the tires off the line and in every gear
>>> thereafter. Clearly traction, or the lack thereof, would be the theme of
>>> the day. 16.3 at 88MPH. I had hoped to be quicker. Although the Marauder
>>> in the other lane blew my doors off he red lit... so I win dammit.
>>>
>>> Next run 15.4 at 103MPH. This is more like it. 103 miles per hour
>>> calculates ~300 hp to the wheels, and the elapsed time should be 13 flat.
>>> So I'm not putting the power to the ground... should this be a surprise?
>>> Air shocks, Eibach springs and hard tires with little sidewall... like a
>>> recipe for no traction. I did lower the pressure in the air shocks, but I
>>> was afraid to lower it too much lest the 275/40s get into the fenderwell.
>>>
>>> I hotlapped the next 4 runs, all 16 something at ~97 MPH. Then I was
>>> told I had an oil leak, so I made a banzai run to a local parts store for a
>>> valve cover gasket and swapped it out in the parking lot.
>>>
>>> I came back and made 4 runs, getting into the low 15s at 97. I wonder if
>>> the 103 MPH run was correct? I took a break to snap some photos of other
>>> cars (night shots, mostly blurry, I need a monopod). Something happened on
>>> the track so the line to race got long, so I headed for home around 9:45. I
>>> was pleased to have made 10 runs, I data logged so I can tune places on my
>>> fuel map that I will never see in street driving (high load, high RPM).
>>>
>>> Carnage to the '80? Header collector gasket (sounds like a log truck)
>>> and possibly the heater core. Not bad all things considered. Where do I go
>>> from here? For traction I at least need to install the load leveler springs
>>> and air bags waiting on the shelf, then maybe drag shocks? (I had planned
>>> on Bilstein shocks like the front) Drag radials or slicks are a
>>> possibility, but too much traction will no doubt lead to the demise of the
>>> original 7.5" rearend, driveshaft, or both. I have an 8.5" from my
>>> Malibu... or maybe go to a Ferd 9"?
>>>
>>> A trailer would be nice, take the worry out of breaking something at the
>>> track & being stranded... I'm visiting my brother next weekend and I may
>>> come back with his trailer and my old MGB. Our driveway would look like a
>>> home for wayward cars...
>>>
>>
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